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The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed that rail car manufacturers certify that their rail cars were made in countries that haven’t been flagged by the U.S. government for national security concerns. Two trade groups representing rail equipment manufacturers support this measure.

This week in Borderlands: A Texas company aims to help keep holiday returns out of landfills; a U.S. logistics firm is building a border trade hub in South Texas; a logistics provider snaps up space in the Houston area; and DHL Supply Chain lays off workers in Texas.

Shippers are bucking history and giving carriers more time to pick up their freight in a relatively soft market. What could be causing this and will it stick?

A former contractor alleges that it was fraudulently induced to sign a contract with FedEx Ground.

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DOT’s latest regulatory agenda reveals regulators will be taking no action on a costly new safety equipment proposal for almost a year.

UPS’ levies drop to 15% from 15.25%.

Nikola is offering 133.3 million new shares at 75 cents each and issuing $175 million in new debt to scale its fuel cell truck business.

Volumes are leveling out at the start of December, delaying the seasonal dip that ordinarily occurs at this time of the year.

The Federal Railroad Administration is providing over $8 billion in grants that will support two high-speed rail projects as well as capital improvements on existing rail corridors that carry both passenger rail and freight rail traffic.

The small rise in truck transportation jobs in November contrasts with more recent big swings.

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 Anthony Book, VP of sales and marketing at Long Haul Trucking.

The financial freezeout of startups by investors may be thawing as FOMU — the fear of messing up — begins to subside.

Tracks Through Time spent all year sharing some of the most captivating stories in the history of logistics. See the favorites from the year here.

Big and bulky items sold online need more finance in logistics. Luckily today, there’s a growing number of new technologies to help.

Two of the most significant plotters in the Louisiana staged accident scheme were to be sentenced Thursday but it’s been delayed.

TriumphPay’s chief partnership officer, Josh Bouk, predicts a 12-month time frame for a substantial rebound.

Postal Service contractor Matheson Trucking and wholly owned subsidiaries Matheson Flight Extenders and Matheson Postal Services of Sacramento are winding down operations after six decades in business.

Airbus beat out Boeing for Cathay Pacific’s order of new heavy freighters.

Next year, U.S. importers must navigate canal restrictions, diversions from the Red Sea, more canceled sailings and, possibly, a port strike.

UPS has been given until Monday to address the alleged firing of 35 union workers at its ground hub.

Yellow Corp. has reportedly rejected a bid that would resurrect the company from bankruptcy.

Payments network is seeing only modest levels of freight capacity exiting the market.

General Motors and Autocar Industries are collaborating to create a range of hydrogen powered heavy-duty vehicles.

DHL Express workers went on strike Thursday at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Monday published a notice in the Federal Register that the state of Florida is seeking an exemption to the CDL testing regulation pertaining to skills testing.

Trucking regulator reminds states of federal laws disqualifying convicted felons from having a CDL.

Canadian railway CN is acquiring family-owned Iowa Northern Railway, a 275-mile short-line railroad serving the Upper Midwest.

Imports have held up surprisingly well this year, but peak season’s end and canal restrictions are finally curbing volumes.

Forward Air reports positive tonnage trends for the first two months of the fourth quarter.

Reliable Robotics successfully tested its autopilot system with no one on board the Cessna cargo plane.

Nearly half of survey respondents said that delivery estimates are “potentially unreliable.”

The U.S. and Canada plan to form a joint task force aimed at developing and integrating zero-emissions technologies for locomotives at a wider and accelerated scale.

The first deadline for a little-noticed environmental rule affecting all trucks traveling in California is Dec. 31.

The shipper container was one of the biggest game changers for the ocean freight industry, and its origins come from a true inventor.

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DHL Express says it has procedures to ensure there are no service disruptions if unionized ramp workers at its Cincinnati air hub go on strike.

Maritime security firm Ambrey has expanded an advisory to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, warning that rebels could be using outdated data to plan attacks.

A federal judge has sentenced Amy Shepherd, 44, of Wichita, Kansas, to 18 months in prison for stealing nearly $113,000 from the trucking company where she worked for nearly three years.

Solvento Audita streamlines payment processes for Mexican trucking entities, offering transparency through API integration and addressing tax regulations.

Hydrogen as a fuel is being used in a San Francisco ferry and now it has money to go farther.

U.S. crude exports have never been higher. Overseas buyers are incentivizing American producers to pump more “black gold.”

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line reports muted volume trends for November.

Local opposition and divided attention in Washington are hurdles that must be cleared before the trucking industry can get parking legislation passed.

Software-as-a-service provider Descartes reported record quarterly results Tuesday and said the market is ripe for M&A.

Filing documents electronically is the norm for businesses today. A 1982 article from American Shipper recalls when the industry first embraced this technology.

Yard automation will bring about significant improvements in how companies manage their transportation hubs, leading to streamlined operations, reduced costs and enhanced visibility.

Cargo truck drivers at border crossings in South Texas again are seeing long delays as migrants and additional truck inspections have slowed traffic.

ArcBest said tonnage declines in November were tied to efforts to unwind dynamic pricing initiatives.

Georgia Ports Authority will use internal funds and a $46.8 million federal grant to build the Blue Ridge Connection inland rail terminal in Gainesville.

Weak transportation metrics were noted in a monthly survey of supply chain executives.

Reelables says technology will eliminate the need for manual label scanning across the supply chain.

Class 8 truck orders hit a 14-month high in November, surpassing 40,000 bookings amid a mired freight market.

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reported higher shipments in November one day after it was announced to have the largest winning bid at Yellow’s terminal auction.

Uber’s new feature allows shoppers to arrange for drivers to pick up purchased items and deliver them to a residence.

Synop sees commercial fleet electrification gaining traction across the supply chain through more EV drayage vehicles.

A Delaware bankruptcy court filing shows several prominent less-than-truckload carriers hold $1.9 billion in winning bids for 130 of Yellow’s terminals.

TuSimple Holdings is following through on winding down its U.S. autonomous trucking business, laying off 150 more employees.

The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges dropped for the ninth time in 11 weeks.

Broker Landstar System announced Monday after the market closed that its CEO Jim Gattoni will be stepping down early next year.

CDL testing in Florida could get easier if regulators grant an exemption to driver instructors.

DHL Express announced high-level personnel changes in its global organization.

Commodity shipping has a well-deserved reputation for extreme volatility. The rise and expected fall in dry bulk is a case in point.

Colonial Terminals announced the acquisition of a bulk liquid terminal from Buckeye Terminals.

A Berkshire lawsuit against Pilot’s founding family over payments made to company executives won’t be heard alongside another case.

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way – Employes Division is continuing to express its disappointment over planned furloughs at Union Pacific. But UP insists that it will call back furloughed employees as the railway pursues rail service and safety goals.

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UPS will invest an undisclosed amount of money to build an ultra-modern air package hub at Hong Kong International Airport.

Attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Houthis militants could impact global trade.

CloudTrucks CEO Tobenna Arodiogbu has announced that his company is exiting the factoring business and will be transitioning its current customers to RTS Financial in the coming weeks to focus on its core business offerings, Virtual Carrier and Flex.

Working under a U.S. Army contract, Kodiak Robotics showed a prototype of its light-duty autonomous application in a Ford F-150 pickup.

Saia’s fourth-quarter update shows it is retaining the freight it onboarded as a result of Yellow’s collapse.

On a day-to-day basis, friction is characterized by manual processes, inefficient workflows and high volumes of human involvement.

XPO founder Brad Jacobs is acquiring SilverSun Technologies as a platform to make acquisitions in a yet-to-be-announced industry.

Maersk, the giant ocean shipping carrier, is testing a U.K. airport as a possible import base for its cargo airline.

Cargo airline Amerijet is operating fewer aircraft to conserve money as shipping demand from major customers shrinks.

Alaska Airlines will inherit a cargo business for Amazon as part of its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: The logistics boom drives an e-commerce firm’s relocation in Texas; MercuryGate […]

Shippers are reverting to pre-pandemic shipping patterns, which may exacerbate the next freight market shift.

A filing in a Delaware bankruptcy court said the auction for Yellow’s terminals is ongoing and that winning bids may not be revealed until Tuesday.

A government system that leaves most of the trucking industry without a safety rating needs an overhaul, carriers and brokers tell regulators.

Choosing the perfect holiday tree for Rockefeller Plaza isn’t easy, but it’s a lot easier than getting it there.

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DAT advises users who suspect they have received a phishing email impersonating the load board to promptly contact the customer service department.

Tender volumes were outpacing 2022 levels before the holiday and came within spitting distance of 2020 — freight demand’s second-best year on record.

The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.

The numbers out of BMO’s transportation sector, which are heavily loans to trucking companies, showed deterioration in credit metrics.

The White House’s new Supply Chain Resilience Council is meant to strengthen the supply chain, but supply chain stakeholders are not included.

The December 2023 “State of the Industry Report” — presented in affiliation with Ryder — shares an in-depth overview across the trucking, maritime and intermodal markets, as well as what […]

U.S. diesel exports to South America’s west coast are heavily exposed to Panama Canal delays. Tanker rates have skyrocketed.

Forum Mobility joins a growing number of startups planning multiple megawatt charging facilities serving California drayage.

CSX is facing a class action lawsuit over the sulfur dioxide that was released into the air when a train derailed in eastern Kentucky the day before Thanksgiving.

The Pilot vs. Berkshire lawsuit in Delaware has gotten personal, with the recent Pilot chairman accused of secret payments to benefit a sales price.