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The industry has become incredibly successful at producing lots of natural gas. That was a problem for Chevron.
Proposal providing relief for shippers could be rolled out next year.
One year after a sharply negative report sent shares plunging, XPO stock has more than recovered
Production of most Christmas lights has moved Cambodia and other Asian countries from China.
Spot National Trucking Freight Futures contract holds steady at $1.503 during quiet Thursday trading session.
Peak season has arrived
Morgan Stanley eyeing truck capacity constraints and higher rates in 2020, potentially reaching 2018 levels or higher.
The National Association of the Deaf believes a federal requirement denying CDLs to individuals with hearing impairments should be rescinded.
Accident in Saskatchewan causes 1.5 million-liter crude oil spill.
Dozens of states will get hit with snow, ice, wind this weekend. Truckers should expect delays.
The U.S. and China have reached a deal that will prevent additional U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports from going into effect on Dec. 15.
The U.K. is now almost certain to leave the European Union on Jan. 31. However, a no-deal Brexit remains a possibility.
After electoral win, the newly empowered Conservative Government will push through legislation to ensure the U.K. leaves the European Union as scheduled on Jan. 31.
Plus: Napa freight company hauls wine in electric truck; Spin E-scooter workers join Teamsters
Employees of Mexican carrier Jaguar Transportation — a subsidiary of bankrupt Celadon Group — continue to protest unpaid wages by blocking the company’s Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, terminal in order to […]
Route-optimization software goes beyond cutting miles to provide real advantages when human brains are freed from planning what trucks go where, when and how.
An exclusive interview with John Hadjipateras, founder and CEO of NYSE-listed Dorian LPG.
Stakeholders address the Surface Transportation Board, which is mulling over whether it should change the way it defines revenue adequacy.
GIC, Singapore’s wealth fund, has acquired a Pan-European logistics real estate portfolio that has an accumulated industrial space of over 1 million square meters.
C.H. Robinson‘s commitment to innovation and technology secure it a spot in the top ten of the 2020 FreightTech 25 list.
Labor union inks pay deal to keep Christamas merry
Health, labor and environmental groups had urged the California Air Resources Board to pass “the most aggressive medium- and heavy-duty truck standard possible.”
The rolling delays for airlines to add the 737 MAX to their schedules continue, with an announcement by American and Southwest saying it got Boeing to pay it compensation for the grounded aircraft.
Days after thousands of employees and truck drivers for Celadon Group Inc. received word that one of North America’s largest carriers was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, many are still struggling to take in the news.
The White House on Dec. 12 announced the private sector technology winners of its Opioid Detection Challenge.
Mobility group slams spectrum cut as “reckless decision.”
Forward Air to become top 5 final-mile provider with acquisition of most of Linn Star
David Carpenter and Praveen Boppana discuss the Georgia-based logistics company’s expanding ventures.
A new APM Terminals container terminal in Italy also expects to capture cargo moving to and from Switzerland, Germany and France.
Fifth largest global carrier is responding to customer interest in greater container visibility.
Canadian National’s grain shipments gain momentum with eight-day strike in the rearview.
Trucking Freight Futures notch fourth consecutive session of gains on Wednesday.
Cathay Pacific didn’t waste anytime jumping on the Hong Kong airport’s offer to subsidize rebates of terminal handling charges as both organizations look to attract cargo business.
Japan’s leading boxship carrier becomes seventh to join NYSHEX’s platform for guaranteed slots.
A recent report by JPMorgan Chase sees a diesel market reaction coming as a result of IMO 2020, but its tone and forecast are restrained and hint at a market […]
Snow, blizzard conditions not letting up across mountains of western U.S. Icy weather possible in the South.
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel Employers may be well aware of the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in situations where an employee or applicant is “disabled” […]
Assembly Bill 5 limits companies from classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees to save operational expenses.
Delay to provide more time to develop proper IT platform.
Aramco crosses $2 trillion valuation; German economy looks vulnerable than ever; Autoworkers vote for a new contract at Fiat Chrysler.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control warns U.S. companies to exercise due diligence against entanglements with sanctioned transportation services providers.
Less than six months after Refraction came out of stealth mode, the robotics startup is launching its first food delivery service, for residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan, according to a […]
Celadon Group’s (OTC: CGIP) shutdown comes after cross-border shipping had already lost several other full truckload (TL) carriers this year that provided Mexico service. Matt Silver, founder and CEO of […]
On Dec 10, industry agnostic supply chain ecosystem SUKU announced a partnership with DreamView Studios. The platform, enabled by blockchain, and media ecosystem produces photo-real and AR CGI assets for […]
Momentum for carriers holding as volumes, rejections and rates are moving in their favor.
FourKites ranked No. 8 on the FreightTech 25 list of the most innovative and disruptive companies.
After adjusting for Lunar New Year distortions, the growth rate for Chinese exports to the U.S. in November was the lowest since January 1996.
Michael Ceravolo of Beemac Logistics and Jordan Reber of ARL Logistics are making Pittsburgh a hub for supply chains.
Shipyards are facing a scrubber stampede as container lines seek to sidestep paying for low-sulfur IMO 2020 bunkers beginning on Jan. 1.
IATA is optimistic that the trade wars, geopolitical tensions, Brexit and social unrest of 2019 will be less damaging in 2020, offering air cargo stakeholders welcome respite.
East Midlands Airport is adding an experienced air cargo manager to head cargo operations during a period of expansion.
When demand falls, prices fall too — or they should. Yet on the southbound Asia-Oceania trade lane rates are up but volumes are down.
YRC swaps CFOs, names new chair as traffic levels weaken
The 25th season of The Wall That Heals will begin on February 20, 2020 in Marco Island, Florida and visit 35 communities during the year.
Lyboldt urges Washington to take action to repair subpar roadways.
President and chief operating officer, Michael Gettle, who assisted in the corporate restructuring is leaving the company.
Bad weather drives down delivery performance during second week of peak
Index data appears to show that IMO 2020 fuel costs are being passed along to box shippers.
Economic uncertainty weighs on rail volumes.
225 employers have posted close to 500 jobs and counting.
MODE Transportation announces that it has completed the acquisition of SunteckTTS.
Boeing Co. and the FAA are under intense scrutiny from Congress in the wake of the 737 MAX crashes. The House T&I Committee held its fifth hearing on the subject Dec. 11 in effort to tighten FAA certifications.
Latest round of DERA grants allots up to $4 million per project.
National Trucking Freight Futures contract crosses “resistance point” on Tuesday due to strength in the East.
There’s still a lot that needs to happen, and Chris Midgley sees that as having potential impact on the diesel market.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, says many analysts believe the impacts of IMO 2020 will be less than what was projected just a year ago.
Shuttering the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body threatens the ability of countries to settle trade disputes, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns.
Powerful storms to bring a few feet of snow to Cascades, other mountain ranges next few days.
Harbour Air’s aging DHC-2 Beaver seaplane powered by a 750-horsepower fully electric propulsion system makes history flying for nearly 10 miles near Vancouver.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) has announced The Wall That Heals national tour schedule for 2020. The Wall That Heals exhibit includes a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial […]
How the board calculates cost of capital is outdated. How much of an overhaul is needed?
Super Bowl Sunday is the No. 1 avocado consumption day of the year, according to the Dallas-based trade group Avocados from Mexico (AFM). Football fans consume an astounding 105 million […]
Americans for Free Trade spokesman Jonathan Gold said the White House needs to “finalize a deal with China to end the trade war and remove all tariffs.”
On Wednesday, global software and mobile robotics provider GreyOrange launched the latest advancement of its fulfillment operating system. GreyOrange leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize fulfillment operations. According […]
Host John Kingston gives his take on last week’s OPEC meeting, the fact that we haven’t seen IMO 2020 yet in diesel prices and chats up Dave Osiecki about what’s to come in 2020.
Tesla is an automaker that makes electric vehicles. So how did it land the No. 7 spot on the FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 list, which highlights the most innovative and disruptive […]
Freight forwarding giant details innovation required to balance sustainable packaging with customer satisfaction and product safety.
Cash-constrained carrier averts shutdown
Despite extensive general reporting to the contrary, a trio who imported a massive quantity of illegal drugs were not customs brokers or trusted traders.
Landstar’s strong cash flow generation and enviable balance sheet allow it to pay large special dividends even in down market years.
While trucking companies stand to gain from a competitor’s collapse, they lament the loss of an industry stalwart.
It’s taken nearly a year for someone to publicly acknowledge that their company has benefited from the February bankruptcy and subsequent shutdown of less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier New England Motor Freight […]
A plaintiff’s attorney in the case of a vehicular accident may sic the trucking company for allowing Fido to ride along.
Mexican carrier Jaguar Transportation stopped its trucking services this morning (Dec. 10) and could be shutting down as part of Celadon’s Chapter 11 filing Dec. 9. Several freight and logistics […]
The railroad will consolidate business segments to three groups from four to better adapt to market conditions.
Just in time for the holidays, Paccar declared a special dividend of $2.30 a share for stockholders of record by Dec. 20.
The union drive marks the seventh company at the San Pedro ports to employ workers represented by the Teamsters.
The electrification of commercial trucks is edging closer but the industry first must go through a “messy middle” that sorts out the future of diesel and other alternative fuels.
An exclusive interview with Scorpio President Robert Bugbee on shipping stocks and what lies ahead.
Cass announces two new partnerships designed to enhance the reporting and data methodology of its Cass Transportation Indexes.
Trucking Freight Futures were quiet on Monday with the LAX to SEA lane in focus.
The approval comes amid some objection by Congressional Democrats and a wider proposed rulemaking on the same issue.
Warehousing employment grew at an 8% CAGR from 2011-8, but slowed to 2.7% this year.
Rain to snow transition through tonight across parts of the Southeast.
Walmart seeks to bolster its online grocery business through autonomous home delivery.
Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, calls USMCA “a triumph for workers across America.”
Last Friday, December 6, FreightWaves reported that Celadon intended to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy and now the company has made it official. On the surface, it sounds like Chapter 11 […]
Volvo Trucks is building on sales of electric trucks for urban transport in Europe with battery-electric concepts for construction and regional distribution.
Truck parking reservations are now available through popular facility rating app Dock411, plus, more on the Celadon closure, drone safety a focus of working group and Virginia considers a fuel tax hike.