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Startup Xos originally sold itself as a Class 8 electric truck chassis maker. After pivoting to middle-mile medium-duties when they looked like the sweet spot, Xos is back to the larger trucks with a contract from Hino Trucks.
From throwing kitty litter under tires for traction, to recognizing signs of black ice, lesser known winter driving tips can keep drivers extra safe.
Zach Strickland looks at the long-haul freight boom making markets tight in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet. Meanwhile, Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss consumer confidence in the Shipper […]
Air cargo traffic keeps Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in the same league as FedEx’s and UPS’ super-hubs.
Dangerous flooding and winds will disrupt freight flows for at least a few days along parts of the Gulf Coast.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a Florida jury awards a plaintiff $411 million in the latest nuclear verdict. Plus, a lack of freight capacity has some worrying about holiday shipping delays, and Toyota and Hino will bring a Class 8 fuel-cell electric truck to the U.S. next year.
Monthly outlook from EIA sees moderate increases in diesel prices through next year
OEMs, regulators put reefers on a path to zero emissions.
Success in Massachusetts could lead to further adoption across the U.S., supporters assert.
Shipping CEOs see an increasing risk of a global economic crisis in the decade ahead.
Railway blockades reportedly are costing the Mexican economy more than $18 million a day.
Peco’s business is seen benefiting from e-grocery growth.
Your Tuesday roundup of this week so far in freight
Drayage truckers on the Envase platform have access to an online marketplace that connects them to available parking and storage lots nationwide.
Airlines are slowly adding flights, but don’t mistake that for market optimism. Bookings are trending down for the winter and airlines are bleeding billions in cash.
Commercial vehicle battery maker Romeo Power gets a blank check company’s backing as investors target electric components and infrastructure for electric trucks.
Lean wants to add more clients outside of transportation and logistics.
Transportation capacity has dropped to new lows and the precipitous rate at which pricing is increasing is expected to continue for at least the next 12 months, according to a September supply chain survey.
Defendant is a one-truck company that defended itself at trial
The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference insists the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction to ensure that ocean container chassis provisioning is conducted fairly.
National freight “outlook” is significant for states, municipalities and companies that may want federal money for rail or other transport projects.
Platform Science has announced an integration with McLeod Software, giving LoadMaster customers access to Platform Science’s technology solutions.
“I really see that public-facing products from the National Weather Service have improved immensely in just the past five years,” says one carrier.
The fleet management solution is Transfix’s first foray into a pure software product.
The Smart Load Board is a free freight marketplace built into KeepTruckin’s platform that provides intuitive freight matching and strong data privacy.
“Sophisticated scheme” went on between 2011 and 2015
Carriers and shippers should prepare for road and port closures in parts of the northern U.S. Gulf Coast.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Amazon is altering the industry’s perspective of peak freight season. Plus, Women in Trucking named the top employers for women and XPO could be looking to downsize.
A new survey from IBM has found that COVID-19 has refocused executives’ attention on using data to build a resilient supply chain.
The dawn of a new type of peak season is fast approaching, courtesy of Amazon.
Forward Air announces another acquisition as it advances its no-wait growth plan. The Greeneville, Tennessee-based trucking company adds intermodal drayage provider Value Logistics to its roster.
Talk of a European supply chain unit sale may put XPO’s Jacobs at fork in the road.
At airlines, cargo is typically the junior partner to passenger service. During COVID, the roles are reversed and United Airlines is using its cargo network to support more passenger service.
MV Rhosus carried the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate cited as the cause of August’s devastating blast.
Hino and Toyota will test a Class 8 fuel-cell truck in North America in 2021 based on the Hino XL Series truck platform.
Another key bellwether — the cost of dry bulk freight — is pointing to an economic recovery.
CN and Canadian Pacific say they’ll use communication and technology to grapple with winter’s operational challenges.
TJX’s new 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in El Paso will likely rely on factories in Juarez, Mexico, as part of its US-Mexico supply chain.
Will rates have double digit increases in 2021, what’s up with drayage and reefer as we enter Q4, Amazon’s 75-day peak season and more
Supply chain “caught off guard,” says one commenter on the report
Carriers, logistics businesses and technology providers make the cut in 2020.
Dynamic contracts are shorter in duration and respond to sudden market shifts and changing business needs.
The South Korean carrier signed a contract for the ultra-large vessels in September 2018.
Kuebix is now offering dynamic pricing from Convoy inside its Community Load Match program on its TMS.
Cargomatic set off a prodigious chain of events after its launch in Los Angeles.
TFI International’s acquisition spree continues. The Canadian transportation and logistics company adds another bulk carrier to its portfolio with the purchase of Grammer Dry Bulk.
When it comes to freight audit and payment strategy, shippers don’t operate as a monolith.
Transflo has acquired Canada-based Microdea on a continued path to grow adoption of digital document workflow.
The independent federal rail agency is looking at the market factors determining exemption from board oversight. The board also separately declared five Class I railroads as being revenue adequate in 2019.
Cheng Cheng-Mount was appointed to the Taiwanese carrier’s board in 2018.
Company redrawing the peak landscape, and is expected to dominate it, Convey says.
Carriers and shippers should prepare for possible shut downs of Southern roads and ports in a few days.
SAL Heavy Lift Group sees Intermarine expanding its ability to serve project cargo shippers throughout North and South America.
The inability of ocean carriers to timely inform shippers of schedule changes results in costly logistics disruptions and potential for lost international sales.
Daimler Trucks is recalling 142,110 units of the brand’s flagship Freightliner Cascadia from the 2017-2021 model years because the brake lights may stay on after the brake pedal is released.
News could restart the spin-off process for all four business units.
Second-largest auto supplier merger of 2020 positions BorgWarner for greater role in electrification while completing the breakup of General Motors’ once-vast parts organization.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Seko Logistics to open new hub in Dallas; China firm opens $10 million auto parts plant in Mexico; medical device firm expands in Reynosa; Nippon Express opens new facility in Guanajuato.
More airlines and logistics firms are fortifying their pharmaceutical handling capabilities and credentials ahead of an expected COVID-19 vaccine release. Several companies this week announced new product offerings, investments or […]
Trucking spot rates are averaging well over what they were a year ago implying many shippers will see rates increase next year. How much will it be?
Cash from higher spot rates and replacement orders led September Class 8 truck orders to their highest monthly total since October 2019
A Texas-based carrier, Grimmett Brothers Inc., recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, owing small trucking companies thousands.
Breaking down Uber Freight’s big deal, On The Spot
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, electric driveline manufacturer Hyliion officially became a public company on Friday. Plus, Uber Freight secures $500 million in funding and trucking’s recovery continued in September.
While OTRI has fallen ~5% off the Labor Day peak, it remains at a remarkably high 25.66%. This indicates that nearly one in four loads is still being rejected at contracted rates across the country.
Canadian trucking and logistics company Mullen Group announces the acquisition of customs warehouse operator International Warehousing and Distribution Inc.
Flatbed carrier Daseke says it moved to stop a cyberattack as ransomware group claims to have breached subsidiary E.W. Wylie.
The harbor commission voted to replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge in August 2010.
Hyliion Holdings Corp. CEO Thomas Healy draws distinctions between his company and embattled Nikola Hyliion begins public trading.
On today’s show Hyliion CEO talks about going public and what’s ahead. What’s next for America’s youngest billionaire?
The decision comes after a customer chose another vendor.
Announcement of IT EVP and chief digital officer appointments doesn’t mention this week’s ransomware attack.
Unemployment for the entire transportation and warehousing sector is down 4.4 percentage points in just a few months
National Airlines – not National the car rental company – is adding three 747s to its freighter fleet at a time when shippers are desperate to find airlift.
FMCSA has given truck drivers more flexibility with a new split-sleeper provision, but few drivers used the previous provision. Will any use the new one?
If you had told carriers they would see $3 a mile at any point during a global event like this, I believe many would have questioned your sanity. Yet, here we are with the Truckstop.com national spot rate average sitting at $2.93 per mile on Oct. 1.
A Pennsylvania developer successfully persuaded local elected officials to approve zoning changes for a new industrial park, despite residents’ complaints. It’s one of several examples of how community opposition can impact industrial real estate development.
A Bendix-Dana joint venture has made more than 3.5 million heavy-duty truck brake system components since 2004. Now Bendix will go it alone.
Grandparents of a 10-year-old girl killed in a tractor-tractor crash that also killed her mother and three siblings have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Warehouse/storage jobs up a whopping 32,200.
Wildfires will keep burning in California this weekend, while southern Florida gets soaked and possibly flooded.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the future of Nikola’s Badger electric pickup is up in the air; President Donald Trump signs a one-year funding extension for surface transportation programs; and a major survey on truck parking nears completion.
A trucker jailed in the U.S. on pot-smuggling charges has hired an attorney who previously represented celebrities as he seeks to return to Canada.
‘Game on’ for Uber Freight.
Nikola Corp. appoints a veteran financial executive to its board of directors, replacing a retiring board member with close ties to departed founder Trevor Milton.
The air cargo industry is operating with an anchor tied around its waist: The absence of strong passenger service.
‘Get ready for the biggest restocking cycle on record,’ says Jefferies.
Latest NHTSA data show truck occupant fatalities increased 0.2% in 2019.
Tim Robertson succeeds Bill Meahl, who will continue to serve in an advisory role until his retirement next September.
On today’s Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that moves you.
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission anticipates COVID-19 impact on U.S. supply chain to continue into the first half of 2021.
YM Mandate leaks fuel oil in New Jersey, and the Hong Dai runs aground in Virginia.
Reliance Partners’ John Seidl shares thoughts on the latest HOS changes and explains the benefits of doing your regulatory homework.
Officials in the Mexican city of Reynosa announced a ban on trucks using city bridges starting Sept. 24.
With a freight market this good, why would anybody want to sell a logistics business? But there are people who do and people or companies that want to buy. On […]
Retailers would be crushed by soaring parcel prices, consumers would face hefty hikes,Charles River report says.
As Nikola’s talks continue with General Motors to preserve a supply deal for batteries and fuel cells, evidence is mounting that the Nikola Badger electric pickup associated with departed founder Trevor Milton may become roadkill.
$13.6 billion included in package to keep Highway Trust Fund running.
Zach Strickland talks about volumes heading into the fourth quarter. Vincent discusses tighter capacity during the peak season.
“In the event of loss or damage, you may quickly discover all the gaps and loopholes in — and limits of — carrier liability.”
