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Long-awaited changes to the federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules expected to provide additional flexibility to truck drivers and fleets were announced today, receiving some industry praise and plenty of criticism from safety advocates.
Wabash National felt the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter, but the trailer maker said its earlier preparations for a softening market helped offset deeper trouble.
San Pedro Bay complex braces for more blanked sailings as coronavirus pandemic rages on.
Taiwanese carrier among Asian container shipping lines criticized for government subsidies.
Payment management solutions provider Cass Information Systems’ freight index fell mightily in April as expected, but it may have represented the bottom of the market.
Delta Air Lines is bidding adieu to the 777. The airline will be smaller for the next few years, so it doesn’t need its big 777 jets anymore. (Photo: Delta)
Ports authority reports refrigerated container record and largest vessel call.
The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power index moved up for the first time since the volume surge in March. The index now sits at 15, which is still positions the shippers comfortably in bid negotiations.
April’s coronavirus impact intensified pricing pressure in an already depressed used truck market where most cash-conserving buyers held back on purchases.
“Good faith” is inferred and won’t need to be certified further.
“We remain committed to achieving our aggressive climate and sustainability goals,” said Nancy Young, Airlines for America’s vice president of environmental affairs.
Amazon’s slower deliveries are leveling the playing field; global natural gas demand to drop by record levels; Nauto announces predictive collision alert feature.
Americold Realty Trust will partner with grocery retailer to provide 500,000 square feet of frozen storage space in two new facilities.
CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the impact of COVID-19 on U.S.-China trade, particularly in regard to the trade war between the two nations.
The sudden increase of non-payments and defaults can quickly sink your transportation company.
Parts of drought-stricken Florida on fire. Interstate closed as a result.
Are the railroads following Hunter Harrison’s PSR directives? Railroad expert Jim Blaze explores the topic.
Pause of 14-hour driving window not included among changes.
OmniTRAX is looking for interested parties seeking to develop commercial facilities along its West Virginia rail lines.
Newsom order assumes if you have it, you caught it at work.
Zach Strickland expands on how volumes this year are topping last year’s volumes in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Mike Baudendistel and Anthony Smith discuss rail traffic showing […]
Intense winds, large hail, flash flooding, isolated tornadoes Thursday could hit from Kansas to Ohio.
In a rare behind-the-scenes look at a recall, Navistar explains how it found 4,900 trucks suspected of engine-disabling connecting rod failures and why it decided to warn drivers instead of replacing engines in all the trucks.
Most crops don’t grow without seeds. But how are seeds for commercial farming transported? Darren Prokop explores this topic.
International aviation authorities and health experts are trying to create public health corridors in the sky through the application of multi-layers of sanitary and hygiene standards.
Swedish technology startup partners with oat drink company on a truck electrification project
Mexico’s reopening will include a new four-color coding system in place by June 1 to tell people and businesses what activities will be allowed.
Commercial Carpet Logistics was searching for a way to help out during COVID-19, and it found the answer by donating excess capacity and drivers to transport food donations to a Philadelphia food bank.
“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star allegedly spent $1.5 million on things such as jewelry, child support
April’s 20% year-over-year declines in Cass data may mark the bottom of the COVID-19 downturn.
The path ahead will look very different, according to global seaport authorities.
The numbers are in – earnings for the quarter have been reported by all the trucking and other freight-related companies for the three months that ended March 31. And what […]
The Class I railroads’ expectations that the second quarter could be rough volume-wise are ringing true.
With a June 2 merger vote that would make fuel cell electric truck maker Nikola a public entity, the company’s book value has quadrupled to $12 billion in the last week.
Advocates hope the pandemic accelerates adoption of natural gas vehicles; electric truck advocates double down on battery power
Rules continue to be waived for freight deemed essential during pandemic.
Titanium Transportation Group depends on no single customer for more than 6% of its business. That diversification is paying off during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A U.S. federal court on Monday agreed on an interim basis to Avianca Holdings SA’s initial motions to voluntarily reorganize under court-supervised bankruptcy protection. Latin America’s second-largest airline sought bankruptcy […]
Drone technology provider to UPS Flight Forward aims for unmanned aircraft systems certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Truckload and transportation companies talk freight markets ahead of reopening with some calling a market bottom in April as spot rates remain below breakeven.
Intense winds, large hail, tornadoes could hit several Plains states Wednesday afternoon and evening.
If you’re a forwarder and need more airlift to get goods around the world, you’re in luck. Airlines are listening and putting more assets to work.
A $750 million external investment this week comes as an extension to Waymo’s $2.25 billion financing earlier in March.
Future cargo flows at escalating risk from inaction on stranded seafarers.
If a sector or industry goes down due to COVID-19 and a carrier hasn’t diversified, that carrier might be following it.
World’s largest box carrier expects capacity cuts to mitigate volume downside.
A year after studying nuclear verdicts in truck crashes, the American Transportation Research Institute is focusing on smaller verdicts as its top research priority while also looking behind the scenes of rising truck insurance premiums.
The new USMCA Center will facilitate the transition from NAFTA, update U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations on pending USMCA issues, and provide guidance on new compliance obligations.
Stifel’s David Ross announces that he is suspending his rating and estimates on YRC Worldwide and questions the company’s ability to survive.
Titanium Transportation Group reports 13.6% increase in revenue on the strength of its growing brokerage business in the United States and steady performance from trucking.
Bankruptcy law changes passed just in time; will trucking companies use them?
The coronavirus may be top of mind these days, but there are other viruses businesses need to worry about as well — viruses that infect computer systems through malware. Toll Group is the latest victim.
Japanese carrier tempers profitability news with financial concerns.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has determined that existing federal laws preempt a state law that restricted the rail transport of crude oils exceeding a certain vapor pressure limit.
“I hope like hell we never have to avail ourselves of it,” Challenger CEO says as the Canadian government emerges as a lender of last resort for the country’s largest businesses.
First Pacific typhoon of 2020 could hit ports in the northern Philippines Thursday.
Freight Futures data to watch today: Spot month futures prices It was a calm start to the week for the Trucking Freight Futures markets as the spot National contract (FUT.VNU202005) […]
ANPACT reported the total number of heavy-duty trucks, medium-sized trucks and buses sold during the first four months of the year was 6,495, a decrease of 48.1% compared to 12,521 units sold during 2019.
Private equity funds and other investors are scouring 35,000 miles of North American short-line rail track for deals even as the industry sees one of the biggest volume drops since 2008.
As ships sail full in May, the hope is that fewer 3Q sailings get the ax.
Food shipment volumes across restaurants and hotels are still down, while on-demand food delivery volumes have gone up during this pandemic.
Daseke selects current flatbed head to lead operations amid a multi-year restructuring effort.
Want to ride a “ghost flight” for fun? You can’t. They’re only open for freight and Delta Air Lines is flying lots of them from Asia to the U.S.
Top-five U.S. freight market could get hit by severe thunderstorms Wednesday.
An integration with 3PL Systems will make Trucker Tools’ Smarter Capacity platform available to all 3PL customers. Plus, a major airline failure could be on the horizon, online car buying could be here to stay, and more Pennsylvania rest stops open.
The world of transportation has changed due to COVID-19. Read about how shipping professionals are adapting to those changes.
Amazon will occupy a huge air cargo facility being built at San Bernardino Airport as it expands its private airline and air delivery network.
Albrecht brings deep industry relationships and an expertise in transportation finance to the insurance company.
With guests Lean Tech’s David Bell; Banyan’s Lance Healey; TriumphPay’s Derrick Dunker; Truckstop.com’s Stephen Bindbeudel; and FreightWaves’ Chris Henry.
State, Teamsters have appealed to higher court over exempting trucking from independent contractor restrictions
It is the first outside funding for the 10-year-old last-mile logistics tech company
Brett Hart served six months in 2015-16 as interim CEO of United Airlines while CEO Oscar Munoz recovered from heart surgery.
YRC beats expectations with the benefit of outsized gains on sales. Noting volumes were down 24% in April, management says it likely won’t satisfy debt covenants into 2021 and it opts out of questions on its call.
Agent-based 3PL had been looking for “tuck-in” opportunities.
The manufacturer is still producing new railcars but expects market conditions to be rough for a while.
The dry bulk market is getting hammered again — not a positive signal on the global economy.
As some grocery stores begin rationing meat, Dooner and The Dude wonder if a meat shortage is the new toilet paper shortage plus latest news
Gene Seroka expects supply chain fractures may remain after the world heals from the coronavirus pandemic.
Former trucking company owner slapped with 15-month prison sentence for wire fraud
Emirates SkyCargo’s business fell in fiscal year 2019-2020, but the airline division is experiencing strong demand for its services during the coronavirus crisis.
Recommendations include electronic invoicing, advance appointments, emergency sick leave.
People go to the hospital to get better from coronavirus. Avianca is going to a different emergency room – bankruptcy court., so it can downsize in a safe way . It is a major Latin American carrier with a cargo division that operates its own fleet of freighters.
Zach Strickland returns to discuss rejections increasing for the first time since March in the Carrier Update sponsored by Powerfleet, and then Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox dive into the […]
Toyota subsidiary Hino Trucks is recalling 13,700 conventional body trucks because the negative battery cable is too short, preventing one in five trucks from restarting after being turned off.
One of the Middle East’s largest airlines targets freight to keep its more than 250 aircraft flying during the coronavirus pandemic.
The current focus on the rate war distracts from the real issue at hand: how to build a profitable trucking business and control your own future.
The biggest loss before that in the past seven years: not even 10,000 jobs.
vHub, which connects owners of underutilized trailers with those looking for short-term trailer usage, has opened its platform to integration with most telematics systems. Also, China trade deal in doubt, retail imports fall and road funding drops.
Accumulating snowfall could cause minor freight flow delays in parts of the Rockies this week.
Inadequate cybersecurity will allow attackers to hack into railway systems and stop trains, causing massive disruption to freight movement.
First female judge advocate general and chief counsel, a returning business development leader and a service center manager are announced.
Moody’s says rail volumes could slip 15% or more in 2020. Meanwhile, IANA confirms declines in international intermodal volumes in the first quarter.
I woke the other day to a bright ray of sunshine beaming down through my bedroom window. It’s definitely Spring — rain tonight/tomorrow — then sunshine for a couple of days. Nature has already shown recovery from the Winter months of dormancy. Some of you are just now experiencing that Spring effect as well. Even with the stay at home orders of recent, my little town in SW Indiana does not appear to have heard that message.
Union Pacific shutters Cold Connect, citing low freight rates and consumers purchasing shelf-stable items instead of fresh produce amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: U.S. supply chains’ future could be tied to Mexico and USMCA; Forager celebrates Laredo’s history as an international port; CBP aims to keep Mother’s Day flowers pest-free; Dachser Mexico offers new customs house brokerage services.
Reefer capacity has started to show early signs of tightening after experiencing the loosest conditions in years in April. Will van capacity follow suit?
Officials with Cardone said the layoffs were part of the “dramatic, sudden and unforeseeable negative business circumstances the company is suffering due to COVID-19 pandemic.”
It got $10 million that Clyburn maintains is for smaller firms
Motel 6 is offering a 12% discount to truck drivers who book a room at one of its 1,400 hotels through the Trucker Path app.
The timing of the law is perfect for an industry that needs help.
