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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.”

International Maritime Organization website down and CMA CGM continues investigation following ransomware attack

The rail sites are for manufacturers wanting to expand their footprint domestically or tap into the export network.

“For more than five years we have been cooperating with FEMA to guarantee fast, seamless and intact humanitarian deliveries,” says the heavy cargo airline helping fight U.S. wildfires.

There is an opportunity for startups as businesses seek to modernize their business process flows.

Downloads of XPO’s driver app Drive XPO have doubled this year, and more than 25,000 carriers have joined its XPO Connect platform as both technologies have seen rapid growth.

Echo Global has added a Book Now tool to its EchoDrive platform, allowing dispatchers and truck drivers to instantly book loads without the need for phone calls or emails.

Their inability to guarantee coverage is the primary reason why small carriers have been confined to the spot market, and as a result, they’ve earned rates that are often less than half of the rates paid to larger carriers.

Tropical moisture will keep flowing into southern Florida, increasing the odds for torrential rains and flash flooding.

As NYSHEX expands and Maersk Spot nears U.S. approval, ocean transport contracts could become more binding.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, trailer makers get reprieve from emissions regs, TuSimple adds former FMCSA leader, and electric vehicles get a mention in the first presidential debate.

The Swedish autonomous technology company is known for its electric “T-Pod” truck that doesn’t have a cab or driver.

Long-awaited Jason’s Law survey originally scheduled for 2019 release is now on track for release before the end of the year

Container shipping has a paper problem, and it’s never been more obvious than in 2020.

U.S. intermodal traffic continues its upward trend but carloads are still lower year-over-year.

Higher costs could cut deep this holiday.

Emirates SkyCargo’s flight to Guadalajara, Mexico, will include automotive components, fresh produce and other general cargo.

After three weeks of negative media following a short seller’s allegations of fraud, Nikola is fighting back. The startup electric truck maker showed a timeline of planned milestones to reel back fleeing investors and keep customers from canceling orders.

The California Trucking Association is using the decision to support its AB5 appeal.

President Donald Trump is trying to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine and appears ready to mobilize military assets. A possible scenario involves an airlift with Air Force cargo jets, which offer two advantages: speed and cold storage.

Officials implore people to evacuate as fires spread fast across California. “A garden hose is not going to protect your home. You need to leave.”

Jim Mullen previously served as the acting administrator and chief counsel for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

project44 and SAP have added additional ocean freight visibility as well as new connectivity for truckload and less-than-truckload shipments.

Automaker will take about a third of Piedmont’s output to build its own batteries

Phase 2 standards could tack thousands of dollars onto the cost of a new trailer.

While companies across the country struggled with the learning curve that accompanies remote work arrangements, truck drivers continued to move our medications and essential goods from one point to the next.

Jacksonville, Florida, employees are offered counseling following the second shooting at the Amazon facility in recent months.

The 3PL will add up to 8,000 employees to handle the seasonal increase in e-commerce shipments on top of its ongoing effort to raise its profile in the American market.

Six years in development, the new vocational truck adopts safety technology from Daimler Trucks’ on-highway models with other firsts for extreme-use trucks.

Saiz’s path to the bench now caught up in Supreme Court fight

Great freight factoring companies are amazing at avoiding bad-debt shippers and staying on top of collections so loads factored rarely turn into uncollectible revenue.

Cargo is no longer the stepchild at passenger airlines. Strong cargo sales have helped keep airlines afloat as revenues plunge during the coronavirus. Will we see airlines start to buy freighters to capitalize on cargo demand?

Rainfall in excess of 6 inches could slow down drivers heading to the Miami freight market later this week.

Biden wants to build 500,000 EV charging station across the country.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, technology is the focus of FreightWaves’ The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit; plus, GM and Nikola have yet to finalize their partnership and the Tesla Semi gets a boost.

A new survey has found that while most businesses are concerned about cyberattacks, few are actually prepared for one.

A huge police presence was witnessed outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center Tuesday night.

Thirteen people including truck drivers face charges in connection with a nearly $340 million smuggling ring that moved almost 90 loads of contraband tobacco into Canada from the United States.

Georgia Ports Authority heralding performance before the month is done.

Alaska and South Dakota received $6.9 million in grants from the Federal Railroad Administration for rail-related projects.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized narcotics valued at $14.36 million in six separate incidents in Texas.

Garrison was a ringleader but not an organizer, authorities said; no higher-ups who arranged the accidents have been indicted

For DHL Global Forwarding, the coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for the ocean freight industry to neglect sustainability initiatives in the supply chain.

French shipping giant says in a tweet expected some 24 hours earlier that all maritime and port operations are functioning normally.

William O’Donnell, managing partner of Prologis Ventures, the venture capital arm of the logistics real estate trust Prologis, cited a jaw-dropping stat in a discussion with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller […]

In-person check-ins are not only time-consuming but also a risk to health as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect supply chains.

Using data aimed at developing workplace safety practices can not only enable safer environments, it can empower employees and bolster a company’s safety culture, according to speakers at FreightWaves’ The Future of Real Estate Logistics summit.

Prologis is partnering with tech startup Strivr to use virtual reality learning to train workers, maximize efficiency and reduce safety incidents.

A week after renewing confidence in embattled Nikola Corp. and indicating its deal to manufacture the startup’s electric pickup truck was on track, General Motors has dropped its supportive language.

FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom talked e-commerce logistics with Prologis’ Melinda McLaughlin during the FreightWaves Future of Logistics Real Estate Summit on Tuesday.

$4.9 billion funded through FHWA road and bridge emergency program so far under Trump administration.

Walmart Canada boosted its order of Tesla Semi trucks to 130 as it bets on Elon Musk’s electric heavy-duty vehicle to cut carbon emissions from fleet.

FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom chats surface transportation outlook with Ryder’s head of transportation management at The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit.

FedEx doesn’t just operate big cargo jets. It has small delivery planes too. ATR completed a test flight of a propeller aircraft that will carry freight for FedEx Express.

Amazon Prime Day sales totaled an estimated $7.16 billion in 2019.

Poursohi and Smith seek competitive advantage by deploying systems early and often.

Knight-Swift will begin testing a Freightliner eCascadia all-electric day cab as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2035.

3PL Quiet Logistics lost its supplier of warehouse robots when Amazon bought Kiva Systems in 2012. After three years in stealth mode, Quiet Logistics spun off its own robotics business in 2015. Five years later, Locus Robotics is growing globally.

The logistics warehouse of the future will be heavily automated, purpose-built for e-commerce and ready for tenants to “plug in” and go live almost immediately, a top executive for distribution […]

“When you’re trying to bring loads into a COVID-19-affected world, it’s like a Rubik’s cube with 14 sides.”

It is too early to call the intermodal recovery a long-term win for the railroads.

The Lion8’s origins in battery-powered school buses result in an electric truck based on technology that’s more road-ready than that of its rivals, Lion Electric president says.

Uber is looking to acquire FreeNow, the ride-hailing joint venture of BMW and Daimler that operates in more than 100 European cities.

California wildfires have been spreading quickly due to hot, dry and windy conditions.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a merger of Hyliion with Tortoise Acquisition Corp. has been approved, plus PPP may have sunk rates and fleets can now ensure their drivers have a safe place to park.

Insight Partners’ investment will allow PayCargo to build new online freight payment services and tools for shippers, 3PLs and transportation providers.

ISO comes out of stealth to help shippers manage vendor compliance and on-time performance metrics.

French company Exotec has raised $90 million to expand its autonomous robotics system as online shopping intensifies demand for more efficient warehouse management. The round, announced on Tuesday, was led […]

A Florida woman has been found guilty of three counts of attempted murder, more than a year after police state she tried to kill herself and her two sons by intentionally steering her van into oncoming traffic and ramming the vehicle into a fuel tanker.

A truck driver was fired and faces an array of charges after police caught him smoking opium while driving on Ontario Highway 401 in Canada.

Radiant Logistics achieves a couple of records during the recent quarter. Moving PPE and other aid paves the way to a large earnings beat.

Move by Schneider was prominent but wasn’t the industry leader; two companies at same level of $1.05 for independent owner-operators

Digital Wildcatters cofounder Collin McLelland explains why it’s smarter for clean-tech to bring about petrochemical efficiencies instead of focusing on the elimination of fossil fuels altogether.

Mexico registered its third consecutive monthly trade surplus in August, led by exports of cattle, tomatoes and automotive products.

Dooner and The Dude are talking all about Hyliion going public and making Thomas Healey America’s youngest billionaire, digital freight brokers vs traditional freight brokers, EVs vs oil/gas, more

Third-party food logistics company FreezPak Logistics announces plans to open a new facility near Port Elizabeth to meet “continually growing demand for cold storage space.”

Upcoming changes to the hours-of-service regulations provide truck drivers with more flexibility in their days but open the door to violations for those uneducated on how to properly utilize the exceptions.

Individuals who allegedly crossed border illegally were reportedly found climbing moving train and locked in grain hopper.

Malls are now creating e-commerce platforms by consolidating products sold within their spaces and pushing click-and-collect options as delivery models.

German gas manufacturer Linde GmbH allegedly blew hot air at U.S. Customs in its import declarations to fake the value of goods and lower its duty liability.

The Trucker Tools driver mobile app was introduced in 2013, and new features have been added continuously over the past several years.

Holders of stock in a shell corporation voted Monday to merge with electric driveline maker Hyliion Corp., pledging $560 million to fund the startup’s business plan to make heavy-duty trucks cleaner and quieter.

Forward Air adds traditional LTL service to more of its facilities as carriers put more assets to work in the space.

JLL projects an additional 1 billion square feet in logistics property demand by 2025. That may be way too low.

TruckPark, whose mobile app allows truck drivers to reserve truck parking, has now introduced a fleet version for dispatchers to manage reservations.

The French shipping giant’s network is down.

Lawsuit ultimately involved 275 class members, settled for $2.8 million

Some places from Georgia to New England could get drenched 3 to 6 inches of rainfall Tuesday.

Startup hybrid truck drivetrain maker Hyliion expects to complete its short trip to public trading on Monday when Tortoise Acquisition shareholders count votes on a reverse merger under which Hyliion would trade on the NYSE and get $560 million to fund its business plan.

Research by digital brokerage shows carriers that got funds consistently bid lower for loads in April

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: DHL Express launches Hong Kong to Mexico service; new candy factory opening on the border; Texas port sending liquid C02 to Mexico; CBP seizes $4 million in drugs at Texas port.

Making more money doing less less work. That’s air cargo in a nutshell. Volume is down from 2019, but yields are up.

Transportation costs are hitting record levels as companies struggle to grab capacity amidst an unusually early peak season.

Nonprofit trucking group Trucks with Room to Spare delivers critical supplies to those hardest hit by natural disasters in the U.S.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Schneider National has boosted truck driver pay, freight volumes may have hit their peak and oversized returns remain a concern for shippers.

Calls for the top of the trucking market may be premature.

Former top exec at Fleematics is chairman, ex-CalAmp CEO Burdiek also in a top role