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FedEx passes on peak season surcharges but will hit the outsized stiff hard. Rates also to rise for 2020 services.

The halt in vehicle production at General Motors [NYSE: GM] plants on Sept. 16 over a labor dispute is expected to have ripple effects throughout the automakers’ supply chain, but […]

Canadian e-commerce firm allows merchants to sell CBD and other hemp products online and in brick-and-mortar stores.

Meier will work with Bobby Harris on developing and executing a long-term vision for BlueGrace.

Danish logistics conglomerate DSV is now one of the world’s leading forwarders after completing the acquisition of Panalpina in August.

Technology deployment specialists Velociti have expanded into the construction markets, giving participants the same support and expertise over-the-road trucking companies have benefitted from since its founding.

Australia is linking its interior to its coasts and its export markets by building a giant railway to the main seaports. But someone forgot to link the railway to the northern port.

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) is on track to deliver five Class 8 VNR electric trucks to California for its multi-partner Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) program before the end of the year, but the infrastructure to charge them may be lagging.

The autonomous trucking company announces an additional $120 million in Series D investment.

Ship operators who engaged in “reprehensible,” “dishonest and predatory” behavior by forcing crew to work without pay get their ships banned from Australia.

He is being recognized for helping a fellow truck driver that was struck by a passing motorist while inspecting his vehicle.

Venture capital arm of Mexican building materials company makes an undisclosed investment in Ottawa-based firm that focuses on last-minute deliveries in the construction industry.

A. Duie Pyle extends service to the West Coast through partnership with Oak Harbor Freight

Oil markets completed their first full day of trading following the drone attacks on Saudi processing facilities, with the global crude Brent benchmark rising more than 14% at the close […]

The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia are reverberating across the ocean shipping business. Part II: the impacts on the crude tanker segment.

U.S. Chamber chief Tom Donohue also commented on status of China trade talks, USMCA.

DP DHL open s innovation center for Americas, the third center in its global network

While retirement communities have provided a controlled baseline to deploy their services, Voyage does not plan to stop there.

The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia are reverberating across the ocean shipping business. Part I: the impacts on non-tanker shipping segments.

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) kicked off its 2019 in.sight user conference in Houston with an ode to technology’s role in empowering collaboration and data-driven decision making. During the opening session, the […]

Transplace’s 2019 Carrier Symposium in Dallas discussed the latest topics impacting the carrier industry, including both capacity excesses and shortages, ELDs, regulatory changes, and driver issues. Frank McGuigan, chief executive […]

The Truckload Carriers Association has named Terry Whittington of Fort Smith, Arkansas, a professional truck driver with ABF Freight System, Inc., a Highway Angel. He is being recognized for helping […]

A former California Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) employee was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for his part in a fraudulent commercial driver’s license scheme.

Lower Friday spells end to a mostly down week for Freight Futures.

Tesla takes a page from Amazon in new logistics strategy for delivering vehicles. Union group uses customer as leverage to bash XPO

Executive director and governor report volume records and expansion opportunities.

The AgTC asked the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to extend the comment deadline to Oct. 31, calling the rule “the most relevant and far-reaching initiative taken by the FMC in many years.”

An Indiana woman was sentenced Sept. 11 to nearly five years in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from a trucking company.

The Express Association of America said additional industry participants in Customs and Border Protection’s Section 321 pilot will “enhance” the agency’s capability to target illicit products.

Preliminary used Class 8 truck sales fell for the 10th consecutive month in August as used trucks hit the market in bigger numbers because of new truck deliveries from record orders placed in the latter half of 2018.

When something goes wrong, such as a fatal truck crash, how your company responds in the moments that follow can be critical to the long-term survival of the business. Developing a crisis communication plan ahead of time can help prevent long-term reputational damage.

With oil prices climbing 20%, bunker and BAF costs are expected to follow suit after Saudi drone attacks

Hanjin KAL, controlled by the Cho family, remains the largest shareholder in Korean Air.

Shippers, TMS and MTP providers have now been given access to Convoy’s automated real-time pricing and capacity for both live and drop-and-hook loads through API and a suite of developer tools called Convoy Now.

IMC Companies added its eighth regional trucking branch with the addition of a new drayage and intermodal provider in the Pacific Northwest, The third-party logistics and intermodal trucking provider said […]

Volvo Trucks will offer its Dynamic Steering system as an option in 2020. Volvo says it reduces the strain of maneuvering a heavy-duty truck steering wheel by up to 85 percent.

Japanese ship owners have called — very, very politely — upon the Panama Canal Authority to give greater consideration to the shipping industry when hiking canal tolls.

Carriers are set to withdraw more Asia-Europe sailings in Q4 as excess capacity drags on freight rates.

Founder and CEO of Farmbox Direct works to eradicate food deserts by shipping fresh fruits and vegetables to consumers.

A market covers its shorts but also ponders the vulnerability of the Saudi oil system.

Diesel prices could spike by over 20% overnight due to the market coming to grips with the biggest blackswan event to hit oil in over a decade. On Friday night, […]

Purolator among partners in a one-year test run intended to reduce commercial vehicle traffic in Montreal’s city center.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Border checkpoint affecting truck wait times; Protestors shut down Houston Ship Channel; […]

Aviation Capital Group is the 11th-largest aircraft lessor globally and is being acquired for approximately $3 billion.

Inspectors will be out in full force from Sept. 15-21 as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week.

If buses are competing with on-demand mobility modes, then bus networks too need to meet the demand of their riders.

FreightWaves releases carbon emissions indices, fleet counts and more.

The drone attacks were a combination of low-tech equipment versus an oil giant, creating more disruption than any time in recent history.

World No. 2 producer shuts in half of production due to overnight attacks.

German air carrier set to lift ban by next week.

A refinery in the Caribbean that was closed in 2012 is springing back to life, and it has a role in IMO 2020 compliance.

In Australia this week: new truck sales this year in Australia are slumping when compared to last year; transport company PAGE buys Allalong to exploit the Sydney to Tasmania freight market; seaport says millions of truck movements can be eliminated; electric truck is donated to charity; stink-trunk gets un-sunk.

DB Schenker’s head of Americas says uncertainty arising from events such as the U.S.-China tariff war means shippers will increasingly need to source from multiple countries and adjust inventory.

Data confirms that U.S. importers are increasingly opting to bring Asian cargoes into East Coast ports.

The federal fuel tax has not been increased since 1993 and has not kept pace with inflation, with rates set at 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel fuel.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has transferred flying responsibility for two leased Boeing 767-300 freighters from Atlas Air Worldwide to Air Transport International, a charter airline owned by Air Transport Services Group […]

National outbound tender volumes and rejection rates support brewing optimism surrounding trucking market

Millions in private and public funding are going toward the two western Canadian ports.

U.S. government alleged company broke federal contract pricing rules.

TIA President is excited to see what the future holds for the 3PL industry.

Hurricane Dorian’s devastation of Grand Bahamas Island and the Abaco Islands  is so widespread that logistics providers lack basic infrastructure to deliver relief supplies, leading many shipments of food and […]

TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner On Wednesday, September 11, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and […]

The Surface Transportation Board has proposed two rules that could ease shippers’ burdens when contesting rail rates.

Market interest shifts West with potential ease in trade tensions.

The Port of Brunswick reopens to restricted traffic as the investigation into the capsizing of the car carrier continues.

The Justice Department has asked the express carrier’s lawsuit to be dismissed, stating that it should be up to Congress and not the court to decide if the Export Administration Regulations apply.

Wet weekend for parts of the southeastern U.S. thanks to what will likely become Tropical Storm Humberto.

Pictured above, left to right: Glenn Smith, Wayne Farms; John Schmitter, KEP; Todd Tranausky, FTR) A shipper and a consultant talking about how precision railroading’s implementation has affected them both […]

“Aggressive” management style has led to driver abuse, senators claim.

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.