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Locix helps digitize physical spaces and provides real-time visibility to help businesses optimize logistics operations.
New independent research reveals that lines are failing to adequately explain how IMO 2020 fuel bill surcharges are calculated.
Less than a year after automating the load-matching process, Convoy is now automating the brokerage side in select markets.
Truckstop.com’s Book It Now feature is available through Redwood Logistics’ LoadRunner TMS, giving users of both services more options and a streamlined booking process.
“Wow, this is a big differentiator,” University of California San Diego researcher says.
Survey respondents expect pick-up in three months
Amazon hires passenger carrier to operate freighters.
Japanese ocean shipping giant is investigating how to make its ships greener with liquefied natural gas, hydrogen and batteries.
The biodiesel blender credit reinstated by Congress Dec. 17 is a $3 billion a year boost to a less-polluting diesel fuel.
Well-known Pacific Ocean specialists Matson and Swire have joined forces to serve the South Pacific island nations.
Amazon-FedEx divorce gets ugly and hurts merchants
FedEx’s lousy second quarter results are a cost issue first and foremost
Plunge in vehicle and auto parts shipments drive broader softness as manufacturing sales drop 0.7% in October.
A few feet of snow, some ice, potential flooding coming to Washington and Oregon.
This logistics company expedites movie props to rocket engines and everything in between.
An unmanned hybrid electric aircraft creates a new wave of transportation that does not rely on infrastructure
Moving theatrical shows is like choreography showcasing on-time precision prowess and graceful driving skills.
The funding includes $14.4 million to support CSX’s double-stacking efforts near the Port of Philadelphia.
Drivers looking for work or changing jobs should register before Jan. 6.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.
Calm and quiet ruled the day on Monday in the Trucking Freight Futures markets.
Resilience360’s report on the impact of U.S.-China trade war discusses the uncertainty it has brought to global trade.
Hazardous road conditions continue to slow down freight movement from Ohio Valley to New England.
The chill felt in Southwest Airlines’ fourth quarter financial report won’t be weather-related, but because of the 737 MAX.
Truckstop.com pioneered digital innovation in logistics with the first online platform for load boards.
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner In just a few short weeks, our industry will be graced with one of […]
Navistar will cut 10% of its worldwide workforce even as it gained market share for the third consecutive year.
CFI employees have raised more than $800,000 for charities over the past 26 years as part of its Truckloads of Treasures campaign. Plus, airfreight may not grow next year, trailer orders drop and Connecticut delays toll discussion.
Move to pass legislation has ground to halt amid wider outcry from other industries over independent contractor limits.
The European Green Deal is looking to shift 75% of EU freight traffic from road to rail and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050.
Global logistics software provider WiseTech picks up South Korean customs clearer Ready Korea for just over A$20 million ($13.7 million).
International container operator DP World joins Asian and European feeder networks together; synergies – and tensions – abound, say analysts.
A Canadian lawmaker criticized Celadon Group’s abrupt closure of Hyndman Transport, calling it a “footnote in their thought process.” Byran May, a Liberal federal member of Parliament whose Ontario district […]
Boeing is like a boxer on the ropes. The latest body blow is having to suspend production of the 737 MAX while it undergoes further safety reviews.
Vice president of operations explains what keeps PTI at the industry forefront.
Action allows ship owners to buy less expensive marine fuel to meet Jan. 1 regulation.
Travel Centers of America named turnaround expert Jonathan Pertchik its new CEO, effective immediately.
The next step is achieving full interoperability with other railroads.
Less than 1% have yet to comply with a federal mandate requiring them to switch over from AOBRDS to ELDs on Dec. 16.
Just days after Mexico’s Senate voted to approve modifications negotiated into the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), U.S. officials introduced a labor enforcement provision that threatened to stall the trade agreement. An […]
Amazon to block customers of its Seller-Fulfilled Prime service from using FedEx units for deliveries
U.S.-China deal should boost shipping stock sentiment, assuming investors believe it’ll stick.
A quiet Friday caps a relatively strong week for Trucking Freight Futures.
CAI International, one of the world’s largest container lessors, is reviewing strategic alternatives with the help of Centerview Partners.
Several inches of snow, sleet will slow down truckers across the country this week. Severe thunderstorms, too.
Tesla’s truck may not comply with Euro standards. Consultant takes issue with Morgan Stanley’s Amazon firecast
When companies self-disclose wrongdoing to the Justice Department, “the benefits of their cooperation will be concrete and significant,” said Assistant Attorney General John Demers.
Sales mandates are gaining popularity in the world’s two largest electric vehicle markets.
Santa seems likely to leave some coal in the airfreight industry’s stocking this year, but some see 2020 turning to glitter if the industry can get past what is poised to be a difficult Q1.
Navistar is recall four models of work trucks because they can move even with the parking brake on.
For nearly a year now in the U.S. — and for the first time since the Department of Labor began tracking job turnover — the number of open jobs each […]
Platform Science ranked No. 10 on the FreightTech 25 list for 2019. Its open-platform technology streamlines transportation processes to help trucking fleets eliminate waste and save time and money.
British transport associations call on Prime Minister Johnson to quickly agree a future trading arrangement with the European Union.
U.K.-based drone technology startup Skyports operates across London, Los Angeles and Singapore today and plans to be a leader in urban aerial mobility.
On Dec. 15, the same day Chinese tariffs were set to kick in on some U.S. goods, China agreed to suspend those levies, according to media reports. The suspension covers […]
A trio accused of massive drug smuggling allegedly illegally directed customs-controlled shipments away from logistics operators to “unknown” locations.
David Howard, who developed a preeminent publication that explored successful international logistics connections between U.S. manufacturers and ocean container carriers, has passed away.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Police find $3 million in barrels of pork headed for Mexico; […]
Biodiesel blending is on the ropes awaiting congressional action on reinstating a tax credit.
This week: Electric trucks deployed in Australia; new distribution center in Far North Queensland; high compliance rates with fatigue regulations; and container terminal truck charges.
Chart of the Week: 3-Year-Old Used Truck Prices – USA, Cass Freight Shipments Index – USA SONAR: UT3.USA, CFIS.USA At this point the news and story of Celadon, the largest truckload failure […]
Logistics software company took action after learning of tens of thousands of dollars spent entertaining clients at adult venues.
The latest features in SONAR 5.0 make it the most future-focused version to date.
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” […]
