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Glider kit investigations initiated by Democrats and Republicans are expected to be concluded in early 2019.

The two sides traced out an agreement that would involve a commitment by China to increase purchases of American goods and services by $1.2 trillion over the next several years.

Investors are pumping millions into on-demand transit startups working in taxi-hailing and e-scooter sharing, but questions still remain if they can turn in positive bottom lines in the years to come.

CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan tells Senate Judiciary Committee his agency would need at least $300 million annually to increase scanning at ports of entry.

Transportation Secretary Chao says the funding will support road, rail, transit and port infrastructure projects across the country.

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement eliminates most of the 1 billion euros currently paid by European companies in Japanese import tariffs.

Ashley Coker (PHOTO: FREIGHTWAVES STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Analysts agree that freight market improvements are likely to slow in 2019, and carriers need to prepare now in order to weather the slowdown […]

A senior vice president of operations, chief information officer and head of sales are hired.

USPS should avoid the heavy stuff like this, consultant says.

Black ice will be a major problem across parts of the South in the wake of Winter Storm Diego. Snow melt will keep refreezing at night.

Ocean carriers ease back capacity as import volumes slowdown, but industry still expected to be set fair for 2019.

Whether it’s a pet store, zoo, or aquarium, animals have to arrive there somehow. This infographic looks at the trade and transport of animals.

White-out conditions to make trucking risky or impossible in the Cascades and Rockies next two days.

Data on producer prices shows that overall inflation pressure calmed in November, weighed down by declines in gasoline prices. Industry detail showed that trucking rates continues to surge, however, driven by another large gain in long-distance trucking rates.

In partnership with Blume Global… In our view, increased digitization can make drayage markets more transparent and improve asset utilization, making carrier offerings more attractive on both a cost and service basis.

An Eaton clutch defect leads to a recall of International truck models and other OEMs may have to follow suit, plus Amazon Air takes off and intermodal growth being driven by inland ports.

A truck has moved freight from China to Poland in a record 13 days, via the TIR system, which requires road transport operators to only declare their data once when they are hauling goods across multiple borders.

Founded in 2014, the company replaces legacy telematics solutions with a revolutionary IoT ecosystem designed to unlock the value of disconnected data streams throughout the transportation and logistics industry.

As barge rates slump in the face of increased rainfall, the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) has warned that Rhine River water levels could fall again in December.

Built in the 1960s, the port needs more than $1 billion to replace old docks and remove what it says was earlier botched construction work.

Preparations by the freight industry to cope with the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) were thrown into more turmoil by Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to delay the Brexit debate indefinitely.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch said it dropped the parcel carrier’s rating due to the “surprising” departure of the Express segment’s CEO.

BIC Corp. is seeking a general exclusion order for imports of several different brands of lighters.

Value Protect “can act as a substitute or as supplement to regular cargo insurance.”

Information will be used to prepare certification to Congress on whether chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms are harmed by the convention’s implementation.

Alex Hofeling and Tracy Zea are promoted and Tristan Koch is hired.

Individuals knowing of a reason why an applicant should not receive a license should contact the FMC’s Office of Transportation Intermediaries.

Ashley Coker (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) Between new data surfacing about women’s performance behind the wheel and the driver shortage, there has never been a clearer time for carriers’ to ramp up […]

Trucker dies after big rig gets stuck in snow during major southern storm. Snow, icy roads remain a problem.

Transport, warehouse supply execs have big CapEx plans.

A major port operator in Australia is being sued in the nation’s Federal Court by the national competition watchdog, alleging an anti-competitive deal with a state government.

Traveling this holiday season? You’re certainly not alone.

Keeping track of a week-long series of events that on the surface should be driving prices higher.

Pilot tests are being run now on the most basic aspect of platooning technology, but there’s more to come.

Icy, snowy, and slushy roads will still be trouble for truckers across the South for a few more days. Two heavy snowstorms could hit mountains out west this week.

But container volumes still going strong this quarter as U.S.-China hash out deal; but first quarter likely to see slowdown.

Merge Transit is a spot market agency that helps owner-operators and small fleets reduce inefficiencies in their business, and looks to automate the process of dispatching.

KeepTruckin continues to expand its leadership team as it works to build out new solutions for drivers, taking advantage of the data now available to it.

In the first government self-initiated AD/CVD case since 1985, the ITC voted 5-0 that imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from China materially injure U.S. industry.

Zoof-It, a Netherlands-based company that provides a last-mile blockchain platform that instantly rewards for parcel delivery in a convenient, inexpensive and responsible way, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Shipping giant retains investment grade rating, but Moody’s expects it to operate at a higher leverage.

The two CMA CGM subsidiaries will “shore up our relevance in the economically thriving Asia through the CNC brand ahead.”

Online and mobile service designed to make it easy to buy, sell and move goods locally and globally

With the market data available on SONAR, we have ability to see all the ebbs and flows of freight movement happen in real-time.

Cowen expects softening trucking prices in 2019 to be a headwind for truckload carrier earnings, but should widen gross margins for freight brokerages.

Determining the commodity jurisdiction and classification of a product is the most critical component of any export compliance program.

The U.S. and Moroccan governments agree on conditions to start allowing shipments of U.S. beef into the North African country.

Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) Recently, at an industry event, I was asked by a TPP member what my single largest career goal was. Luckily, I […]

Robust customs provisions as part of any agreement would play a crucial role in bilateral trade, industry members said during an International Trade Commission hearing.

The likely future House speaker indicated she is examining labor and environment provisions to determine whether they will be enforceable in practice.

Main U.S. maritime agency’s probe into practices of ocean carriers and terminals winds down, but no changes yet seen.

The big oil news of the week was OPEC deciding to cut production in an attempt to stop the price of oil from dropping further. Carriers should be happy with this in the long run but gained a short term boost to margins in the meantime.

Trucker Tools CEO Prasad Gollapalli discussed his company’s Smart Capacity product with users; the platform is designed to make freight brokers more efficient and profitable.

By 2022 consumers could be spending $100B a year on online groceries.

Walgreens also testing same-day deliveries with multiple providers.

Winter Storm Diego still on track to ice over parts of the South and sock in areas with heavy snow. Significant disruptions to supply chains and travel expected.

Company makes fourth acquisition in 2018.

After two days of flooding, southern California is getting a break. People on the Gulf Coast should be on high alert for the same this weekend.

Zipline has focused on humanitarian needs, delivering medical supplies to rural communities around the world.

We talked to freight brokers at LYNC Logistics, Arrive Logistics, and MoLo Solutions about whether recent softness in flatbed demand signaled a return to normal seasonality, and where unexpected opportunities might be hiding.

Job growth slowed in November after an impressive gain in the previous month, but signals from wages and unemployment suggest that labor market conditions remain generally healthy. The transportation and logistics industry had another strong month of hiring, with impressive job gains from trucking, parcel, and warehousing companies.

Also in the pickup: the sad state of interstate 81; farmers and truckers in the news; Saia’s fourth-quarter status report

Richard J. Bolte Jr. will remain CEO of the Philadelphia-based global logistics and transportation services company.

Lyft announces intentions to offer an IPO in 2019

Ashley Coker (PHOTO: ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION) Drivers traveling through Birmingham, Alabama should expect to spend extra time getting around the city for the next 14 months. Interstate 59/20 through […]

A look at the upcoming storm moving across the south this weekend.

Potentially crippling winter storm is headed to the Southeast this weekend. Snow and ice inland, flooding along the coast.

FMCSA has made public the denials of 10 exemption requests from its ELD rule, including OOIDA and nine smaller groups that were formally rejected earlier this year.

Company waits unusually long time to announce 2019 rate hikes, gives shippers short time to comply.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …This week we offer specific ways to focus on air systems, electric and controls, and wheel ends.

McLeod Software has been at the forefront of ERP technology, servicing the whole spectrum of what lies within the core business of companies in the trucking ecosystem.

The new law includes provisions aimed at protecting suppliers such as U.S. marine terminal operators, tug boat operators and bunkering companies.

EU guns towards a new regulation that forces fleets to provide minimum wages to drivers; OPEC meets today over oil price turmoil and production ceiling; China agrees to resume U.S. soybean and LNG imports.

If you don’t answer, if you don’t look into their eyes, you lose.” 

The agency received positive feedback from a recent use case examining NAFTA/CAFTA certificates of origin, a CBP official said Wednesday.

Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested Saturday in Canada, is expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face charges.

Rolf Schnellecke recognized for industry contributions; Debora Coffey hired to lead communications.

Dean Croke, Chief Insight Officer, FreightWaves (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) One of the biggest mistakes the trucking industry makesis assuming that just because a driver had a 10- or 12-hour break, they […]

Air freight carriers face same dilemma as passenger airlines, a dwindling supply of pilots

Electric trucks a first for Hunt.

Capacity is readily available in most regions of the country. Los Angeles has finally cooled off as the tariff deadline gets extended.

A look at November’s Class 8 Truck orders.

A Trump administration review of the struggling U.S. Postal Service proposes sweeping changes in its operations that is raising alarm bells for Amazon.

After unveiling its full-scale passenger hyperloop capsule in October, HyperloopTT is at the thick of things again, now partnering with Hamburg port terminal operator HHLA for a possible cargo hyperloop route.

Brokers at Arrive, Trident, and Avenger told us that capacity is flowing into Southeast markets, pushing down rates in that region, while the PNW and Midwest have tightened up significantly.

New service aims to provide smaller shippers more certainty when booking ocean freight.

Review that began in May expanded to examine allegations at Memphis DC

Consultants foresee increased economic links between Russia and China.

After about two weeks of rioting on the streets of Paris, the French people have gotten their government to agree to their demands of rolling back on the added fuel taxes aimed at funding anti-pollution initiatives.

After an unprecedented acquisition spree, XPO Logistics focused on IT. Here, robots move smartphones in an XPO facility.

As far as investors are concerned, the trade war is effectively back on.

Aries Worldwide Logistics, a Houston-based international logistics provider with over 34 years of experience, announced that the company joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

New truck orders dipped in November, along with seasonal trends, but remain strong year-to-date with 468,000 units ordered so far in 2018.

Container carrier says “carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030” to achieve its goal.

The WTO Dispute Settlement Body on Tuesday agreed to form panels requested by India and Switzerland.

Pilot project will focus on selling transportation on services from China to the United States.

Without reforms, the U.S. postal system, which lost $69 billion in revenue between 2007 and 2018, will lose tens of billions of dollars more over the next decade.

The company takes delivery of five FUSO eCanter medium-duty box trucks.

Saudi Arabia and Russia agree on further production cuts to prop up crude prices; Qatar leaves OPEC to focus on nat gas; heavy sweet crudes are trading at a premium in anticipation of IMO 2020.