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Electric trucks and charging infrastructure should advance this year without some of the growing pains that held them back in 2023.

The demise of Yellow Corp. dominated headlines after the carrier filed for bankruptcy protection in August. A lot of smaller carriers and brokerages also called it quits in 2023.

Kenworth Truck Co. has a new general manager while Kevin Baney has been promoted to an SVP role at parent company Paccar.

Genesee & Wyoming announced a partnership with Grupo Mexico to expand rail car-ferry service between ports in the U.S. and Mexico.

After an increase last week, the benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined in its first posting of 2024.

Imports to Europe and the U.S. East Coast face heavy delays as Operation Prosperity Guardian fails to bring shipping back to the Red Sea.

The Teamsters union doesn’t expect a major impact on employment levels from UPS’ closure of a Kentucky sort facility.

Canada-based carrier Chohan Freight Forwarders has been ordered to cease operations after multiple overpass collisions in two years.

The Logistics Managers’ Index report showed transportation metrics worsened again in December but noted recent inventory cuts could put the freight cycle back on track in 2024.

XPO’s Anthony Hoereth discussed the company’s strategic plan and investments that are driving a historic surge in LTL service levels.

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Proponents and opponents increasingly are slugging it out over the viability of warehouse developments.

Election-year politics and the NTSB report on the East Palestine derailment are key factors in whether Congress will pass rail safety legislation in 2024, industry observers say.

This week in Borderlands: Lean Solutions Group making big moves in Mexico; China-based tire maker opening $240M facility in Mexico; Mexican authorities again postpone Carta Porte tax document; and new logistics park begins construction along Texas-Mexico border.

With the year coming to an end, columnist Bart De Muynck reflects on 2023 and the new year ahead.

A rule on warehouse emissions that the California Trucking Association viewed as like a zero-emission vehicle mandate has been upheld in court.

American Shipper magazine has an extensive history of monthly printed issues. We’ve compiled a gallery of our favorite covers from the 1990s.

“It is no longer grow at all costs. We must be more efficient with our resources and cognizant of your overhead,” says Zelh’s Jeff Ogren

2023 brought two large truckload acquisitions, several less-than-truckload carriers picking through a bankrupt carrier’s assets and no resolution to a $3.2 billion merger attempt, among other transactions.

Tanker stocks rose as expected in 2023, container shipping shares surprised to the upside, and dry bulk stocks lagged the pack.

Counsel for Omni Logistics claims Forward Air’s CEO withheld requested notes from board meetings discussing plans to avoid a merger between the companies.

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, is joined by Sean Horton, VP of sales at JobsInLogistics.com.

A man was arrested Wednesday in Houston after a police chase of his tractor-trailer ended in a confrontation with SWAT team members.

Waggon plans to add multiple new employees to its roster in 2024. Above all, it is important for these new hires to be curious and excited to learn.

The National Transportation Institute (NTI) recently released Q4 2023 driver pay data that shows driver earnings continue to climb in spite of the freight market undergoing a correction. Drivers’ base mileage pay brackets saw a shift, with the 40-to-50-cents-per-mile pay bracket falling 5.2% year over year as fleets raised wages to attract and retain drivers. The 50-to-60-cents-per-mile bracket saw a 6.1% y/y increase.

Cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey were 7.5% higher than November 2019 but 11% lower year over year.

California won’t enforce its rule that only zero-emission vehicles can be registered as drayage trucks after the start of 2024.

2023 was a tumultuous year for airfreight. The downturn in business put pressure on the industry, but the year ended with some optimism.

After truck parking and broker transparency grabbed headlines in 2023, experts see independent contractor status and truck emissions as top issues next year.

At this year’s Benesch conference, the panel on mergers and acquisitions focused on survival in a market where most valuations have plummeted.

The Shipping Act of 1984 changed the game for shippers and carriers.

Shipping stocks are under pressure as some ocean carriers show faith in military protection from Red Sea attacks.

Cargo thieves hijacked a $380,000 tequila shipment from Mexico that was headed to a North Carolina distributor.

New Class 8 truck deliveries have fallen for four consecutive months even as vocational equipment sales rise.

Despite what Reliance Partners CFO Thom Albrecht has dubbed a “brutal winter,” supply chain companies can look forward to renewed hope as the market begins to shift in the spring and summer.

Negative driving behaviors — including speeding, rapid acceleration and harsh braking — can have a serious impact on fuel economy and, ultimately, a carrier’s bottom line.

Truck Parking Club is actively seeking businesses and property owners with extra space suitable for truck parking across the United States.

Trade between the U.S. and Mexico is forecast to continue to expand in 2024, boosted by nearshoring and increased Mexican exports.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose Tuesday, the first increase since the end of October.

Nikola CEO Steve Girsky knows the challenges the electric truck maker faces but points to 2024 as the company’s best year.

The California Clean Truck Check registration deadline has been extended to Jan. 31.

In this edition: 2024 predictions coming in hot; new TRAC Market Dashboard debuts; and TFI is on the prowl again.

Joining a network of industry professionals provides a tangible sense of security in today’s market. This is especially true in the billing and payment space.

In the closing edition of Drilling Deep for 2023, P. Sean Garney of Scopelitis looks at the regulatory landscape for the new year.

Cart.com recently secured $30 million in venture capital aimed at boosting the e-commerce startup’s balance sheet.

Ocean shipping kept the world’s cargo flowing amid two wars and disruptions at both the Panama and Suez canals.

We take a look back at some of the FreightWaves stories that captured your attention this year.

This week in Borderlands: Exports of Mexican-built cargo trucks fell in November; Rotor Clip opens global distribution center in Texas; Chinese automotive supplier completes $30M expansion in Mexico; and border officials seize $10M worth of narcotics in jalapeno paste.

Labor peace was won at what will be higher costs for shippers and carriers.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reopened the international border crossings at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, according to the freight railroads affected by the five-day closure.

The key question for container shipping rates: How soon can Operation Prosperity Guardian woo traffic back to the Red Sea?

Japan Airlines is restarting its freighter division after 13 years and will fly three 767s exclusively for DHL.

The next year could be fraught with disruption but investment in logistics technology is likely to continue.

Cummins Inc. will pay nearly $1.7 billion to federal and state regulators to settle a more than 4-year-old emissions-cheating case.

TFI International entered an agreement to acquire flatbed carrier Daseke and said it’s exploring a spinoff of its truckload business.

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.