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Mike Weindel is promoted to company president and Rita Andreone is appointed to board of directors.

Thursday will be the last day the current Regulations.gov system will accept totally new requests for exclusions from Section 232 measures on steel and aluminum.

The country becomes the first to join international Drive to Zero initiative for trucks, cargo vans and buses.

With the passage of time and the context it brings, anyone can point to the moment before markets crashed over the last 100 years and say, “see, the signs were there, how did we not see it?”

FedEx Express creates flex-time driver category that will supplement full time workforce

Not all independent truckers are seeing those benefits

BoxBot is testing a self-driving, electric vehicle for parcel firm OnTrac in northern California.

Fleets will not be able to register noncompliant trucks with the DMV.

IMAGE: TCA The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has awarded John Christner Trucking, Inc.’s Director of Safety, John Mallory, as the 2019 TCA Safety Professional of the Year — Clare C. […]

“It’s just a confusing time for all of us in transportation and anybody in manufacturing or business in general to have a really good sense of why we’re seeing this kind of softness,” said CSX chief executive officer Jim Foote.

YRC names T.J. O’Connor as COO; O’Connor to remainas head of YRC Freight

Bringing spot vessels together into a pooling arrangement made sense, but ultimately, business interests diverged.

Farming not the only industry to suffer losses from major flooding.

Purchase of 179 million square feet of space from Singapore’s GLP is part of plan to meet e-commerce demand.

Driver hiring includes many steps to ensure compliance, and many fleets turn to outside help to assist in that process.

Parts of I-29 remain closed due to flooding, wet conditions in Little Rock and severe weather to our west

The company launches today, with Walmart as a partner.

Landstar announced that it may not be able to meet the low-end of its guidance range as truckload spot market fundamentals remain weak.

Fiat Chrysler has pulled its merger proposal with Renault, blaming French politics.

Truck drivers looking for a job will soon have to register with a new drug and alcohol clearinghouse.

Industry expresses disappointment that Customs’ umbrella system remains vulnerable to shutdowns.

For the first time in its 168-year history, Port Laredo is No. 1. Laredo surpassed Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest trade hub, including airports, seaports and international border crossings. […]

The last month has been like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride for the freight market. Starting with the Trump tweet about increasing tariffs on Chinese goods another 15% in early May […]

The autonomous ship, the Yara Birkeland, will provide the blueprint for the operation of autonomous vessels on European and U.S. inland waterways.

Data across all modes of traffic is signaling a dramatic slowdown in the freight market, but U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) continues to come in strong.

Switch to long-term coverage that began in 2016 continues to pay off in 2019.

Six projects were selected from the 39 applications to receive funds in the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects grants.

Atlanta and Amsterdam Airports sign an MoU to develop better air cargo processes to support goods moving between the two big markets

Volvo and Mack used trucks are now backed by factory warranties of up to 24 months and 250,000 miles for parts and labor on certain components.

BE-GATE is designed to simplify the import and export of e-commerce goods.

Apple is looking to buy autonomous driving technology startup Drive.ai, which might help the company gain ground against its bigger competitors in the self-driving niche.

The Group marks World Environment Day by reiterating its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.

The e-commerce giant on Wednesday unveiled its latest design for the Prime Air drone, which can fly up to 15 miles, deliver in 30 minutes and carry items weighing up […]

Worldwide Flight Services will begin operations in the newly built 120,000-square-foot warehouse later this year.

The federal agency announces the names of 168 individuals and entities banned from exporting defense articles that require a State Department license.

The federal agency announces the names of 23 individuals and entities banned from exporting defense articles that require a State Department license.

The service will commence sailing June 17 from Osaka and provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia.

The expected four-fold growth in e-grocery demand will spark a land rush in cold storage facilities, CBRE says

Iranian citizen Peyman Amiri Larijani faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted on charges that he and co-conspirators facilitated exports of U.S.-made plane parts to Iran’s airlines.

The Port of Long Beach can be a challenge for truckers, even during the slow season. But the port and its tenant marine terminals are looking to software to ease […]

The first Uber Freight European load has been moved in the Netherlands. The cargo was for Heineken.

In 2018, international shipping recorded the fewest number of casualties in 100 years, insurer Allianz reports. A disturbing truth about worrisome Wednesdays, and a curious incident involving cocaine-bearing sharks, were also revealed.

A.L.A. Trucking’s 41 drivers and 15 other employees will lose their jobs in the layoff, owner Alan Adams confirmed late Wednesday night.

Amazon rolls out new hybrid drone design with independent sensors for enhanced safety

Investor concerns are intensifying over the fate of George Prokopiou’s publicly listed LNG partnership.

Business groups may also look to courts as potential way out

U.S. intermodal volumes fell 5.9 percent in May, while carloads fell 2.1 percent amid economic uneasiness and uncertainties surrounding U.S. trade between Mexico and China.

Pepsi Beverages is the latest company to join the Urban Freight Lab, a group that aims to streamline the delivery process.

Purchase of fellow New Brunswick carrier adds a long-haul open-deck business that serves Canada and the United States

Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK About 551 people were victims of workplace homicide each year between 2006 and 2010, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) conducted by the […]

Customers are expecting same- or next-day delivery, variable last-mile delivery options, high in-transit visibility, flexible or free return policies and always-in-stock inventories.

Justin Hall has left the chief customer officer post at YRC almost 3 years to the day that he took the newly created job.

The legislation, favorably reported to the House by a 29-21 vote, provides $137.1 billion in budgetary resources and includes $75.8 billion in discretionary funding.

CharterSync provides freight forwarders a quick way to source aircraft within the air cargo charter market.

“June is a big month in the second quarter historically…and if we don’t see it here in the month of June you really have to question what we are going to see in July and August,” said Rourke.

Class 8 truck orders posted their worst month since July 2016, according to ACT Research, barely topping 10,000 units in May. Class 5-7 medium-duty orders followed suit

Gulf Coast flooding continues, barge traffic at a standstill and severe weather is possible from the Midwest to the Carolinas

Saia’s interim report also showed a slowdown in LTL activity.

Michelin Group announced it will partner with Swedish-based self-driving startup company Einride this week at the Movin’On Summit for sustainable mobility in Montreal.

Brian Mulroney, an architect of NAFTA’s precursor, says the trade deal will withstand Trump’s latest tariffs.

“Insurers have been warning for years that the increasing size of vessels is leading to a higher accumulation of risk,” says Allianz.

The Richmond, Va.-based trucking company’s $15 million bid for Eastern Freight Ways and Carrier Industries was approved by a judge in mid-May.

Senators press BIS nominee on the administration’s failure to release details of Commerce’s national security investigation into automobile and related parts imports.

A memorandum of understanding paves the way for digital and physical connections between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Installations of the exhaust cleaning systems will begin on three vessels in 2019 and the remaining three in 2020.

Market expert Henry Byers examines the U.S.-Chinese trade war and its impact on imports and the broader economy.

The Shanghai International Shipping Institute points to “feeble economic and trade growth” in a recently released report.

Market expert Jim Blaze explores what railroads need to do to capture more of the market share of oversize loads, which are essential to the economy and profitable as well.

Thomas Sonntag is named managing director and Marcus Anvell is appointed area sales manager.

As the administration ratchets up Section 301 tariffs on China, it appears it is directing less attention to the overarching goal of balancing the trade relationship, a witness said.

While most trade lanes grapple with overcapacity and weak rates, the trans-Atlantic westbound market is one bright spot for ocean carriers. One market expert credits a strong U.S. dollar  and […]

Erin Wirth succeeds Clay Guthridge, who retired last week after serving 13 years as the Federal Maritime Commission’s chief administrative law judge.

Executives from Redwood Logistics, Forager Logistics, and Transplace discussed the risks posed by new tariffs on Mexican imports.

Australia’s border biosecurity system was stretched “close to breaking point” and had “severe impacts on sections of the shipping and exporting industries,” says the Inspector-General of Biosecurity.

Trade growth, demography and land use changes in the city of Melbourne, Australia, have made necessary a shift of freight from truck to rail, according to an analysis by Melissa Horne, Victorian Minister for Ports and Freight.

Michelin rolled out its new high-tech airless tire at the kick off of the Movin’On Summit for sustainable mobility on June 4.

Rates are rising for bulkers and gas carriers, while container pricing on the trans-Pacific is showing signs of life.

The railway moved 15 million metric tonnes of grain for export through Vancouver in May, breaking the record set in May 2017 by 5 percent, the company said on June 4.

RIO aims to connect different stakeholders within the transport logistics segment and push the industry towards digitalization.

Freightos will offer real-time quotes and booking on Europe’s third-largest air carrier as part of the company’s growing online freight marketplace. IAG Group, the holding company for British Airways and […]

The early-stage investments are the first to be made by the $100 million fund set up in November 2018.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case again about whether Amtrak can have a role in crafting the on-time performance metrics and standards for the freight railroads. The Court’s June 3 action paves the way for Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration to finish establishing those metrics and standards.

FreightWaves, the leading data and content source for the freight markets, has acquired StakUp Inc., as part of a multi-faceted partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) that will build […]

Owners of industrial real estate expect gains in 2019 but not to the extent that had been once forecast, a survey found.

House committee urges “national strategy” to address the issue

“We are the knights of the highway and it’s our duty to make sure everyone is safe.” Drivers praised for helping others while on the job.

Agreement between Canada’s largest airline and Drone Delivery Canada creates a platform to roll out autonomous cargo aircraft on a large scale.

It has been the slowest start of the year on record for shipping on Wall Street.

Funds will be used to increase rail capacity and reduce truck traffic in downtown Halifax.

Market expert writes about how current trade issues between the U.S. and China, the U.S. and Mexico and the U.S. and the EU may disrupt supply chains and cause economic problems.

Canadian freight brokerage buys Ontario-based non-asset firm that specializes in the manufacturing sector.

On its earnings call, NAV walked through its earnings outperformance and provided some highlights on the business and its increased guidance.

The shipping line says the move is in line with a decision to quit other voluntary discussion agreements in 2017.

Learn how existing and future technologies will continue the evolution of supply chains, transportation and warehousing.

Military members under the age of 21 can now apply for inclusion in an FMCSA pilot program for younger drivers.

“Heightened political risks to vessel security, complying with 2020 emissions rules and the growing number of fires on board bring challenges.”

Your weekly fuel report has arrived.

The pilot program allows a limited number of drivers ages 18 to 21 to drive CMVs in interstate commerce if they possess the military equivalent of a CDL.