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Love’s plans on adding as many as 2,000 truck parking spots this year, less than in recent years.

Detention time is one of trucking’s most pernicious issues. Two former retail executives explain why the industry can’t seem to fix it.

Ex-Slync CEO Christopher Kirchner was found guilty Thursday of four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering following a four-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District in Fort Worth, Texas.

Forward Air announced Thursday that it has closed on a merger with Omni Logistics following months of litigation.

Six people have pleaded guilty so far in a federal fraud case involving former executives at Polar Air Cargo, customers and service providers.

Marten Transport reported net fourth-quarter income that was more than 50% lower than a year ago.

American Airlines’ cargo results in the fourth quarter were lackluster considering the industry experienced a mini-renaissance after hitting bottom in the summer of 2023.

Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec rail corridor could complement container movements along the Panama Canal.

Walmart partner DroneUp can now fly drones beyond the visual line of sight.

As many are predicting another shift in the second half of the year, the co-founder of Sifted has advice for both carriers and shippers moving into 2024.

The air cargo industry finished 2023 on a high note and is getting an extra boost from the Red Sea shock as shippers divert ocean freight to keep their supply chains fluid.

Knight-Swift Transportation reported a big fourth-quarter miss on Thursday, but management has hopes normal seasonality will return by spring.

Analysts at Morgan Stanley are bullish on the growth prospects for
Canadian National Railway Co.’s business units in 2024.

Humble leadership at Paccar forgoes a victory lap its as profit streak reaches 85 years with regular dividends paid out since 1941.

The initial effect of Houthi attacks was on containerized consumer goods. The attacks are now snarling seaborne fuel flows.

Covenant Logistics Group said the freight cycle is bottoming out, and it expects the market to slowly improve over the next several quarters.

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Fleet telematics provider Samsara Inc. (NYSE: IOT) filed suit against rival Motive Technologies in federal court Wednesday, alleging Motive, formerly KeepTruckin, copied and used its proprietary technology and engaged in false and misleading advertising.

Semi-trucks are getting better at monitoring what drivers do and, frankly, driving themselves. Truckers are understandably concerned. 

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Covenant Logistics Group’s fourth-quarter revenue declined 7.4% year over year to $273.9 million.

TriumphPay came in at positive EBITDA in the fourth quarter, a full year ahead of schedule.

Volvo Trucks North America revealed a 90% new VNL over-the-road truck that promises up to 10% better fuel efficiency.

The Port of New Orleans has received a $226 million federal grant to complete the $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal on the lower Mississippi.

China Cargo Airlines has delayed the start of its inaugural freighter service to Miami for undisclosed reasons.

Truck maker Paccar Inc. reached 85 consecutive years of posting net income with record sales and profits in the fourth quarter.

The undisclosed investment will support Optym’s enhance of transportation optimization solutions.

The benchmark price of diesel used for most fuel surcharges was down again, its 14th drop in 18 weeks.

Walmart is the largest company in the world. Its elite, well-compensated trucking fleet is part of the reason why.

Ryder System is leasing space at a Houston maintenance facility to Kodiak Robotics for driverless truck operations.

Paccar is recalling 11,053 medium-duty trucks because an improperly seated mirror glass lock ring may allow glass to fall out.

United Airlines said Monday that fourth-quarter cargo results were half as bad as for the full year.

The Postal Service balked at electric delivery trucks, but it is getting with the program, starting with off-the-shelf Ford E-Transits.

As a freight broker, you are on the front lines of ensuring safe, efficient and compliant transportation of goods.

Amid the focus on wars in Europe and the Middle East, North Korea’s threat to key exporting and shipbuilding nations grows.

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Forward Air announced Monday that its deal with Omni Logistics will close at a slightly reduced amount.

C.H. Robinson said 10 of the top less-than-truckload carriers on its platform are now using electronic bills of lading.

Network for perishables e-commerce D2C segment to open in 4 states

Matt Silver launches US-Mexico logistics startup Cargado with $3 million in pre-seed funding.

Shippers’ mood has been buoyed by positive economic prospects for the U.S., while brokers and carriers are encouraged by a possible market shift.

Visibility providers project44 and FourKites take their defamation fight to the Illinois Supreme Court.

Drivewyze has launched a new service to push safety notifications live to ELDs and other devices.

This week in Borderlands: Nearshoring forecast to boost US-Mexico trade in 2024; Texas receives $70M grant for hydrogen fuel stations; automotive manufacturer announces $400M factory in Mexico; and Texas logistics park receives $1.5M grant to expand services.

The domestic truckload market gets rattled by a series of winter weather systems.

Nikola is in no hurry to artificially boost its stock price to ward off its second Nasdaq delisting notice in eight months.

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on Friday announced the company has raised $260 million from shareholder and e-commerce provider Shopify.

After President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, his body toured the United States in a funeral procession by train as the country mourned the loss.

Monthly canal transits are now much lower than they were in 2015, the year before the Neopanamax locks went into operation.

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Multimodal carrier considers volume a leading indicator and price a lagging one.

In this edition: The annual Freezer Challenge kicks off, imported fruit season has arrived, and Spain is the home of organ transplants.

A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to supervised release and six months of house arrest for his role in a scheme to defraud the trucking company where he worked out of more than $112,000.

Could electric trucks find a new power source in decommissioned power plants. Zeem Solutions plans to find out.

The concept of “people insights” can optimize a logistics operation through a true understanding of how and where employees work best.

Alphabet’s drone delivery service is working on a larger drone design that will be able to handle orders that currently need more than one drone to handle.

Cargojet has exited its commitment for 777 aircraft with cargo conversion packages by selling the rights to aircraft trader Jetran, which is bullish on the aircraft’s prospects.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ fourth quarter was weighed down by insurance costs but revealed a couple bright spots at the bottom of the cycle.

Mississippi incentives helped lure a $2 billion advanced battery-making joint venture for electric trucks to the Magnolia State.

Nation’s top truck safety regulator, Robin Hutcheson, will step down Jan. 26, according to DOT.

Container lines faced overcapacity and huge losses in 2024. Then the Houthis flipped the market in favor of container lines.

Supply chain-focused startups Sayari, TrusTrace, Cart.com and Kusari recently secured a combined $330 million in capital investments.

On Wednesday, autonomous trucking startup TuSimple went private after voluntarily delisting from Nasdaq following two years of stock and boardroom drama. FreightWaves’ Alan Adler writes, “TuSimple was the first autonomous trucking company to demonstrate driverless operations on an open highway. One of its trucks traveled 80 miles with no human on board from Tucson, Arizona, to Phoenix in December 2021.”

The January State of Freight webinar from FreightWaves looked at low temperatures and signs of a warming market.

California leads zero-emission truck adoption, but other states are growing faster in certain types of commercial EVs.

What will it mean for a consumer drone manufacturer from China to enter the delivery drone market on a global scale?

A Delaware court will determine if Forward Air is required to close on a merger with Omni Logistics, or if Omni breached the deal agreement as alleged.

Supply chain software providers Manhattan Associates, Blue Yonder and AWS Supply Chain used the National Retail Federation’s annual meeting to tout new offerings and discuss recent challenges.

Lawmakers are told that criminals are registering as fake trucking companies with FMCSA. 

WWL Vehicle Services Americas is closing a Houston logistics operation and moving to Freeport, Texas.

Logistics real estate operator Prologis’ 2024 outlook calls for relative softness in the market during the first half of the year before rebounding.

PS Logistics announced its second deal of the year, acquiring the flatbed operation of North Carolina-based ELS.

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Cargolux is investing in aircraft to fight wildfires, a completely new line of business for the freighter operator.

The Haslam family has exercised its option to have Berkshire Hathaway buy the final 20% of Pilot Travel Centers it did not already own.

Canadian authorities shut down two trucking companies in the Vancouver area that are tied to recent highway collisions.

One-time autonomous trucking leader TuSimple took the next step in its pullout from the U.S. market by voluntarily delisting from the Nasdaq.

Equities analysts have trimmed fourth-quarter truckload estimates again after the industry limped through the final days of the year.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for only the fourth time in the past 17 weeks.

Warehouse operator Prologis reported in-line fourth-quarter results and full-year 2024 guidance.

J.B. Hunt announced it has added former railroad executive Patrick Ottensmeyer to its board.

Container-ship diversions from the Red Sea will likely last for months. Are large-scale tanker diversions imminent?

ITS Logistics is entering this digital arena with its container management and visibility platform ContainerAI.

Air France-KLM and ocean shipping power CMA CGM, citing regulatory challenges in various nations, have agreed to discontinue their air cargo capacity-sharing agreement one year into a 10-year partnership, the […]

Brad Jacobs’ new book, “How to Make a Few Billion Dollars,” is filled with lessons for transportation entrepreneurs.

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Sepeti Moala, vice president of client success at Transportation Marketing Group.

In this edition: The FMCSA has a first; Mexico holds the top spot; and freight audit and payment hits center stage.

APM Terminals announced a deal with Plaquemines Port to build a $500 million container terminal near the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River.

Daimler Truck managed a 1% gain in global sales in 2023, less than expected as supply chain issues still haunted the leading OEM.

December data from Cass Information Systems shows further rate stabilization, albeit at depressed levels.

Cargojet says there isn’t enough airfreight business to justify its planned investment in 777 converted freighters. It wants to get out of its commitments, most likely by selling the aircraft to another company.

Houthi attacks have been a plus for shipping rates. The latest to benefit: Owners of container vessels that can be rented to shipping lines.