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Importers and exporters are looking to air cargo as a way to bypass the dangerous Red Sea and minimize supply chain disruptions.
It’s been a month since Sarah Schultz last saw her truck driver husband, David. “Any scenario you could run through your head is probably a possibility,” the Sac County sheriff said.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, wants to address truck driver retention, broker fraud and parking.
C.H. Robinson has begun a search to replace Mike Zechmeister, who will remain until a successor is named, or no later than May 31, 2024.
FedEx says it is confident that it has maintained the parcel volumes that moved from UPS.
A lawsuit challenging the waiver granted by the EPA to California for its Advanced Clean Trucks rule will be delayed.
Frictionless commerce tops list of retail trends.
Mexican officials recently approved a $5 charge on containers moving through the Port of Ensenada.
On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Chris Woody, director of safety at The M&W Logistics Group.
In this edition: Reno gets a new cold storage facility, communities recognize the importance of cold storage and more food options come to the grocery stores.
A report released Monday by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) examines the costs and potential impacts associated with California’s push for zero-emission vehicles. This report is a companion to a December 2022 ATRI report titled “Charging Infrastructure Challenges for the U.S. Electric Vehicle Fleet.
HaulerHub’s Sam Agyemang and Sagar Sudhir unveiled strategies to streamline operations and enhance security in U.S. trucking.
In the age of social media, rumors are rampant in the shipping industry. But this article from the archives of American Shipper examines how rumors also plagued logistics in the 1980s, pre-social media.
Parallel Systems recently gave a public demonstration of how its autonomous rail vehicle technology works.
C.H. Robinson President and CEO David Bozeman says he’s surprised that so much truck capacity remains this late in the cycle.
There’s a new nuclear verdict against a trucking company and it comes out of a case in Georgia.
The U.S. freight rail industry got schooled in 2023 on issues including the three R’s: rail safety, reciprocal switching and relationships.
A Delaware bankruptcy court filing on Wednesday showed the results from a second auction of Yellow’s service centers.
Amelia Earhart’s achievements go beyond aviation, and the pilot has done much more than she is given credit for. This museum gives insight into her impressive career and contributions to the industry and beyond.
Forward Air said Wednesday it sold its final-mile business, but it provided no update on the status of a merger with Omni Logistics.
The Port of New Orleans is receiving a $73.77 million federal grant to assist in building the $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal.
Container ships have forsaken the Red Sea route but many bulk commodity vessels continue to transit the danger zone.
Nikola will send its fuel cell electric vehicles to FirstElement Fuel hydrogen stations in California, a partial fueling supply solution.
Major advances from two drone companies move the industry forward.
The United States imported over $4 billion worth of imports of Christmas decorations in 2022, with most coming from China, Vietnam and Mexico.
The Winnipeg Airport Authority is ready to begin the next phase of its cargo expansion and modernization project with an investment from the Canadian government.
An earlier Uber/Postmates court victory over AB5 in California has been vacated.
Three companies departed autonomous trucking in 2023 as Aurora Innovation, Kodiak Robotics and Torc Robotics staked leadership claims.
FedEx’s color-coded air network is designed to bolster FedEx Express’ margins amid continued macro weakness and other headwinds.
Union Pacific wants customers to lobby Congress to get U.S. Customs and Border Protection to say when suspended freight rail operations in El Paso and Eagle Pass, Texas, will resume.
DHL ground support workers at the company’s Cincinnati airport hub ended their strike after an agreement on a new contract.
A small victory in court over a new California rule doesn’t slow another part of the state’s march toward zero-emission refrigerated trucks … but not trailers.
Despite posting operating and net income gains in its fiscal 2024 second quarter, FedEx cut its full-year revenue forecast.
Florida International University College of Business’ Michael White brings his executive wisdom to the classroom.
Cargo volumes were a mixed bag at Gulf Coast ports in November, with Houston reporting declines and New Orleans and Corpus Christi seeing gains.
A new owner sees air cargo potential for underutilized property at Calgary airport in Alberta, Canada.
In this edition: looking back at 2023 predictions and one more labor dispute to close out the year.
Trailer orders are returning to pre-2020 normal rates, even with a 38% month-over-month decline in November.
The new CEO of C.H. Robinson has never led a freight brokerage. His beginner’s mind might be what the beleaguered company needs.
The days between November and January are often dubbed the “happiest time of the year,” but this time span can also be the most dangerous for drivers.
BWT Logistics announces it has acquired North Carolina-based regional 3PL International Express Trucking
Multimodal freight office leader Allison Camden has high expectations now that freight “has a seat at the table.”
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges was down Monday, but its long decline is threatened by Red Sea strife.
A growing number of ship operators are refusing to transit the Red Sea and taking a very long detour around Africa instead.
FedEx is following its rivals’ leads with a no-box, no-label returns program.
This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform.
While navigating shifting market conditions can be stressful, shippers that focus their attention on increasing their own operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness can thrive during this time.
It is unclear whether the reduction in emissions is a result of a genuine effort to mitigate environmental impact or a consequence of market dynamics.
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton outside federal court after being sentenced to four years in prison. (Photo: Matthew Lee/Inner City Press)
U.S. border officials on Monday suspended freight rail operations in El Paso and Eagle Pass, Texas, in response to a surge in migrants in the region.
New York becomes the 11th state to require freight trains to have at least two crew members.
A panel at a conference on private equity in transportation reviewed the reasons why Convoy collapsed.
The anticipated cuts in the fed funds rate will bring institutional capital off the sidelines in the second half of 2024, Prologis predicted.
Air China Cargo is adding Airbus freighters to its fleet after previously operating Boeing jets.
The year’s five biggest U.S.-Canada cross-border supply chain-related stories are highlighted.
This week in Borderlands: Mexico averaged 57 thefts a day from cargo trucks in the third quarter; second rail bridge proposed for Texas port of entry; Arizona plans to expand truck parking along highways; and Holt Truck Centers opens facility in North Texas.
The data does suggest that the supply of capacity and demand for its use is moving back toward equilibrium at a relatively fast clip.
Container-ship route diversions — first to avoid the Panama Canal, now to avoid Red Sea chaos — could help offset rate pressure from newbuilding deliveries.
Striking airport workers at the DHL Express hub outside Cincinnati have picked up support from union members around the country, slowing customer shipments.
Two environmental groups say BNSF should do more to reduce deaths of grizzly bears being hit by freight trains on federally protected grounds in Idaho and Montana.
On this week’s Drilling Deep, we talk truck parking and weakening oil demand. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Wreaths Across America; Courtney George; Graig Morin; Tom Curee; Justin Martin; Matthew Leffler; Reed Loustalot; Paul-Bernard Jaralowski
UPS’ ground delivery surcharge increase comes amid a continued decline in diesel pump prices.
Tender volumes began to outpace 2020 earlier this week and are now marching toward favorable comparisons with 2021.
Intermodal rail can and should be a competitive transportation mode, provided that short-line railroads play a part and more investments go into developing intermodal hubs and insightful data sets, according to a report commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund.
In this edition: The Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act makes it to the next phase and Blue Apron gets in the prepared food game.
TE Management affiliate American Industrial Transport has completed its acquisition of the rail car assets of SMBC Rail Services.
Turkish Airlines said it plans to buy five large freighters from Airbus.
Cummins’ aggressive scaling of electrolyzers will need other players to meet expected midcentury hydrogen demand.
On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Dr. Abhinav Singh, a board-certified physician with decades of experience in sleep medicine.
The upcoming trial between the Haslam family and Berkshire Hathaway will see some limits on discussing a contentious issue.
A look at how the key to success in the supply chain industry is picking the right partner.
Spain-based Swiftair plans to lease a couple Airbus A321 modified cargo jets next year.
After two consecutive years of negative growth, air cargo is shaping up for a rebound in 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association and industry experts.
Find out how more than 100 patriots pulled off dumping so much tea into Boston Harbor in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time.
FreightWaves’ December State of Freight webinar looked at the disconnect between healthy volumes and low rejection rates.
Coyote’s senior managers and directors are believed to be targeted in the freight broker’s fourth round of job cuts this year.
The widespread adoption of digital solutions has created opportunities for scammers across the supply chain.
Data from the November Cass Freight Index shows both shipments and expenditures remained pressured.
On Wednesday, FreightWaves hosted the Domestic Supply Chain Summit, a virtual event with RXO Chief Strategy Officer Jared Weisfeld as the keynote speaker. The interview, conducted by enterprise trucking carrier expert Thomas Wasson, included an outlook for 2024 and highlighted the biggest supply chain challenges and opportunities.
Rail technology provider Wabtec is joining forces with Dutch company Intermodal Telematics to create telematics technology for rail cars.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, will speak at the World’s Largest Truckstop on Dec. 21.
Freight Ninja executives outlined ambitious plans to double locations by 2024, tackling the parking shortage with a focus on smaller trucking companies.
We’re still at risk for another “everything shortage” should a new crisis shut down society again.
Alleged thefts of chicken and chicken-adjacent foods on both sides of the Atlantic have me feeling fricasseed.
PLP Logistics is attempting to expand the use of dimensioners among shippers.
California has asked the Environmental Protection Agency for a waiver to implement the Advanced Clean Fleets rule.
The move included the departure of a key executive, Glenn Koepke, vice president of strategy.
FMCSA chief Robin Hutcheson was grilled by Republicans on the safety implications of a federal rule to effectively mandate truck speeds.
Community opposition adds complexity to logistics warehouse development, the president of Prologis says.
Two Western Pennsylvania-based carriers combine their fleets to better serve the heavy-haul and specialized truck freight markets.
Panama’s drought initially affected transits through the smaller locks. The pain has now spread to the larger Neopanamax locks.
In this fireside chat, FreightWaves’ chief economist Anthony Smith talks with Union Pacific’s Matt Gloeb about how collaboration between the railroad and truck carriers in the intermodal space can help customers reach sustainability goals.
Knowing when trailer maintenance is needed goes a long way toward preventing equipment breakdowns.
