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Several inches of snowfall, gusty winds, travel troubles heading to several Midwestern states as October ends.

Orbcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBC) sees its shares sell off after its quarterly report. The company’s transition to subscription service, and the accompanying delay in revenue, appears to be weighing on investor sentiment.

Backers seek to put ballot initiative to state voters with aim to redefine independent contractor drivers.

Platform addresses lack of delivery options in the Philippines

Montreal-based Transport DSquare got an early taste of the platform on a Mississauga-Montreal haul and sees good things for the Canadian freight market.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems is introducing a new engine brake designed for lower rpms as well as two new technologies for improving fuel economy and reducing cabin shake upon engine shutdown. This specially wrapped truck will tour the country in 2020 to showcase the technologies.

Even with a 15-20% increase in container freight costs from Asia to the U.S., prices would still be far below 2018 rates.

Saia withstands, as best as it can, a weak macro to post decent third quarter results

Expect rate divergences between FedEx and UPS into 2020, led by dramatic changes in last-mile deliveries

Brian Aoaeh writes about threats to supply chains from cyber attacks and the need for increased cyber security.

Tribunal rules $6 billion class action against manufacturers DAF, Daimler/Mercedes, Iveco, MAN and Volvo/Renault can proceed.

Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems unveiled its next-generation heavy-duty rubber suspension for the vocational truck market, the Haulmaax EX, at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta on October 29.

One way to control supply chain costs is to regularly audit your logistics operations, but doing so, and doing so correctly, are two different things.

Analysts now want CHRW to cut costs.

French freight technology startup Everoad has forged a strategic partnership with French mass-retailer Groupe Casino to help digitalize its supply chain.

U.S. freight forwarders have increasingly embraced canines as part of their technology-driven air cargo security programs.

Cooper Tire has added a long haul tire to its Pro Series, giving it a full complement of tires for each position on commercial vehicles. (Photo: Cooper Tire)

Ocean shipping along the coast of Oman, in the Middle East and throughout the Arabian Sea, is being disrupted by Cyclone Kyarr – the most powerful storm ever in that sea-space. However, local sources advise that shipping through a globally critical oil chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, is unaffected.

Bill Driegert discussed both the Canadian and Polish expansions.

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (SGX: NS8U), a Singapore Stock Exchange-listed container terminal operator active in Hong Kong and mainland China, has reported a small decline in unaudited revenues for the nine months to September. That led to a 5% fall in profit after tax.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed ocean container carrier SITC (HKEX: 01308) has reported increases in its unaudited third-quarter results despite a global trade slowdown and the China-U.S. trade war. SITC’s container revenues and volumes have both increased.

Truckstop eases load-matching process with voice-recognition technology.

CAI International Inc. (NYSE: CAI), a leading container-leasing and logistics company, said it had modest year-over-year growth in revenue from continuing operations in the third quarter but that it had […]

Investment will fund a new facility at DHL Express gateway at Hamilton International Airport to accommodate growing volumes.

As those California fires have intensified, they’ve started to have a real effect on the freight markets.

Meritor Inc. is expanding its electric axle line with two new models and announced that it has been chosen as one of seven suppliers for an electric vehicle project in South America,

Carrier411 monitors trucking companies to rate their safety and performance protecting brokers from unsafe carriers.

Daimler Trucks North America, the industry sales leader, is not sweating the loss of big chunks of heavy- and medium-duty market share trucks through the first nine months this year.

Allison Transmission announced it is partnering with Freightliner Trucks to launch its new 3414 Regional Haul Series (RHS) transmission on Oct. 29 at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta.

Business is “Amazon-proof”

Biesterfeld: “We expect that North American routing guides will continue to reset at lower prices.”

GM, Toyota clash with rivals Ford, BMW that are siding with California.

The news this week that Hyundai Motor Company is planning a hydrogen-powered tractor for global markets, including the U.S., could be the beginning of a larger presence for the company into North America.

UPS hopes to hire 50,000 seasonal workers at 185 hiring fairs across the country.

The rail equipment lessor said corrosion damage was found in 160 railcars.

Airline’s Pacific and Atlantic routes hardest hit as trade wars continue to take a toll on air freight volumes and yield.

Indiana-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) reported third quarter total revenue of $5.77 billion,  a decrease of 3% from the same quarter in 2018.  North America revenues decreased by 6%, while […]

World’s largest shipping line teams up with major customers in test of carbon-neutral fuel.

Rule will help law enforcement identify legally transported crops.

Cargo drone provider to launch logistics network to “elevate intermodal connectivity” at Edmonton International Airport and grow revenue.

Delta Air Lines [NYSE: DAL] has teamed with on-demand delivery company Roadie to launch a door-to-door, cross-country shipping service for time-critical goods such as medical equipment, and automotive and industrial […]

The number of employees working for the U.S. operations of the Class I railroads slumps to its lowest level in years.

Sandeep Kar writes about how the ELD mandates in the U.S. and Canada are changing the trucking landscape.

The Los Angeles to Dallas spot contract (VLD) weighed on the South region, dragging National Trucking Freight Futures lower on Monday.

Peterbilt Motors Co. will set prices for deliveries of battery-powered, zero-emission trucks by the middle of next year with limited sales by year-end. The Paccar Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) unit is […]

by FreightWaves’ Lincoln Duff Hello and welcome to another edition of Lincoln’s Logs, where I point out some of my favorite datasets in SONAR that can empower you to make […]

On today’s episode, Nick Austin brings your FreightWaves weather update, Kyle Cunningham talks about outbound tender rejections, and Donny Gilbert gives the the update for brokers.

Charley Dehoney writes about Amazon’s impact on software programming, and how it is using lessons from Amazon Web Services to logistics and its other business lines.

Floating storage, scrubbers delays and newbuilding unease should continue to squeeze crude-tanker capacity.

Oil and gas price forecasts were cut by major banks for 2020; global economic slowdown has hit steel production; Volkswagen looks to commercialize autonomous vehicles by 2025.

“Considerable blowing and drifting snow”, white-out conditions in Rockies. Halloween snowstorm for Midwest.

When brokers see their load-matching time go from a couple hours to a few minutes, the shipper and the carrier also win.

InstaFreight is a digital forwarding company that enables seamless logistics and provides shippers with greater visibility into road freight movement.

If container carriers refrain from adding too much capacity, transpacific freight rates may rise in coming months, says Drewry Shipping Consultants.

CEVA Logistics, the third-party logistics subsidiary purchased by the French shipping giant in April, will cross-sell and share warehousing with Wing.

Jim Blaze writes about Conrail Shared Assets and its accomplishments on behalf of CSX and Norfolk Southern.

Canadian e-commerce company plans to scale its nascent U.S. Fulfillment Network in 2021, leveraging third-party warehouses and a robot-enabled platform from recent 6 River acquisition.

Fleet Advantage says that data supports shorter trade cycles for trailers, allowing fleets to benefit from newer technology.

Ryder expects used truck prices to continue deteriorating in 2020.

A telematics-based pay-as-you-drive program from Daimler Trucks Financial could help trucking firms on the financial brink because of high lease payments and insurance premiums.

Hino’s XL Series of trucks will receive new cab configurations for 2021. The brand has renamed several of its trucks and added a host of new features in all its classes.

Tech-enabled last mile is still in early innings, and there are a number of competing strategies.

Of the 200 U.S.-flag shipping companies that were formed after World War I, only one remains in operation today.

While Hyundai’s HDC-6 Neptune hydrogen truck concept garnered most of the attention on Monday at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta, it was not the only innovative product […]

The door to TRATON Group selling trucks in North American opened a crack with a memo of understanding between Navistar and TRATON to sell Scania mining trucks in Canada.

Fewer cargoes, lower freight rates, higher fuel costs and the consequences of operating a smaller fleet during a time of a slowdown in world trade has led intra-Asia specialist, Samudera Shipping (SGX: S56 / SAMU.SI), to report a net loss for the third quarter of the year.

Read what Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is doing to stay relevant and its importance to U.S.-international trade.

Poor navigation and poor “bridge resource management” were the cause of the Maersk container ship, the Leda Maersk, running aground in a New Zealand harbor channel during fair weather.

Freight railroads need push to ensure Amtrak’s trains are on time, Durbin says.

The first annual Truckload Live Summit will prepare carriers to improve their bottom line results and lower their risk profiles–even in a challenging market.

VeriTread Founder and CEO Jeff Cox has made it his mission to lighten the load of heavy-haul transport.

UPS to expand US health care distribution center network by 30% through 2020.

XPO Logistics stays ahead of macro weakness as net income, EPS jump in q3

Growing source of U.S. containerized goods imposes navigation restrictions due to sunken boxship.

Hyundai has unveiled a fuel-cell powered Class 8 truck, the HDC-6 Neptune, that it plans to launch at an undisclosed time in the future. It will be a global truck for multiple markets, including the U.S.

“We’re continuing to see the erratic fire spread.” The Kincade Fire and other burning tens of thousands of acres in California.

Automaker reducing output and laying off about 450 workers at Oakville, Ontario, facility as its phases out Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT models, adding to woes of Canada’s auto sector.

Struggling flag carrier seeks to offload strategic stake

Volvo Trucks North America unveiled its new VNR 660 truck, expanding its offerings for regional-haul applications, on Oct. 28 at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference could go on strike as early as Nov. 19 should talks deteriorate with Canadian National.

Werner, UPS Freight among initial companies participating in pilot.

Mack Trucks is well on its way to making up lost production from a 12-day United Auto Workers’ strike and sees state-level infrastructure spending buoying its off-highway vocational truck business in 2020.

Expansion of airport is key component of the Qatar Airways expansion plan

Volatility returned late last week in the West and South Trucking Freight Futures markets.

The transportation industry is in a constant state of flux, experiencing market changes influenced by everything from macroeconomic conditions to hurricane season. Understanding data, learning to benchmark and knowing how […]

Roadblocks in building an urban warehouse footprint; Blockchain gets XI endorsement

Market prognosticators have been saying dry bulk will recover “next year” almost every year for the past decade. Will it finally happen in 2020?

The U.K. was scheduled to leave the EU on October 31, but now has until January 31, 2020 to get a deal approved by Parliament.

Forager, a Chicago-based cross-border freight brokerage, announced the official launch of its new technology, SCOUT.  The instant pricing and booking technology brings on-demand pricing and capacity to the United States-Mexico-Canada […]

Snow, record cold coming to mountain west as temperatures dip below zero. Storm creeps into Plains, Midwest for Halloween.

Francis Alvarez, who operated a forwarding service in Houston, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine for violating the Sherman Act.

While technology helps improve fuel economy, the truck drivers (pictured here) that participated in the NACFE Run on Less Regional demonstration pointed out the important role drivers still play.

Roadside inspections can be a scary proposition for drivers, and it’s obvious why. Even simply mistakes or misinterpretations of regulations can lead to drivers and fleets being penalized. Because of this, it’s more important than ever to provide proper training and coaching for drivers.

ZF is moving full speed ahead as it builds out its electrification and e-mobility platforms and believes its proposed acquisition of Wabco will allow it to offer full-system solutions to commercial vehicle operators.

When Jim Handoush was growing up, he thought he was destined to work for Apple, which was in its infancy at the time. Today, Handoush doesn’t work at Apple, but is now helping guide the ship for another startup that is hoping to be just as disruptive.

Great Dane is gathering all the key issues trailers can have into an integrated platform to make it easier for drivers and fleets to see when something is amiss.

Kenworth Truck Co. is finally satisfied that over-the-air software updates are safe for its trucks.

Austin, Texas-based centralized freight platform Shipwell raised $35 million of venture capital funding from a consortium of investors led by Georgian Partners of Toronto, Canada.

Reefer volumes have declined in 2019 as shippers have taken advantage of cheap van rates, but declining production and trade wars have hurt the cause as well.

The transaction is worth approximately $12.6 billion.