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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.
A company’s journey to improving freight payments yields broader insights about the value of data quality.
The self-driving truck startup hauled tubs of Land O’Lakes butter from Tulare, California, to Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
The sudden closure of Celadon has left thousands of lives impacted. To help those employees find work, FreightWaves has created a free job board where employees can post resumes and recruiters and fleets can post jobs.
Longtime Capitol Hill legislative counsel and policy consultant completes the five-person commission.
The delay of aircraft components and replacement parts can mean tens of thousands of dollars in losses for airlines waiting to make necessary repairs, which is why so many turn to specialized logistics providers.
German-based chemical company BASF has reportedly planned to build a cathode factory in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, catering materials for electric car battery production.
The fast growing forwarder Flexport was awarded sixth place in FreightWaves 2020 FreightTech 25 competition.
Losses in Europe are estimated to now be costing businesses billions of euros a year.
Urban spaces are now seeing a trend where commuters are seeing sense in moving away from the concept of owning a vehicle for transit to picturing mobility as a service.
Port operator TasPorts allegedly sought to block a rival towage operator from offering a new service, according to new court filings.
Chief Relationship Officer Brent Hutto explains the importance of embracing the freight industry’s digital evolution.
Outbound tender volumes (OTVI.USA) rose by 8.34% week-over-week. Much of this rise can be attributed to the timing of Thanksgiving. Nationally, outbound tender volumes fell 3.01% year-over-year this week. Month-over-month volumes were down 1.68%.
Jaguar Transportation, the Celadon-owned carrier based in Mexico, says it will remain operational and continue its cross-border shipping. “Jaguar will operate in the same way it has been working. The […]
UPS expands worldwide air express networks
Legislation demands OMB and HHS estimate rule publication date.
Site is close to Interstate 69 and Ohio River.
The agreement is hailed as “a critical step forward in our economic and security partnership.”
Railway Age reports Wabtec also will help ENR modernize its existing fleet.
Office of Foreign Assets Control adds Try Pheap and 11 of his companies to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.
Trucking Freight Futures ended a generally negative week on a positive note on Friday.
Airlines for Europe (A4E) lobbies policy-makers to support air cargo sector
Blockchain needs trust to gain trust. A tribute to Paul Volcker
The Commerce Department is expected to propose new rules that lower the U.S. content threshold for licensable reexports and when foreign-made products are subject to U.S. export controls.
Drivers “in shock” and blame the troubles of their U.S. parent company for causing Canada’s largest trucking failure of 2019.
ArcherHub runs its own fleet that it uses as a backup for loads that go uncovered on its digital freight marketplace and thus guarantees hauls for every shipper.
Several inches to a foot of snow could delay truckers, freight in many states this week.
It’s been another banner year for venture capital (VC) investment as investors sunk $11.7 billion in supply chain technology across 371 deals during the first three quarters of 2019, according […]
Move to establish green bona fides comes as the liner operator is called out for its carbon output.
R&D investment delivers top-5 status among FreightTech 25.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said excluding ocean cargo from the Section 321 pilot program reduced “a substantial number of relevant shipments of potential participants.”
Roadrunner Transportation continues to overhaul its portfolio with the sale of its flatbed unit.
Container industry veteran John McCown argues that the shift toward East Coast ports is inexorable.
The official announcement followed a chaotic weekend of credit, customer, and driver issues,
The Swedish truck giant’s venture capital arm has invested an undisclosed sum in Autotech Ventures.
Shareholders of beleaguered U.K. trucking company Eddie Stobart have gone ahead and accepted a £55 million rescue deal that would help the company come out from the brink of administration. […]
FreightWaves continues to follow the fallout at Celadon Group. The biggest bankruptcy in truckload history is expected any day. An internal source tells FreightWaves that Indianapolis based Celadon Group will […]
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (JPX: 9101) has taken out a 50 billion yen ($456.7 million) loan with an adjustable interest rate based on the company’s corporate social performance.
Consumers want more information about their food – where does it come from, was it ethically sourced, was it shipped in a safe and sanitary manner, etc. Ben Thrower provides information about how this trend is impacting food companies, growers and consumers.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Washington’s apple exports to Mexico continue to rise; Pharr International Bridge […]
The power and fuel efficiency of truck engines continue to rise as their size and weight shrink.
Celadon Group was Scrooge for its drivers with the Christmas holidays around the corner, but the trucking community is stepping up to help in the season of giving.
The rise of e-commerce has increased the amount of low mileage freight, but that comes at an unexpected cost to shippers.
Carrier blames rocky freight market, bad lease deal for latest bankruptcy woes.
When it rains it pours and Boeing Co. could use an umbrella. Now the FAA is piling on with its own complaint against the airplane maker.
This new white paper brought to you by Blume Global, explores the functions of a freight forwarder and the digital future that freight forwarders can expect in the coming years.
California ports already face high energy costs, a situation that is likely to continue as the ports pursue clean air goals.
Contributor Ben Thrower writes about the growing ties between the Chinese and European economies and the potential danger of those ties.
The latest features in SONAR 5.0 make it the most future-focused version to date.
It’s scary days in Australia for truck makers and importers, as the volume of truck sales has fallen off a cliff. Also this week: road upgrades, drug-taking drivers, company debt and a parliamentary trucking inquiry.
Airlines insist that decision was mutually agreed
The billion-dollar truckload carrier’s failure is one of the largest in industry history.
Trekker CEO Josh Kaburick discusses changing the model of his family’s trucking company with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller.
On Friday Maine State Police seized a total of six tractor-trailers for racking up approximately $75,000 in unpaid toll debt over the past three years. All six were owned and […]
As members of Congress considers how to fund surface transportation projects over the next several years, they must consider the ways that e-commerce is transforming supply chain logistics, leaders and witnesses told a U.S. House panel on Dec. 5.
The company sees the new facility as a way to expand and reach its manufacturing goals.
Santa is sending you an Apple TV 4K this holiday season to keep the FreightTech celebration going! Register for FreightWaves LIVE Atlanta before December 18, 2019 and receive a free […]
Top four parcel delivery firms perform well in first week of peak season, ShipMatrix says
Lawmakers call out White House for trying to obstruct OIG probe.
Prologis expands Chinese footprint with multi billion dollar investments
Agriculture shippers and forwarders work with CBP and Census in an effort to eliminate $5,000-$10,000 penalties for minor export data filing errors in the Automated Export System.
Tepid volumes with an upside breakout in tender rejections
The state has enough funding to allow construction to proceed, but the details are still forthcoming.
Transportation Insight pushes into LTL brokerage with acquisition of FreightPros
Trucking Freight Futures end quiet trading session on Thursday while looking for direction.
The group is widening its cuts but in the complex math that is OPEC, the announcement sounds more than the actual reductions are likely to be.
E-commerce’s role in transforming supply chain logistics should be a factor that Congress considers during the next surface transportation bill authorization.
This white paper reviews the challenges associated with the freight audit process and how AI can address these deficiencies.
A number of trucking companies are expanding and/or upgrading their terminal systems.
Safety analysis lacking in petition against ELDT rule, agency finds.
“It can be dicey up there anytime it snows.” Two to four feet of weekend snowfall heading to the Sierra Nevada.
Manufacturers also call for the rapid roll-out of dedicated charging and refueling infrastructure to help reduce the share of trucks running on diesel.
With less than a month until the IMO 2020 regulations go into effect, Ben Thrower writes about the impacts about to hit the maritime industry, importers/exporters and consumers.
Carriers are “jacking up” spot rates to improve their negotiating hands with shippers as they agree pricing for IMO 2020 fuel bills and long-term Asia-Europe contracts.
Plus: Uber U.S. safety tally: 3,000 people sexually assaulted, nine murdered while taking Uber rides in 2018.
Rising demand for electric vehicles — including medium and heavy trucks — means an increased need for smart grids with smart charging to power those vehicles. Even that may not be enough.
