News

project44 report shows the glaring discrepancies in consumer expectations and last-mile delivery capabilities.

Amazon’s investment in electric truck maker Rivian accelerates e-commerce giant’s path to zero-emissions logistics dominance, while altering the balance of power in the electric vehicle marketplace.

It was another strong week for the Trucking Freight Futures markets as the spot National contract rose $0.023, or 1.5% week-over-week, to $1.557 per mile, setting another record for the spot National contract.

Manuel Moroun, the owner of the Ambassador Bridge since 1979, had large stakes in P.A.M. Transport and Universal Logistics.

This week in freight news including a verdict on human trafficking, AI in the supply chain, and another border bust.

Slumping oil prices and COVID-19 pandemic forced Houston-based Hi-Crush to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday.

Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier trimmed its output and headcount in its fiscal year third quarter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The California Air Resources Board certifies Workhorse’s C-Series electric delivery vans as zero-emission vehicles, clearing the path to qualifying for state-funded customer incentives.

COVID-19 emergency HOS exemption extended another 30 days

The FAA’s ruling allowing airlines to jam more cargo in the cabin by removing passenger seats may be a pyrrhic victory. The incentive to do so may have passed.

The next generation of cellphones is known as 5G. 5G promises much faster speed and other benefits. Darren Prokop explores the future of transportation and logistics in a 5G world.

Even before Hawaii imposed COVID-19 travel restrictions earlier this year, Young Brothers lost money and last year sought a rate increase valued at $13 million from state regulators.

Forward Air is expanding again. The company plans to offer traditional less-than-truckload service for the first time.

Matthew Waller will receive the Distinguished Service Award during EDGE 2020 Live!

Todd Davis will take over benchmarking for FreightWaves and the inGauge platform that powers TCA’s Profitability Program for Chris Henry, who founded the inGauge benchmarking platform.

The National Weather Service has placed nearly a dozen states under a severe thunderstorm risk the next few days.

Judge rules insurer needn’t defend trucking company owner in trafficking lawsuit

Poor mental health can have a detrimental effect on performance and could lead to an accident, loss or damage of a vehicle or cargo, or even a loss of life.

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening today in the state of freight.

In addition, the level of orders was still 20% below the considered replacement pace that the industry needs to fulfill the capacity in the freight market. Thus, I don’t believe you need to be an economist to do some prognosticating on the future direction of freight rates.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: 1,403 Texas trucking/freight-related companies received PPP loans; $4.2 million in drugs seized at Pharr port of entry; Visible SCM acquires TriCon; and Liftit raises $22.5 million in Series B funding.

The air cargo market is getting closer to equilibrium, but the coronavirus is a wild card that could disrupt economic activity and put a premium on air transport again.

The erratic nature of the economic recovery has dramatically changed shipping behavior, which has strained carrier networks.

Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Colton Freckleton said the incident occurred Thursday when officer Justin Law responded to a call about a pedestrian standing along the shoulder of Interstate 15 near Kaysville (around 25 miles north of Salt Lake City).

Daimler trucks is recalling Freightliner Cascadias from the 2017-2021 model years because corrosion of an antilock brake component can cause the brakes to pull the truck to the right, increasing the possibility of a crash.

With a $46 million tax break from a Texas school district, Tesla is one step closer to building an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Austin.

Speeding is the focus of CVSA’s annual week-long Operation Safe Driver inspection blitz, which starts Sunday, July 12.

Volumes decline post Fourth but capacity stays tight.

United Airlines said layoffs of more than 4,700 employees at airports in Houston and Dallas could be long term if economic conditions do not change.

After dethroning Toyota as the world’s most valuable automaker on July 1, shares of electric car maker Tesla surpassed $1,500 on for the first time on Friday.

“We believe our boys are future SpaceX employees.”

Canceled San Pedro Bay calls more than doubled in the first half of the year compared to 2019.

Most floating storage has yet to be unloaded while delays in China are mounting.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, other states may follow California’s lead in mandating electric-truck sales, danger is a good reason to ignore HOS rules, and funds flow into electrification

Boost attributed to retailers trying to beat capacity constraints and rate hikes.

APM Terminals closes inbound gate at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, until the weather improves.

“The days of Tesla’s virtually unchallenged dominance may be numbered.”

With the release of the identities of the biggest recipients of money under the Paycheck Protection Program, reviewing all the names of those who got money and figuring out how […]

The state of autonomous trucking, news of the week and PPP loan fraud.

Nikola experienced a V-shaped recovery in its share price as storytelling in place of revenue drives enthusiasm and disdain for publicly traded electric truck startups.

Pilots don’t want to fly to Hong Kong because of mandatory crew tests for coronavirus. Some airlines have hit the pause button on flights to avoid crews getting trapped in long quarantines.

Six Northeastern states, along with Oregon and California, will create an action plan aimed at accelerating adoption of zero-emission big rigs.

Delays caused by civil unrest will not be considered in violation of regulations.

In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Zach Strickland notes that tender rejection rates have jumped up, and in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Anthony Smith and Andrew […]

Unlike Moody’s, agency increases a key rating by one notch, but two agencies are now about even

Simone Ross writes about the pandemic’s effect on supply chains, and how companies should be improving/changing to minimize damage and get stronger.

Real estate and logistics services firm CBRE Inc. predicts U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coast seaports will benefit from supply chain shifts away from China in the wake of the pandemic.

The Independence Day holiday disrupted both our OTVI and OTRI this week. Volumes are poised to bounce back and remain elevated after the moving average distortion is over.

Temperatures over 110 degrees for several days to keep reefer drivers on their toes in the Southwest.

Nuclear verdicts are on the rise, and two behind-the-scenes factors playing large roles are the emotional pleas plaintiffs’ attorneys are making to juries and the growing number of hedge funds that invest in civil lawsuits.

Ugarte is already under federal indictment in another case involving a $280 million pay-to-play bribery scheme to receive lucrative FedEx Ground contracts.

Judge dismisses criminal case against cross-border truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million worth of marijuana into the United States from Canada.

Mexican farmers set up blockades at the Pharr, Texas, port of entry to protest government cuts in agricultural spending.

International Maritime Organization warns crew change prohibitions during the coronavirus pandemic have led to a growing humanitarian crisis.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC Worldwide is set to spend $700 million, Navistar and Samsara announce a tie-up and a PPP loan wasn’t enough to save an Alabama carrier.

Workers’ comp doesn’t cover owner-operators but misclassifying a driver may prove otherwise at your expense.

Tanker rates haven’t been this strong at this time of year for a half-decade.

Within moments, international freight brokers will be able to protect perishable goods.

Judge drops criminal case against cross-border truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million of marijuana from Canada to the U.S.

Are PPP loans keeping zombie companies alive? Also, connecting supply chains, and news.

Annual insurance rates could surge 150% or more

One rating is increased as long review by ratings agency is wrapped up

PPP loans have been more prevalent for durable goods manufacturers relative to makers of nondurable goods.

Since last year, Banyan Technology has offered LTL carriers a tool to provide special pricing incentives to shippers. Now it is adding data insights to make that tool more effective.

Deutsche Post DHL said preliminary second-quarter profits, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have it less worried about the rest of the year.

TFS being sold for more than $100 million, other considerations

Weekly U.S. intermodal volumes rise nearly 8% amid the easing of social distancing restrictions that began before the July Fourth holiday weekend. But can intermodal traffic sustain that increase amid pandemic uncertainties?

“We anticipate an above-normal probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline.”

New partnership marries Navistar vehicle diagnostics platform with Samsara’s fleet management solutions.

With no end in sight to the pandemic in North America, BMWED says railroads should enhance worker safety.

For the 23rd day in a row, brief delays in freight movement are possible as severe winds and hail pummel the nation’s heartland.

WSC says one-1,000th of 226 million containers shipped each year are lost.

When it comes to airports and cargo, bigger isn’t always better. Shippers are finding the benefits of airports that fly under the radar.

LTL carrier spells out its debt relief with the $700 million of Treasury funds it is getting

Around noon on Wednesday, farmers used trucks and tractors to block access to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on the Mexican side of the border.

Deal covers 300+ drivers over classification questions

Mexican auto factories exported 196,173 vehicles in June, a 38.8% decline compared to the same period in 2019.

Cause of blaze at the Blount Island Marine Terminal remains under investigation.

Russian airline Volga-Dnepr, whose planes are commonly associated with transporting heavy equipment, spent the past three months ferrying tons of medical supplies from China to France to combat COVID-19.

Federal loan during the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t keep Alabama-based Foster Freights LLC afloat, as it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

The partnership includes 15% discounts to Convoy’s carriers looking to buy KeepTruckin products and solutions.

TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics among the recipients of PPP loans. (Photo credit: Kodiak Robotics)

The C$230 million it will spend on the three provinces are on top of C$1.3 billion previously announced for five other provinces.

When focusing on the movement of goods, transportation management systems (TMS) provide the engine for digitalization, but do not represent a complete digitalization solution.

Lori Ann LaRocco illustrates the disruption to global trade by profiling what has happened at the Port of Miami since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Amazon acknowledged in 2017 that it had reported apparent violations to U.S. Treasury.

Several other companies cited in overall bullish report

The departure of Andreas Renschler as CEO of TRATON assures that new executives at TRATON and Navistar will oversee what most see as an inevitable combination.

June grain volumes and second-quarter movements were records for both CN and CP.

Truckers will have easier access to COVID-19 tests under a new program by the Ontario government that brings free coronavirus screenings to a truck stop, a clinic, and select carrier locations.

Ocean Network Express, Hub Group, Estes Express Lines and PITT OHIO all have something in common: They are among the top carriers on FourKites Premier Carrier list

Amazon uses a lot of energy and emits a lot of pollution, but it is taking aggressive steps to be eco-friendly. Case in point: Amazon Air buying biofuel for its aircraft.

ITG offers Catapult an extensive database of nationwide drayage rates to complement ocean pricing.

The California Air Resources Board has mandated a percentage of zero-emission Class 8 trucks must be built for sale in California. Darren Prokop’s commentary covers the ins and outs of this regulatory mandate.

DTNA’s decision to install Platform Science technology at the factory level opens opportunity for the truck maker and others to generate more driver and vehicle productivity at lower cost.

Four key provisions are being hailed by state’s trucking association

Significant rainmaker could delay local and regional supply chains from North Carolina to the mid-Atlantic.

Owner-operator’s guilty plea result of failing to pay taxes on $600,000 over three years.

As many trucks crossed from the U.S. to Canada last week as did a year earlier, as the cross-border freight recovery pushes through the holidays and USMCA.

Amazon will open the 825,000-square-foot facility in 2021, expanding its footprint in the Arkansas market.