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Transatlantic carrier will make Southampton its U.K. call instead of Liverpool.

Truck driving is one of the most stressful jobs in the economy, and it is vital for trucking fleets to address the issues drivers face and empower them to stay healthier – both physically and mentally.

Significant tropical disturbance likely heading to Gulf coast soon

The American Logistics Aid Network is rallying its freight logistics and transportation service provider members to assist with the potential devastating aftermath of Tropical Storm Barry.

PetroChina now trades 82 percent lower than its historical high; Uber and Lyft drivers will no longer be contractors but employees; Waymo has clocked 10 billion miles in simulated driving.

And there’s no compromise when it comes to safety.

The port handled a record 2.4 million TEUs of containerized cargo in the 12 months ending June 30, an 8.8% increase over the prior fiscal year.

GTZamp automates multi-movement routes, offering loads to drivers based on an ever-growing number of attributes.

A British warship escorted a tanker through the Mideast Gulf yesterday after Iranian naval forces threatened to seize it, the latest incident rattling one of the busiest maritime trade lanes.  […]

The nation’s largest container port handled 764,777 TEUs in June and 9.7 million TEUs in the last fiscal year.

The Waterways Council wants lawmakers to legislate a cost-share split for inland waterways infrastructure projects that’s 25% nonfederal funds and 75% federal monies.

Latest incident comes after U.K. arrests ship carrying Iranian crude oil.

The action could result in trade remedies, including tariffs, if the U.S. finds that France is engaging in unfair commercial practices.

Loadsmart, a digital freight brokerage, today announced a collaboration to provide Oracle Logistics Cloud customers instantly bookable truckload rates and guaranteed capacity from its network of carriers directly in Oracle […]

Although volumes are down across modes, rails don’t need top-line growth to improve cash flows.

Every installed scrubber will be one less ship competing with existing buyers of diesel in the post-IMO2020 world.

Executives from C.H. Robinson discussed increasingly strict retail compliance programs and how to exceed expectations.

Patrick Terminals in Sydney, Australia, shut down for about 19 hours over Monday, July 8 and Tuesday, July 9 after a worker tragically committed suicide.

Chris Lytle to retire from top job at Port of Oakland, leaving a 53-year legacy

Truckload carriers expect “dramatic increase” in fuel efficiency with speed mandate.

Small business owners across the nation slipped off their rose-colored glasses last month. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Optimism Index fell 1.7 points to 103.3 in June, reversing May’s gains. 

Improved safety and total cost of ownership is driving more truck makers to make air disc brakes standard.

Year-to-date U.S. rail volumes fell yet again this week, although improving economic indicators signal that rail volumes could moderate in the weeks and months ahead.

A week after several international border bridges between the United States and Mexico had to be closed because of the migration crisis, U.S. officials announced migrant border arrests fell 28 […]

Capesize owners were afraid to ballast to Brazil when a key Vale mine was closed. Now there are too few Capesizes in the Atlantic Basin, pushing up rates.

Parts of the Big Easy could be underwater later this week

Ashley Coker PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK Small business owners across the nation slipped off their rose-colored glasses last month. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Optimism Index fell 1.7 points to […]

U.K.-based Kontainers is releasing a new version of its freight booking software platform aimed at the small and mid-size enterprise market and priced per transaction. The software-as-a-service company said Kontainers […]

Business-to-business commerce doesn’t get the attention of its business to consumer counterpart. But it is bigger and, in some ways, more advanced in e-commerce adoption, DHL Supply Chain survey says

Although the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has voted in favor of the nomination of an additional board member to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), whether and when she will be installed remains to be seen.

As more signs in the truck freight market point to decreasing demand and excess capacity, brokers are looking for better ways to increase the efficiency of their back-office operations to […]

Planned for this fall, submission of the report will follow an April presidential memorandum requiring the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to send a report focusing on the extent […]

Drivers of 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, delivery trucks, freight trucks and tanker trucks hauled more than $671 billion in goods across the United States-Mexico border in 2018. However, there are around 50,000 […]

Austria will be increasing its toll for Euro 6 trucks by 4 percent next year. It already has many restrictions on trucks moving on local roads, products that the trucks can carry, and has organized several block checks, creating unnecessary traffic bottlenecks.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says a transition to a new warehouse management system is delaying deliveries to its shops across Canada’s largest province.

Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.

Chris Lytle will step down as executive director of the Port of Oakland on July 19, ending a 53-year career in trade and transportation.

Several stakeholders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had called for a vote before the August recess.

Nanette DeRenzi is appointed to board, Paul Tessy is hired, Tom Clark is named regional vice president and Michael Bubica is promoted.

Potential Tropical Storm Barry, feeling like 105°+ in many cities

When it came to choosing the location for our latest and greatest event, Chicago was a no brainer. The Windy City isn’t just at the heart of the Midwest, it’s […]

Brian Aoaeh writes about changes that need to be made to the food supply chain to deter food waste and food loss.

Mack Trucks has built its 100,000th truck equipped with the GuardDog Connect integrated telematics system since first launching the product in 2014.

Latest U.S. trade data for air cargo reveals a lot of noteworthy developments to watch going forward

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China’s pursuit of U.S. military-grade technologies “cannot be tolerated and we are updating our export control policies to account for this very real threat.”

The Port of New York and New Jersey published its plans on how it will handle an expected doubling of container volume over the next 30 years, all while trying […]

The freight forwarder joins a list of ocean carriers implementing surcharges that includes Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, CMA CGM and APL.

Appeals court rejects CMA CGM’s attempt to avoid paying up.

Inrix, a transportation analytics firm based in Kirkland, Washington, has released a platform for cities and road authorities to digitize, manage and communicate local rules on the roadway, at the […]

Dry bulk transport is about to get more expensive thanks to new marine fuel regulations.

Andrew Sheer takes aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s environmental policies ahead of the October elections.

Cummins Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a 15 percent increase to its normal quarterly cash dividend.

“Without documented strategies for how it plans to communicate the results of its research, FRA may lose an opportunity to effectively work with internal and external stakeholders – such as railroads, rail workers and local communities – to address any risks of operating longer trains in support of the agency’s mission of enabling the safe, efficient and reliable transportation of people and goods.”

Three-judge panel says lower court acted properly to block union pilots from slowing down Atlas Air’s operations during contract talks

Egypt seized a tanker loaded with Iranian crude oil in the latest incident to rattle the tense Mideast trade lane. Middle East Monitor reported that a Ukranian tanker was arrested […]

The November 2019 contract is being bid at $2.01/mile and falling.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel The employer ejected two union organizers from its public cafeteria where the organizers were meeting with employees.  The union organizers challenged these actions and […]

Trucker to get nearly $200,000 in refusal-to-drive case

YRC’s CEO hints at more changes to come after it announces closing of its New Penn HQ

While AOBRDs and ELDs serve a similar function, there are several differences in both rules of operation and using the device itself.

Food retail chain Lidl is collaborating with Deutsche Post to put 500 DHL Packstations in Lidl stores to help Lidl customers pick up their online purchases once they are done with their shopping at the retail storefront.

The next steps in turning the heart of last year’s Dynamex court decision on independent contractors into the law of the land in California takes place this week in the […]

As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India has its fair share of trouble reducing its overall spend in logistics. Looking at improving infrastructure and creating multimodal hubs can help.

Panalpina announced a war risk surcharge in response to increased insurance expense for shipments moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

Paul Tessy will oversee Canadian firm’s international segment as it looks to expand reach in the U.S.

Fleetcor Technologies (NYSE: FLT), a global business payments company, has acquired SOLE Financial, a payroll card provider enabling instant wage access for workers.  The acquisition will combine SOLE with Fleetcor’s […]

Atlas Air has won an injunction ordering pilots that have been staging sickouts and delays to stop the practice.

Traveling carnival’s most important rides are reserved for the drivers in its trucks.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. said with the exception of a small number of containers involved in the illegal drug shipment investigation in Philadelphia, the rest of the MSC Gayane’s containers were […]

The German shipping company’s fleet of reefer containers will exceed 100,000 units.

Excessive heat in the South, potential storm in the Gulf

Capital Logistics is the newest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Read about the company, as well as BiTA’s efforts to develop blockchain standards for transportation and logistics.

Maersk’s (Nasdaq OMX: MAER) fight to bring automation to its largest North American marine terminal is getting support from shippers and non-ocean carriers concerned about the impact on the environment […]

USTR has called for South Korea to improve its procedures for competition hearings held by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took PB Tankers and its six tankers off the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after three months.

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it’s become increasingly concerned that South Korea’s export controls are insufficient for certain “sensitive items.”

Hope springs eternal for shipping stocks. Some analysts claim now is finally the time to jump back in.

Longshoremen around Australia are walking out on the job for two-, three- and four-day strikes in the latest collective employment dispute. A series of work bans on overtime and shift extensions is also now in effect.

Integrated logistics provider Qube (ASX:QUB) issued its formal takeover to the shareholders of target logistics service provider, Chalmers (ASX:CHR) on Monday, July 8.

New Penn Motor Express to close its Pennsylvania headquarters after 88 years.

More than $400 billion in freight crossed in both directions through the United States-Mexico border by truck in 2018. In Laredo, Texas, alone, more than two million trucks carried goods across the border last year.

A federal prosecutor filed to seize a container ship at the center of one of the largest U.S. cocaine busts in history, a first step to a possible forfeiture of […]

It has now been a half-decade since the emergence of large-scale container liner alliances. What’s their track record?

Navistar and Daimler Trucks North America are recalling some severe-duty trucks because the axle assembles were not properly lubricated at a Meritor plant.

Jim Blaze writes about railroad movement of scrap – the market today and the future of the market.

Guest post by FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney More than $400 billion in freight crossed in both directions through the United States-Mexico border by truck in 2018. In Laredo, Texas, alone, more […]

This morning (July 8) Morgan Stanley’s transports equities analysts cut their 12-month price targets for most of the companies they cover, but said that following the release of second quarter […]

Volvo Trucks North America is leading a partnership to get heavy-duty electric trucks and the infrastructure they’ll need underway in California.

A $1,000 increase is announced for 40-foot containers moving from Asia to the U.S.

Cathy Roberson writes about Beijing’s new airport – and plans for many new airports in China and what impact they may have on the economy of the country.

The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled on Wednesday to mark up a bill that would establish a blockchain working group aimed at determining potential applications for blockchain, including in federal […]

Logistics has been the key to sustaining the 10-year economic recovery. Amazon is gaining strength in self-handling though not 48 percent. FedEx’s Smith pledges there are no “sacred cows” at the company

The agency called the seizure of the 10,776-TEU MSC Gayane the largest in its 230-year history.

Charger Logistics’ new state-of-the-art facility in Laredo is up and running. The company aims to double its business in Mexico and grow overall capacity by 200 trucks and manage 600 […]

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Ben Thrower profiles Virgin Trains USA’s plans for private passenger service in Florida, Nevada and California. Richard Branson changed air travel; will he be able to do the same thing with passenger train service in the USA?