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Lordstown Motors says first-year production of electric commercial pickup trucks is sold out – if the startup secures the $450 million it needs to retool a former General Motors car plant to make full-size pickups.
“Our data shows that Powerfleet’s over-the-road customers have not only rebounded, but have surpassed the pre-March 13th levels by nearly 7%,” said Daniel Romary.
Amazon has been linked to several large real estate transactions this week, including the lease of a 1 million-square-foot facility in New York.
Rail traffic continues to increase after bottoming out in April and May.
TQL’s ‘aggressive legal team’ fighting class-action lawsuits on all fronts.
Heavy thunderstorms, severe winds from the Plains to the Northeast are likely to delay truckers the next few days.
United States Transportation Alliance plans to keep pressure on lawmakers on issues affecting truckers.
Gartner’s biannual Supply Chain University Top 25 spotlights the best in North American undergraduate and graduate education.
Tanker rates have plunged as predicted. How long until a recovery?
Details surrounding the incident are sketchy as rescuers are dispatched.
CARB member Dan Sperling discusses California’s electric truck sales mandate and its impact on industry.
Librestream uses augmented technology to help workers rapidly diagnose, inspect and troubleshoot assets.
“We don’t know if an even bigger quake could be coming.”
Border agents found 48 stowaways attempting to enter the U.S. illegally at rail crossings at the El Paso, Texas, port of entry.
No one is talking as YRC’s already extended healthcare benefits are nearing expiration. Coverage is set to expire in early July.
New DHL Express facility will benefit shippers across southern Germany with European and international freight deliveries.
An information digest summarizing the different keynote addresses from the virtual event.
In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca discusses how the market is extremely volatile, and in the Rail and Intermodal Update, Mike Baudendistel notes that rail traffic continues […]
AI-driven fulfillment provider Blue Yonder and DHL have deployed a new platform for the integration of warehouse robots, built on Microsoft Azure.
Amazon is no longer looking to just block counterfeiters from selling on its site. The company has established a new internal crime unit to pursue legal action against fraudsters.
“We lost everything in one moment to nature.” Earthquake in Mexico has killed at least six people, damaged homes and businesses.
Although “Containers Don’t Lie,” the story they are telling may not reveal the entire picture.
Retail stock pickers bet big on tankers. Dry bulk remains less enticing despite rate surge.
To gain the most productivity from drivers and vehicles, fleets need a variety of technologies and open platform approaches are allowing quicker deployment at lower cost
Severe thunderstorms Wednesday may slow down freight flows at times in markets practically coast to coast.
Convoy is using advances in machine learning to drive safer carriers into its digital freight network.
Even as COVID-19 has ravaged many retailers, Amazon has emerged stronger than ever and could be in line to acquire an iconic brand.
Workhorse Group, whose stock price is surging, can begin ramping up production of its electric delivery van now that it has received a final federal safety signoff.
A truck hauling trash was caught with 418 pounds of marijuana in Detroit after crossing the Ambassador Bridge, the latest in a growing number of drug busts at the Canada-U.S. border
The American Logistics Aid Network says partnership with supply chain visibility platform facilitates contact between disaster relief organizations and ready-to-serve shippers, carriers and warehouses.
Today in freight markets, flows and news, with data powered by SONAR
With 1 million real-world electric miles, Motiv Power Systems sees growing customer reorders previewing a breakout for battery-powered medium-duty trucks.
Amazon has launched a $2 billion sustainable investment fund focused on technologies that reduce carbon emissions.
Maersk Container Industries donated services to apply artwork showcasing lifesaving work.
At least one person has died after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico this morning.
The 39th annual TCA Safety & Security Meeting kicks off today, but it is not too late for register for the three-day virtual event.
Company cites sharp, pandemic-induced drop in rail volumes.
New provisions seek a comprehensive review of the U.S. grade crossing inventory.
Insurance costs climbing as awards and amounts increase.
The Trump administration’s reported plans to re-impose tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada could threaten cross-border supply chains. Or is it just a negotiating tactic?
Last-minute bid prevails over PS
“Freedom of the Skies” is tempered by landing slots at airports, which are controlled by the governments the airports are in. In the high-stakes world of air cargo, landing slots are very valuable. Learn more in Darren Prokop’s commentary.
The annual “State of Logistics Report” by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals finds a damaged but resilient industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
DHL Express continues to adjust its airline network amid changing shipper needs in the COVID era.
After scores of severe storm reports Monday across the U.S., another round may be coming today.
If all goes well, scientists will defy the longest of odds and bring to market a vaccine, or multiple vaccines, to defeat the novel coronavirus by late 2020 or early […]
Face shields, gloves and hand sanitizer were yesterday’s hot airfreight product. Now the cool shipments that people need right away are yoga pants, bikes and hot tubs.
After an April in which practically no net trailer orders were added to build schedules, a big improvement in May was welcome, but it’s still the second-weakest month on record.
By artificially restricting capacity, carrier alliances have engineered rates higher and may book a profit this year.
It was a mostly positive week for the Trucking Freight Futures markets as gains in the South and East helped push the spot National contract higher by 0.4% to $1.480 per mile.
The global air cargo carrier has tasked Israel Aerospace Industries with converting the planes to all-cargo configuration.
Shipping’s biggest bust, plus today in freight markets, and all the latest logistics industry news on this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Opposing sides shore up as the infrastructure bill gets folded into a trillion-dollar package.
The cargo insurance will now be available to Kleinschmidt’s users on its FreightLaunch platform.
Diesel-electric hybrid truck components maker Hyliion expects to be publicly traded around the end of the third quarter in a reverse merger like one that catapulted electric Class 8 truck startup Nikola Corp. to a $23 billion valuation.
SavantX is moving some of its operations to New Mexico and opening a research center focused on quantum solutions for industries such as trucking and aviation.
Proper routing is crucial for trucking companies of all sizes. Poor routing costs time, which equates to money in trucking. Here are some reasons to consider automating route planning.
Chapman Freeborn buys Arcus Air Logistics, a longtime provider of ad-hoc charters and on-board courier services to the European automotive industry.
The award recognizes autonomous trucking company Plus.ai for its industry partnerships and technology leadership in self-driving trucks.
Roundup comprises elections and selections by Atlas Air, Elemica, Georgia Ports Authority, Hapag-Lloyd, NCBFAA and VeriShip.
Aerospace industry supplier wants to turn supply chain into a competitive advantage.
Shippers were among 12 winning Best Overall award.
Temperatures well above 100 degrees to scorch parts of California all week.
John Flynn is convinced that safety equipment on heavy-duty trucks saves lives and could reduce nuclear verdicts. His company, Fleet Advantage, is taking a financial risk to prove his point.
TFI engages in a bidding war over CT; creditors committee highly critical of deal on CCC.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexican export factories back to work; Texas seaport awarded road improvement grant; Canadian company plans $26 million Texas distribution center expansion; $2.5 million in drugs found in mattress shipment from Mexico.
A decline in contract rates that were implemented prior to the COVID-19 outbreak may make this year tighter for carriers.
The funding will support projects replacing airport, port cargo and forklifts with new zero-emission technologies.
Some shippers and some specific invoices can be chosen for accelerated payments, but not necessarily across the board
Trucker Glenn Green was proud to serve on the front lines as an essential provider of refrigerated goods. However, he’s not feeling the love after his COVID-19 workers’ compensation claim was denied. Photo: Glenn Green
Vast coalition of trucking-related groups and companies wants 12% fee to disappear through next year
Dan Crain profiles the important Newark, New Jersey logistics hub, as well as some of the logistics startups in the area.
FedEx will see $370 million in noncash charges stemming from valuation declines in previously acquired operating units.
Tender rejections strongest since March.
The release will report the majority of where the dollars went but not a majority of the individual borrowers
The U.S. Department of Transportation says it won’t entertain requests from Chinese airlines to operate more flights beyond the current cap.
The rule seeks to address Democrats’ concerns about the safety measures the railroads would take in transporting liquefied natural gas.
Nikola will break ground July 23 for an Arizona plant that will hire 2,000 workers to assemble battery-electric Class 8 trucks before moving on to hydrogen fuel cell models.
EchoVC partner explains why the language of diversity fails to capture the extent of the problem and foster solutions.
Provisions still face major scrutiny by Republican-controlled Senate.
Lordstown Motors will reveal its commercial electric pickup truck next week even as
the startup faces a deadline to raise hundreds of millions to convert a former General Motors car plant to truck production.
The rail-related projects awarded federal grants seek to expand infrastructure capacity in the Midwest, Tampa and Houston.
Dooner and The Dude talk about Nikola’s battle with Bloomberg, Deuce Drone bringing you Buffalo Wild Wings, contact tracing in the supply chain, and live music.
New loans under PPP were less than $2 billion last week, and there’s plenty left on the table
The container ship helping set the record is longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall and capable of carrying 384 million pairs of shoes.
More forgiving sanctions approach would avoid rate surge seen after COSCO sanctions.
Personal protective equipment is moving by ocean, so FEMA doesn’t need to charter expensive freighter aircraft anymore to get the stuff to healthcare workers.
The Customs and Border Protection office in Buffalo reports a 4,000% jump in seizures of marijuana and other illegal drugs coming from Canada to the United States during the border closure to nonessential travel.
Tesla has submitted an application in Austin, Texas, for $68 million in tax incentives to build a proposed 5 million-square-foot manufacturing plant.
Digitization of forms and the use of blockchain will cut costs and time from the supply chain. Brian Aoaeh writes about those issues in India.
COVID-19 has shown that operating without a continuity strategy can upend the plans of any company.
Improper loading of cargo led to a weight and balance issue on a passenger plane, investigators found.
Pandemic-induced rail volume declines, operational changes among reasons for falling employment figures
Some of the same areas pounded by severe winds, hail the past two days may be targets again as summer begins.
Mo-Vac’s terminal manager stated that truck drivers, including Fabian Escobedo, were ordered to work at least 100 hours per week and sometimes worked 19-24 hours straight.
A panel featuring OEMs and utilities discusses regulatory issues, incentives and technical solutions designed to make electric truck adoption more affordable and convenient.
Fiscal-year finish 50,000 containers below plan is forecast.
The carriers continues their power grab this week. Shippers remain in control, but carriers are much better off than they were a few weeks ago. Capacity is beginning to tighten and rates are being pushed up.
On today’s Midday Market Update, Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill talk about new insurance ruling, Nikola vs. Bloomberg and more.
