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Moving oil rigs and oil-drilling equipment is not for the faint of heart. Every niche industry presents unique supply chain challenges, but oil rig transporters said few jobs are as […]

John Lewis will now use carbon-neutral renewable biomethane to power hundreds of its delivery trucks by 2021.

The Cato Institute has published a report that contends the Jones Act hurts, instead of benefiting, the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Ocean shipping terminal operator Westports of Port Klang, Malaysia, has reported a surge in third quarter revenues and a jump in profit before tax. Analysts are… less than impressed.

Operation Victory credits military service time as full or partial truck driving experience.

Evergreen Marine said third quarter operating income was 11 percent higher than in the same 2018 period, but profit from continuing operations plunged.

Reduced estimate for Brazilian iron-ore exports compounds headwinds for dry bulk.

FedEx Express doubles originating network for Asia-Pacific early-AM flights to U.S.

The Class I railroads furlough workers in times of lower volumes but unions think the cuts have been too deep as a result of precision scheduled railroading.

The plant, one of the world’s largest, is designed to support the automaker’s hydrogen truck and passenger vehicle fleets.

Ten of eleven Trucking Freight Futures markets finish week of November 8th lower.

As truck-plus-rail becomes increasingly popular, shippers need to find sites where the modes meet.

UPS has partnered with agri-tech company HerdX to ship beef from the U.S. to Japan, while recording its provenance over a blockchain network.

The Deutsche Post DHL Group subsidiary claims its new digital road freight platform is the continent’s first.

Hyundai Translead, the largest producer of truck trailers in North America, is recalling 34,960 dry vans because the beam clip of the air hose spring assembly may detach from the trailer, allowing the air hoses to drag on the ground. An air leak and the increased possibility of a crash could result.

API, EDI platforms can work together. Singles Day parcel tsunami; Oh, those last 50 feet!

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Online freight logistics startup Shipwell has made all of its functionalities available through the REST API, which allows companies to integrate all or some parts of the functionalities into their own workflows.

This white paper explores the complexities in the supply chain and how shippers can establish partnerships that reflect their values to the end consumer.

Capacity cuts by lines and higher bunker surcharges as IMO 2020 low sulfur fuels are phased in are fueling box freight rate inflation.

Truck drivers spend most of their day alone in their cabs. Mobil Delvac and Pedigree believe that dogs could provide companionship, and potentially improve driver health. The two companies have formed Mutts4Trucks to help pair drivers with dogs.

Initiative includes boosting air cargo revenue

Climate change, electric vehicles, alternative power, terrorism, and regional political conflict are significant risks to Saudi Aramco’s business, according to the company’s initial public offering prospectus.

Boeing 737 MAX will return to commercial service at Southwest and American in March.

Singapore stock exchange-listed ship lessor First Ship Lease reported essentially flat revenues for the third quarter of 2019, but it also announced a swing back into profit. A combination of higher revenues and cost cutting delivered the positive result.

Record cold possible in 150 U.S. locations this week behind arctic front. Big snowfall in some areas, too.

The latest statistics from airlines and airports reinforce what we already know: The air freight market is in a protracted recession. But filtering the data for seasonal fluctuations paints a […]

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Holiday surge increases truck wait times; Truck driver dies during fatal I-10 […]

Regional parcel carriers look to e-commerce to boost small market share

Freight volumes fell off a cliff at the end of October. Is this yet another reason for concern that the market may slow even further?

California-based owner-operators say a new state law, AB5, that seeks to limit the use of independent contractors targets them unfairly.

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We are regularly enhancing and improving SONAR to meet the needs of the ever-changing freight market and the needs of our customers. To help keep SONAR users informed, we deliver […]

The annual report by OPEC that reviews and forecasts every corner of the world’s oil producing and consuming sectors should be read with happiness by anybody who needs to buy […]

The Port of Long Beach and Port of Oakland said exports were up, but imports down when compared to October 2018.

A spate of deadly trucking-related accidents has taken place around Australia over the last week. Truck rollovers were a major contributor to the death toll. There was also a range of other tragic accidents involving moving vehicles. In other Down Under Trucking news, a criminal trucker gets years in jail for killing another driver; hill descent apps; Freightways buys Big Chill.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will seek to overturn a jury verdict that says it owes $93.6 million to the former operator of the Port of Portlands container terminal.

BNSF placed in service approximately 2.5 miles of second main track near Westmond, Idaho, closing the gap between two larger sections of double-track main line on one of the busiest segments of BNSF’s Northern Corridor.

A Miami-based customs broker specializing in perishable imports will benefit from access to agency officers for after-hours inspections through the Reimbursable Services Program.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel In a recent Legal Comment article, we discussed how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) went back to following a rule established by the […]

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The Chinese giant now owns 63% equity in Cainiao.

Uncertainty clouds future of Chinese hydrogen subsidies and impact on the Canadian fuel cell manufacturer.

China-to-California box rates are up 16% from October lows, but are still down 43% year-on-year.

Workhorse Group signed several partnership deals to leverage its intellectual property in electric trucks and drones in the third quarter while more than doubling its loss of a year ago.

Peak season in question

Low-cost carrier fended off rivals IAG, Wizz Air and Virgin Atlantic

The National Trucking Freight Futures forward curve indicates a a narrow rate range through 2020.

Carrier moved 27 temperature-controlled containers on single flight

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UPS’ plan to pay folks to pick-up at alternate locations speaks to need to drive B2C last-mile density

Back-to-back-to-back rounds of snowfall could slow down weekend truckers from High Plains to Midwest.

London-based logistics startup tailored to ease e-commerce returns.

Almost half of fleets are using in-cab video or dash cams as well as a growing number that utilize video services, according to a new survey on fleet’s technology use.

Plus: Amazon Air emissions complicate carbon neutrality goals; autonomous delivery comes to Moscow

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control assessed $210,600 civil penalty against Apollo Aviation Group for violating the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations.

Canadian airlines, already facing a pilot shortage, now face higher labor costs associated with new pilot work rules.

Lori Ann LaRocco’s new book chronicles the tariff war and tracks its impact through trade flows.

Driver training doesn’t have to be stale and programmed, and in fact, it shouldn’t be if fleets want to get the most out of the sessions.

AI-powered driver behavior monitoring startup Nauto has launched a real-time, in-vehicle solution that helps reduce driver distraction on the road through targeted alerts and coaching.

Growth from last year’s front loading makes for tough comps, as trade war upsets seasonal patterns.

Workplace injuries are common for truck drivers. For LTL drivers during peak holiday season, the rush to deliver goods increases the chance of injury.

Uncertainty around trade wars and Brexit have been the biggest drags on air cargo markets this year, but Steven Polmans is an optimist.

In 2020, Matson expects to reap approximately $30 million in financial benefits from new vessels and other infrastructure investments.

Demand headwinds for agricultural and transportation equipment were the factors behind Cervus Equipment’s operating loss in the third quarter of 2019.

All may not necessarily be as it may first seem in the world of company earnings. Dry bulk, ocean container shipping and logistics company Sinotrans (HKEX: 598) may not have delivered a Halloween shocker even though its third quarter results were splattered in red ink all over its income statement. One long-short equities analyst was very bullish on the company’s stock despite the seemingly-poor results!

Airline is first Asian carrier to adopt platform

General Motors Co. confirmed the sale of its shuttered Lordstown Assembly complex in northeast Ohio to startup Lordstown Motors Corp., which plans to build a battery-powered electric pickup truck focused on fleet customers.

A federal appeals court on Nov. 7 upheld a lower court’s ruling that shipping giant United Parcel Service Inc. is liable for illegally shipping hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York state.

McElroy wants to see a more efficient brokerage industry. He believes competition is promoting that.

Americold posts decent-to-mixed third-quarter results

Operating profit for Lufthansa Group dipped slightly in the third quarter from a year ago in the face of higher fuel costs and subpar performance at Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines […]

Splitting up enforcement deadlines for the rule could cost millions in benefits.

TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner On October 21, the public comment period closed for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety […]

Between February 2018 and September 2019, U.S. consumers and businesses spent an additional $38 billion on products due to tariffs on Chinese goods, Tariffs Hurt the Heartland said.

Report finds 65% of hemp growers don’t have buyers for their crops.

The company also announced a collaboration with telematics provider Transflo.

Seaspan Corp. says there are attractive opportunities to increase the size of its fleet.

Federal judge sentenced New Jersey trucking company owner to two years in prison for orchestrating an elaborate $2.3 million tax evasion scheme.

Third-quarter earnings reports and economic data swing in carriers’ direction, but not enough to move the needle in this week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index.

Lena Gothberg uses her podcast to spotlight diversity in the maritime industry.

Trucking Freight Futures pointing towards an uncertain to negative rate environment.

With profits around the corner, listed shipping companies are reopening the dividend spigots.

First New England snowstorm of the season arriving “right on time.” Local, regional freight impacts possible.

The hard deadline for the ELD mandate hits on December 16, and a significant portion of the fleets that run AOBRDs are looking to put off ELD adoption until the last minute.

New service to begin in March 2020

A United Nations report concludes U.S. consumers and Chinese exporters are the primary losers in the trade war. Taiwan, Mexico, Europe and Vietnam are net beneficiaries.

Governments need to bolster electric vehicle battery recycling infrastructure; American worker productivity declined by 0.3% this quarter; Brazil plans to double oil output.

Third-quarter revenue fell for the shortline operator.

Bitter cold snap coming to Chicago next week during the freight industry’s hottest event. Bundle up!

Market expert Michael Baudendistel writes about whether there is a rail recession, or are railroads paring operations and employees to fatten their bottom lines.

This is another in a series of videos produced by FreightWaves and SmartDrive, recorded at the recent SmartDrive Customer Conference in Atlanta. FreightWaves editor-at-large John Kingston discussed several key issues […]

Enterprise supply chain solutions provider LLamasoft has introduced a new taxes and duties analytics service on its platform, which will help companies navigate the complex environment of fluctuating global tariffs while optimizing strategic decisions.

A year after announcing a range of e-trucks for the U.S. market, Volvo Trucks has started selling all-electric models in Europe.

Florida’s largest seaport will use federal funds as part of expansion of its largest marine terminal.

Omnitracs reported that 99.9% of its electronic logging devices (ELDs) affected by a four-day connectivity issue are working again, meaning truck drivers can stop manually tracking their movements.

U.S. rail volumes fell 8.1% amid trade uncertainty and “sluggish” growth abroad.

Two crewmen who were painting the surface of the upper part of a ship’s hold narrowly avoided being seriously injured or killed after the improvised platform they were standing on suddenly failed. Only by pure luck did they avoid falling from height.

Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG) reported a 219% increase in third-quarter operating profit of $105 million. The outsourced provider of air cargo services for Amazon.com’s Prime network and other […]

With experience in both freight brokering and non-asset-based logistics, David Broering addresses the challenges facing the ever-changing trucking industry.