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The Federal Maritime Commission welcomes container shipping industry’s comments on recommendations to bring clarity and fairness to the assessment of demurrage and detention fees.
The primary cause of the deteriorating outlook for the next 12 to 18 months is trade policy.
Dutch-made Truck Driver promises a story-driven experience of building a career hauling freight.
A union drive seeks worker protections in the gig economy.
The Australian carrier has taken delivery of two B747-8 freighters to be operated by Atlas Air.
Mexico, one of the biggest exporters of vehicles in the world, experienced a 12.7% drop in total vehicle exports in August from a year ago. Manufacturers shipped 281,811 units last […]
The recent passage of the AB5 bill in California, with major ramifications on the owner-operator model for trucking, will be a topic of discussion this week on FreightWaves Radio. Joe […]
Quebec-based carrier and brokerage Energy Transportation Group is expanding its presence in the U.S. with the recent addition of a Chattanooga office.
Radiant Logistics, reported several records for fiscal 2019, but the company would most like to make an acquisition or two.
Tokyo-based ocean ship classification society ClassNK is boosting its cybersecurity capabilities by setting up a cross-sectional team of marine and security experts.
Higher transport costs are a price worth paying to cut carbon emissions, says a U.K. government energy czar. Ship owners beg to differ.
Port of Los Angeles says it would take seven Vietnams to make up for the loss of business from China trade war.
Werner has seen freight fundamentals improve recently and is expecting the truck market to tighten as new regulation is implemented.
Suspicious weather brewing in the Caribbean. Disturbance could soon become the next named storm of the 2019 hurricane season.
The weekly FreightWaves Pricing Power Index jumps 10 points in favor of carriers.
The International Energy Agency now believes implementation of the new fuel rule could be “much smoother than expected.”
SmartDrive, a company that focuses on video-based safety and transportation intelligence designed to help truck drivers, has landed $90 million in outside funding, the company announced Sept. 12. The round […]
Should you own your own heavy duty truck or consider leasing?
The logistically challenging final mile of delivery accounts for 53% of the total cost of delivery. Autonomous drone technologies could drastically reduce that percentage.
Freight Futures data to watch today: Spot National vs Regionals The spot month National contract (FUT.VNU201909) closed down 0.35% to $1.467 per mile. Regionally, the East contract (FUT.VEU201909) continued to give […]
Georgia Ports Authority touts record volumes and expansion projects during State of the Port event.
Fast growing port is one of the rare balanced markets for ocean carrier services.
CSX needs to be more proactive if wants to compete with trucks, CSX’s chief said.
Heavy rain, nasty storms will slow down truckers at times today. Plains, Great Lakes regions main targets.
Amazon Air to begin flying at Dallas/Fort Worth regional hub next month
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the gathering at the IAA 2019 on sustainable mobility amidst heavy criticism over the event by environmental activists.
Understanding and analyzing data acquired from current mobility systems could help pave the way for sustainable and affordable mobility of the future.
More fleets are using telematics than ever before, but few are taking advantage of the full capabilities, a new report found. Also, author of controversial report on the driver shortage speaks and Florida is building an autonomous vehicle test facility.
The driver appreciation week is celebrated across the country to pay respect to the 3.5 million truckers who haul freight all year round, rain or shine.
The NCBFAA proposes amending the U.S Bankruptcy Code to allow “subrogation” rights for customs brokers who have paid duties to the U.S. government on behalf of a bankrupt importer.
Forager wants to solve borders for shippers and transportation providers.
Ryder System’s peer-to-peer truck sharing platform COOP connects truck owners with businesses interested in renting vehicles, helping maximize vehicle utilization.
Digitalization and automation are increasing the risk of cyberattacks, say intelligence agencies, but many shipping companies are refusing to act.
Option raised as part of Capitol Hill debate on congestion pricing
The complexity of the question of driver classification is leading to new ways of dealing with it.
There is no “perennial shortage” she tells the FTR conference in Indianapolis.
Two of the nation’s largest truckload carriers said they are seeing green shoots in freight demand.
Class 8 truck manufacturers are beginning to pare production as the backlog of record orders from 2018 shrinks and new orders continue to be slow.
Yantai Port in northern China and the Brazilian miner Vale have signed a so-called strategic cooperation framework to promote the sale of Vale’s iron ore. It is the second such deal for Vale in recent months.
FourKites was founded with the idea of developing a cloud-based SaaS platform that allows for seamless communication and real-time collaboration in the supply chain. As it passes five years in business, founder Matt Elenjickal details why he thinks it has been successful.
Larger ships now calling as liner services have to reach Southeast Asia ports for East Coast discharge.
Truck capacity across the English Channel could be cut to 50% for up to three months, resulting in two day queues for drivers.
Landstar System warns on earnings due to a “tragic vehicular accident” and weaker than anticipated market conditions.
The announcement comes after Beijing announced its first round of tariff exemptions for U.S. goods earlier in the day.
A Convair CV-440 cargo plane crashed outside Toledo Express Airport in Ohio Wednesday (Sept. 11) morning, killing the two people on board, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The […]
U.S. Customs officers at Los Angeles International Airport recently confiscated 28 counterfeit National Basketball Association championship rings with a retail value of $560,000, the agency said Sept. 11. The officers […]
U.K.-based technology firm sees 2019 as pivotal year for logistics-focused technology.
Two ships trapped in the Port of Brunswick since September 8 when the vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsized, have been allowed to leave, a prelude to a possible reopening of the port.
DHL Supply Chain partners with load-matching platform Convoy, becoming the first 3PL to do so
“If there are 5G signals operating where we are trying to sense the atmosphere it makes it more complicated to use the good observations, the non-affected observations.”
A conversation about the future of autonomous trucking with pro-labor author and sociologist Steve Viscelli.
Colombian nearshoring may be beneficial to those in the transportation and logistics industries.
The three-week moving average of surveyed carriers reporting ELD compliance dropped to just 89.1%.
U.S. rail volumes are down nearly 4% year-to-date amid a 6.6% decline for coal and a 4% drop for intermodal.
CHRW is facing the toughest competitive landscape in decades, but still has a scale advantage and is investing in tech appropriately.
Boeing Chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Wednesday expressed confidence the company would quickly overcome recent troubles with its new 737 MAX and 777X airplanes, but worried escalating trade tensions […]
Not many people are aware of this, but Alaska received a special exemption from the HOS regulations.
Delta Cargo taps three new leaders to help oversee operations, strategy and revenue.
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association explained its goals towards the future, which involve the creation of a comprehensive plan to enable zero-emission mobility across Europe.
Futures prices being driven by shifting freight flows to the East
Bill approved in state senate with no carve-out for owner-operators
BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO call on charterers, bunker suppliers and nation states to “double their efforts” to ensure a smooth transition to low-sulfur fuel.
The National Association of Manufacturers wants Capitol Hill lawmakers to pass another long-term extension of the bank’s charter before its Sept. 30 expiration.
Brian Laung Aoaeh discusses innovation, technology, and disruption in the freight brokerage market.
China’s Finance Ministry on Sept. 11 announced the first round of exemptions of U.S. goods from Chinese retaliatory tariffs. The exemptions will be effective from Sept. 17 to Sept. 16, […]
YRC Worldwide announces new debt financing agreement. The latest step in it’s latest restructuring.
Barclays and Macquarie estimated that the companies will spend an extra $2,000 to $3,600 per driver annually.
Dry bulk spot rates have pulled back from recent highs, while trans-Pacific container rates have held their gains.
Heavy rain, intense thunderstorms, early-season snow could all delay truckers in several states today, tonight.
Greenhouse gas regulations are the sticks and incentives are the carrots in driving the heavy-duty truck and commercial vehicle industry to embrace electrification.
Future attacks could be far worse than the $10 billion ‘NotPetya’ attack in 2017 that hobbled Maersk and cost FedEx $300 million.
France’s second-largest airline suspended flights Sept. 6.
Cathay Pacific saw double-digit drops in both tonnes of cargo carried and cargo and mail revenue freight tonne kilometres.
Plus: Ride-hailing, trucking companies await likely final passage of California labor bill
Decision could make it easier for employers to make unilateral work-rule changes
Shippers responded to the last round of tariff increases on imports from China by front loading containers into U.S. ports in July, the National Retail Federation said. After bottoming out […]
Airlines use a lot of skills to maximize freighter and wide-body space for cargo
7-minute company demos will garner a lot of attention at the upcoming FreightWaves LIVE Chicago conference, November 12-13.
Amazon and Home Depot have both leased space in a multi-story warehouse in Georgetown Crossroadss in Seattle.
Classified information in trans-Atlantic markets to be reviewed by advisory board.
Good things come in threes. Following a $700 million raise led by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in February and another $500 million investment from Ford in April, electric-vehicle maker Rivian has […]
The railroad was building the train when it derailed and caused a tank car to catch fire.
6 River Systems is a warehouse management and automation company that utilizes mobile robots named “Chuck” to improve efficiency in warehouse operations.
News that a key test on Boeing’s next-generation 777 wide-body jetliner went awry last week raised questions about possible production and delivery delays, but for all-cargo fleets, the glitch is […]
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) announced the names of 10 drivers from participating fleets that will drive in its Run on Less Regional fuel efficiency study on Sept. 10.
Officials in Mexico and the United States are discussing expanding a joint pilot inspection program aimed at reducing wait times for agricultural products at the border The program has already […]
Attorney Richard Luthmann received a four-year prison term and was ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution for defrauding businesses in the U.S. and overseas.
The Class I railroads are steadily implementing positive train control, but the railroads overall still have a ways to go before the December 2020 deadline.
Schneider National is leading an industry shift from hardware-centric solutions to software platforms.
Henry Byers writes about the latest twists and turns in the U.S.-China trade war.
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel An automotive supplier will be required to revise its no-fault attendance policy after the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s recent […]
Volocopter builds autonomous electric air-taxis that resemble drones for short transits over urban spaces.
The bulls are coming out in support of truckload carriers, kind of. Several equity analysts are using a recent positive inflection in TL volumes, a belief that fundamentals aren’t getting materially worse, and attractive valuation multiples to become more positive on the stocks.
Being 9.5 hours from 90 percent of the industrialized world, e-commerce leader Amazon is utilizing Alaska as an air operations hub.
CHI to ATL futures (VCA) lower on Dorian “risk premium” removal.
Almost all companies required to conduct due diligence to determine the countries of origin for conflict minerals used in their products did so last year, according to a Government Accountability […]
Three Class I U.S. rail operations earned enough returns on investment in 2018 to support their capital projects.
Final investment decisions for new global LNG export plants are surging, a negative for future thermal coal demand.
Puerto Rico getting 25% of money in wake of 2017 hurricanes.
Severe thunderstorms coming back to Great Plains, Midwest. Heavy rain, flooding potential in Pacific Northwest.
