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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.

Lufthansa Airlines is transforming itself into a smaller airline, while its Cargo division settles on a single company to manage its central warehouse.

The recovery in freight pricing led to a five-year high in certain used truck auction volumes in June as crowds of identical used sleeper trucks pushed some prices lower.

“Optics” are bad but freight pricing doesn’t appear to meet regulatory bar for intervention.

Reviewing the voluminous data about recipients a day after its release

Werner’s final-mile service uses a proprietary software platform that allows for fully automated, high-volume delivery of heavy goods, according to the truckload carrier.

Global courier DHL Express parks its first mobile store at a mall in Silver Spring, Maryland, banking on offering convenience to area parcel shippers.

Why insurance costs are rising, PPP loan tracking, and worker safety during a pandemic

Infrastructure provisions passed the U.S. House of Representatives, but they may have trouble finding support in Republican-controlled Senate.

Outrider focuses on autonomous zero-emissions yard operations for logistics hubs.

Group of nine container carriers has banded together for digital standardization.

Proeza Ventures, Industrious Ventures and Purple Arch Ventures have been added to Forager’s Series A round of financing, which initially closed in March and is now oversubscribed at $10.5 million.

Optimal Dynamics seeks to automatically optimize trucking flight operations. Brian Aoaeh profiles the company and interviewed its founder and CEO.

American Airlines is downsizing. That means the new cargo president and her team are taking on expanded roles.

dexFreight will add truck parking reservations from TruckPark to its platform and partner with the parking reservation provider on a driver-focused podcast.

About 25% of the total railcar fleet is in storage of one kind or another. Jim Blaze writes about best practices of rail storage.

Crisis creates opportunity, and for those moving goods, COVID-19 has identified weaknesses, making now the right time to invest in technology that drive down costs and increase efficiency.

Truckers will likely run into areas of severe winds, huge hail and possibly tornadoes across the Plains Tuesday.

Out-of-control insurance premiums are driving trucking operations out of business, but leading insurance experts say something can be done about them.

Air Transport International will operate a big cargo plane for an express carrier in the Pacific region on a route in and out of Hong Kong.

KeepTruckin’s new features provide better visibility into driving behavior and they enable fleet managers to remotely click images on the cab cameras.

Neptune Orient Lines will be renamed CMA CGM Asia Pacific Ltd.

A sortable spreadsheet that cuts right to the key areas the trucking sector wants to know

The Australian government threw a logistics lifeline to exporters having trouble securing air transport to international markets. Hundreds of companies have grabbed on during a tight market. Now, more relief is on the way.

Carriers must continue random drug testing at 50% rate.

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor shipped the first 10 of its mass-produced Xcient fuel cell heavy-duty trucks to Switzerland, where travel in mountainous regions is expected to prove the mettle of hydrogen power.

Challenge to shipping M&A: No one wants to sell in a downturn.

A tip led investigators to the 90 bricks of cocaine weighing nearly 226 pounds.

The Trucking Freight Futures markets continue to reflect strength in the underlying freight market, particularly in the Los Angeles and Atlanta markets, with the spot National contract rising $0.048, or 3.2%, to $1.534/mile.

Werner sought hours-of-service exemption to help company upgrade its in-cab telematics.

Freight volumes, which traditionally rise heading into the July 4 holiday, climbed more than expected last week, rising 45% year-over-year, according to the latest FreightWaves SONAR data.

The Federal Railroad Administration and Volpe are in the middle of conducting a survey on how railroaders gather and share information about occupational safety.

It’s a triple threat match among three electric trucking titans, plus this week in freight and news.

Canada-based BRP’s third plant in Ciudad Juarez aims to meet demand for the company’s off-road recreational vehicles.

New trends and technological improvements have simplified tolling in this new decade. So what are those improvements and how can you implement them into your processes? FreightWaves has partnered with Bestpass to bring you a complimentary white paper examining ways tolling has transformed over the past years.

30+ big trucking borrowers identified

CN lays out 2020 capex plans for Nova Scotia, railroad supply group’s head to depart, and Norfolk Southern makes changes to its demurrage and accessorial charges tariffs.

More than 3,200 companies in the two main government classifications that comprise long-distance trucking received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in excess of $150,000, according to data released this morning […]

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller -Maersk has reached an agreement to acquire Sweden-based customs brokerage to offer increased import clearance services to European shippers.

Deal comes at the backdrop of food delivery company GrubHub’s $7.3 billion acquisition last month by Just Eat Takeaway.

The changes in leadership come as the railroad continues to deploy precision scheduled railroading.

EKA Solutions has expanded its offerings with a new predictive visibility product that taps into ELDs and driver apps for a more accurate look at arrival times.

MARAD Administrator Mark Buzby and Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan receive Maritime Leadership Award.

Consolidated Chassis Management chief executive foresees an increased requirement for chassis to accommodate rising tide of intermodal container moves as the North American economy shakes off COVID-19.

Central to Edwards v. Cardinal Trucking, Inc. was whether the trucking company had power of control over a co-defendant.

Funding for the extension will be the money that didn’t get sent out so far

The latest infrastructure bill phases out DB-60 air brake control valves manufactured before January 2006 over concerns about their effectiveness in cold weather.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico among toughest countries for foreign investors; Houston CBP seizes animal bones, homemade soap; customs broker expands in Laredo; and GM, union disagree on Texas plant closure.

The air freight market appears saner in recent weeks, with less competition among shippers for transport services. But the shape of the recovery is anyone’s guess and a possible demand spike for face masks and surgical gowns could create a hyper-market again.

A.M. Best: 10 years worth of losses; litigation financing helping to drive the problem

Capacity is almost as tight as it was during the panic buying inspired March. Could it get tighter?

OEMs, logistics companies tout varied technology solutions on the way to a zero-emissions future.

Parent company Coca-Cola shutting the line by the end of August

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.   As we transition into July, several economic […]

Feds claim murder suspect Hirmoge fled to Utah, enrolled in C.R. England’s truck driving school, after fatal shooting in Georgia.

Soaring volumes and tender rejections continue.

Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in June rebounded to a four-month high, following a rapid improvement in freight rates.

Truck drivers traveling in Texas will have to don face masks in public as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s new COVID-19 mandate, issued on July 2.

TIA supporting bill it says will close truck safety loophole.

The former worker is entitled to over $3.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages, lost wages, and front pay.

Shacman Trucks plans to have five to six distributors in Mexico this year, as well as an assembly plant for Class 6-8 trucks by 2022.

Deutsche Bank geofencing data shows the less-than-truckload recovery off of an April bottom spills into June.

This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 55 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 50 (Balanced) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 60 (Carriers) […]

Excerpt: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, transport and logistics giant DHL is enhancing its time-definite less-than-containerload sea freight delivery service.

Deluxe Express filed for bankruptcy protection, citing skyrocketing insurance rates, fatal crash.

High-flying Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) came back to earth Thursday as early investors in the electric truck startup sold discounted shares at a handsome profit. With lockup provisions lifted, investors […]

A Bermuda-based airline sees a business opportunity with the COVID pandemic and is jumping into the cargo market.

The agreement will help small and midsize businesses in Mexico reach more than 220 countries and territories around the world, as well as customers in the United States within one business day.

Total cargo volume is down 7.8% this year because of reduced import demand.

Travel plaza leader Pilot Co. rounds up spare change to help vets while easing coin shortage caused by coronavirus pandemic.

AAL Shipping, an operator of “mega-size” project cargo ships, expects rebound for smaller U.S. import and export project cargoes in 2021, if COVID-19 pandemic subsides later this year.

A new PitchBook report documents a surge of investment in the warehouse robotics space.

Airlines are sweating the coronavirus pandemic despite the recent upturn in travel. El Al says it might fail and Aeromexico went the bankruptcy route.

While hurricanes produce an abundance of freight-hauling opportunities, truckers should understand it’s best to hunker down before hitting the load boards.

Cargo flights from Vietnam to the U.S. were rare until COVID and the need for speed for supplies to quell the outbreak. It’s a long trip, but it can make economic sense now to make that flight without a stopover.

Warehousing jobs soar, rail jobs sliced again

Rail traffic continued to build through June. U.S. intermodal traffic was only off 5% year-over-year in week 26.