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Peaceful protests and work stoppages take place on day of burial

Latest extension in place through July 14.

As food insecurity grows in the nation, a critical need for transporting available food is exposing gaps in the supply chain.

Airlines continue to send out SOS distress signals. The industry’s main trade association says profit margins will drop 20% this year, but the increased reliance on air cargo is helping companies stay alive and keep employees.

COVID effects far from over, but more positive news on the trans-Pacific.

The active railcar fleet fell by 25% in May. Multiple headwinds face railcar demand, but volumes may be turning a corner.

Today’s latest freight news that moves you.

Trevor Milton takes a $1 annual salary as CEO of newly public Nikola Corp., but his net worth on paper is approaching deca-billionaire status based on his 35% share of the battery electric and fuel cell truck startup’s shares.

French carrier trumpets its resilience and agility during coronavirus crisis

Zach Strickland discusses the acceleration of National tender rejections in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks to brokers about year-to-date volume high potential in Memphis in the […]

As food insecurity grows in the nation, a critical need for transporting available food is exposing gaps in the supply chain.

Canada’s largest privately owned bulk carrier said combining its maritime activities in a single department will improve efficiency and better prepare it for a post-COVID-19 economy.

Heavy rainfall from former Tropical Storm Cristobal may delay freight movement across several states.

Passenger planes are flying empty. Are there ghosts? It sounds kind of creepy. No need to worry. Airlines are simply putting their assets to use with cargo as their primary customer.

Surging shares in electric Class 8 truck maker Nikola Corp. could help show the way for other high-tech transportation companies this year.

Tricky wording in one provision may scuttle the entire effort to deal with a widely acknowledged problem

Berlin- and Paris-based startups are merging to become one of the largest digital trucking freight forwarding platforms in Europe.

Black drivers talk candidly about racism and recount their firsthand experiences as long-haul truckers.

These more focused numbers will give your company a much better understanding of where you stand – and why. This drill-down will focus on the different dispatch boards in your company. Look at your dispatch boards as though they are individual fleets within your company because they are. Different boards cover different regions and various types of services and skills; therefore, they often have different kinds of drivers. These types of drivers are often managed differently by dispatchers. It’s easy to see why some boards are harder to staff than others. 

The Mexican auto sector could request a longer period to comply with the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, set to go into effect July 1, officials said.

Firefighters injured in explosion aboard Höegh Xiamen after loading operations completed

Survey finds dearth of talent for handling the increasing pace of change in the industry.

As the nation added jobs in May, the trucking sector saw a decline in employment.

The stock market is back to pre-COVID levels. Shipping shares still have some catching up to do.

Jim Blaze explores the pontential for a merger or mergers among the Class 1 railroads.

With special guests – Ellen Voie, founder of Women In Trucking; Erik Hansen, Customer Experience Rep, Dispatch; Greg Ackner Vice President at Capital Logistics, LLC.

Operations at ports from Maine to Texas will cease for one hour Tuesday as ILA and USMX show respect for George Floyd

Coast Guard medevacs crewman injured in engine room fire

In a mixed week for Trucking Freight Futures overall, the spot National contract (FUT.VNU202006) rose 0.4% to finish at $1.466 per mile.

BNSF and others are monitoring their rail networks as Cristobal moves up the Mississippi River Valley.

Darren Prokop provides information on the USMCA, which goes into effect on July 1, 2020. How will the agreement impact trade and supply chains in the three countries?

Head of state’s trucking association is disappointed, but says impacts can be offset

Daimler Trucks AG is creating a fuel cell subsidiary as a forerunner to a 50-50 joint venture with Volvo Group to make fuel cell-powered backup systems for data centers and eventually hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty trucks.

Zach Strickland explains which areas in the U.S. are softening in volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Luke Falasca talks to brokers about tender rejections increasing over the […]

Expanding its freight ecosystem, EKA Solutions has announced a TMS offering for small and medium-sized carriers.

Despite weakening, Cristobal may still cause flash flooding, transportation delays from Arkansas to Minnesota.

Kraft Heinz and Agri-Mark embrace collaborative relationships with carriers as they move cheese and other essential foodstuffs across the U.S. The companies represent the best of the best in FreightWaves’ Shipper of Choice Awards, sponsored by TransFlo.

Dennis Mooney will help the startup commercialize autonomous trucks

The gradual restart of the economy includes dine-in restaurants at the travel plazas dotting American highways. Truckers will find socially distanced seating and fewer menu offerings — if they leave their trucks to investigate. Some say they won’t bother.

Maritime traffic in and out of the Gulf is restricted, as well as on the Mississippi.

Move holds off a return of almost 2 million barrels per day to the market

As I interact with the TCA Profitability Program (TPP) members, one thing becomes obvious, the attention toward safety in the workforce has attained unimaginable results. We know inside the TPP community, and the TCA community at large, the attention to safety is a core component of their cultures.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. US-Mexico cross-border trade faces hurdles; General Electric cuts 257 jobs at Texas plant; Laredo CBP seizes $1.6 million of meth hidden in tractor-trailers; Houston and Rotterdam ports launch PortXchange trial.

A new intermodal-focused transportation management system brings together the technologies and expertise of Profit Tools, Compcare Services and GTG Technology Group.

Produce season has arrived, pushing rates higher than 2019 in many areas. Will this impact the rest of the country’s capacity?

The tropical storm, expected to make landfall Sunday evening, could cause shipment delays because of potential flooding.

In the wake of COVID-19, businesses are looking to reshape and insulate their core sourcing processes from sudden disruption, even as consumers move online.

Volumes keep chugging along

Höegh Xiamen still smoldering as authorities investigate cause of Florida explosion

Airlines are looking at a multiyear road to parity with 2019, but bookings have given them confidence to start opening up networks closed by the coronavirus.

Banner day on Wall Street buoys tanker names as pressure builds.

Bill provides added protection at truck stops, according to its main sponsor.

As the economy slowly bounces back, carriers are starting to regain some leverage in rate negotiations with shippers.

Nikola CEO Trevor Milton dials in, plus supply chain leaders give guidance on diversity

Labor groups praise bill’s contents but key freight rail group is “disappointed.”

Daimler Trucks looked at the mileage data of 130,000 trucks it monitors and predicts mileage driven could reach pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of June.

Guest commentator Eric Masotti writes about the importance of technology in logistics – but also underscores the importance of dedicated people to the process.

Tropical Depression Cristobal strengthening to tropical storm prior to U.S. landfall.

Tulsa-based Stone Trucking is shutting down its operations and laying off 51 employees. The company was a flatbed, oversize and heavy haul carrier.

The railroad’s deployment of precision scheduled railroading resulted in faster and longer trains and reduced car sorting, according to the company’s recent sustainability report.

Companies and governments should be prepared to work together as blockchain becomes a more prevalent part of both entities’ operations.

Consensus growing that PPP money helped boost the number of employed, as planned

Mexico’s exports to the United States totaled $23.4 billion in April, a 41% decline compared to April 2019.

Zach Strickland explains the disconnect between volumes and rejections in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Andrew Cox discusses volumes being on full blast but rates are still low.

Read why digital transformation of supply chains is so important and why those that ignore the trends risk their businesses.

Plus: Elon Musk wants to break up Amazon; autonomous vehicles no guarantee of safe roads, study says

The transportation and warehousing sector improves as Canada’s economy adds a surprising 290,000 jobs in May in the latest Statistics Canada employment report.

Food logistics supply chains are gradually showing signs of recovery.

Amazon Air has gone from start-up to mid-size cargo airline in four years. By mid-decade, it is expected to be in air cargo’s major leagues.

For aircraft lessor GECAS, the “Big Twin” doesn’t refer to a large person. It’s a big twin-engine passenger plane that’s being turned into a cargo plane.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Rail jobs down also even as nation’s unemployment rate falls.

The carriers gained pricing power this week on the back of surging volumes. Capacity remains loose although tightening each of the past five weeks.

A recent study by the Institute of International Container Lessors found that traditional hot zinc sprays for refrigerated container steel frames keep them in top shape years longer than zinc-rich primer coatings and should be maintained by box manufacturers.

CEO and President Derek Leathers to usher in the next era for Werner Enterprises as founder CL Werner plans exit.

A food service company is standing behind a driver whom police arrested after he drove his tractor-trailer into an area filled with protesters.

Bill deals with the problem of slow business and low employee costs.

Rulemaking would require making detention time data public

Thomas Gazsi salutes his officers for helping protect LA-area protesters’ First Amendment rights

An exclusive interview with Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy on how canceled sailings can signal future demand.

The vehicle, adding to an increasingly crowded space, is reportedly an attempt to upstage Tesla

Seidl suggests that non-rated carriers are often better than those labeled satisfactory.

On today’s Midday Market Update, Michael Vincent and Kevin Hill are talking about the SONAR powered data, issues, and news that moves you.

Navistar included only one full month of impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in its loss-making second quarter. How bad will it be for manufacturers who report on a traditional April-June quarter?

The coronavirus exposed inefficiencies in almost every corner of life and business — including logistics.

Alabama State Port Authority and APM Terminals Mobile will help get products to customers quickly

A Washington-based attorney lines up on the side of the business operators who have changed long-standing practices.

Canada Border Services Agency reports that cross-border truck traffic from the U.S. hit its highest level since late March. This is an encouraging sign as freight and trade slowly recover from COVID-19 falloff.

OPEC+ meeting over oil output cuts; air cargo volumes declined by 7.8% this year for top air freight players; Volkswagen invests $2.6 billion in self-driving startup Argo AI.

ArcBest joins other less-than-truckload carriers seeing a May rebound from April lows. A 10% stock bump from a rating upgrade holds into the second trading session.

The uncertainty that accompanies a disaster can shake a network to its core. There are ways to build a more resilient team.

Liftgates put a huge strain on a truck’s auxiliary batteries, upping the chances of inoperable equipment and dead trucks.

“With digital logistics, you can democratize manufacturing to the point of consumption,” said James Regenor.

Move follows UPS fees implemented a few days ago.

Werner Enterprises is adding predictive freight matching and real-time shipment visibility tools as part of a broader introduction of Trucker Tools technology into its operation.

Tropical Storm Cristobal headed toward northern Gulf Coast this weekend. Some disruptions in freight flows are likely.

While airfreight capacity has declined in recent months as airlines slashed their schedules, Mexpress Transportation’s bonded trucking service has been in high demand at international airports.

Although rail traffic is still down significantly over 2019, that wide difference in volumes could be slowly starting to narrow.

Two space-sharing alliances already have canceled 75 voyages through September

Heavy-duty truck maker Navistar reported a $38 million loss in its fiscal second quarter, the first look at the financial damage from COVID-19-related manufacturing shutdowns.

Third-party logistics services providers involved in international trade remain concerned about how their businesses will remerge post-COVID-19. They are addressing tough questions about what it will take in terms of staff, systems and office space to operate a successful company.