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European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said the list has U.S. products targeted for retaliation should the Trump administration impose automotive tariffs on Europe.

dexFreight founders Hector Hernandez and Rajat Rajbhandari want the supply chain community to realize that blockchain is for them.

Higher volumes are not able to offset a decline in freight rates and higher fuel costs.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance issued new guidance dissuading enforcement officials from waking up sleeping drivers in order to perform random inspections.

The company targets $100 million incremental increase in operating profit within two years.

Fresh off strong third quarter earnings, Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) President and CEO Derek Leathers was optimistic about the company’s future moving into peak season and beyond during a fireside chat presentation at Baird 2018 Global Industrial Conference in Chicago, Illinois.  

Retail activity posted the strongest gain in five months, as big gains in auto sales and rising gasoline prices helped to drive overall activity. Core spending grew at a more moderate pace, but the broad-based nature of the gains is encouraging headed into the holiday season.

Two huge wildfires in California have killed dozens of people, scorched nearly 200,000 acres of land. Winds and drought set the stage.

Pilot underway in Dallas-Ft.Worth market.

U.S. Xpress CEO Fuller warns that a lot of companies are still working with 30-year-old technology.

The year 2018 has been a big one for Nikola Corporation, and investors continue to line up to support the hydrogen-electric truck startup. Next year might be even bigger.

SwanLeap tops another prestigious list recognizing the fastest-growing North American companies in technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy tech sectors based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2014 to 2017.

The original notice failed to include propane. It can become a factor particularly if deliveries go on past 12 hours.

Retail activity posted the strongest gain in five months, as big gains in auto sales and rising gasoline prices helped to drive overall activity. Core spending grew at a more moderate pace, but the broad-based nature of the gains is encouraging headed into the holiday season.

Omnitracs would be leveraging Rubrik’s APIs to accelerate its journey towards digital transformation, with a reported 90% saving in time spent working on legacy solutions.

Hublock, a software solution based on data-sharing layer has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to determining best practices and standards relating to blockchain in the transportation/logistics/supply chain marketplace.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …Since July 2017, dayzz has been developing an evidence-based, personalized sleep training app for enterprise workforces to improve sleep quality while reducing healthcare and employer costs.

On Wednesday at the Texan Gaylord Resort and Convention Center, following MarketWaves18, members of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) met to receive updates on the organization’s progress toward data standards, hear announcements, share feedback, and learn about the work being done by BiTA’s think thanks.

Amazon came out on top according to the judges in FreightWaves’ Research Institute’s inaugural Freight.Tech 25, which identified the most disruptive and innovative companies in the freight space.

Also in the pickup: vets get a shot at free CDL training; another dispatch from the parking wars

World’s largest container lines plan to look at emerging technologies as new options come to the market.

If you are a small fleet or an owner-operator, discounted products are often just a dream. J.B. Hunt is looking to change that.

The commission remains concerned about how terminal operators of the West Coast MTO Agreement will apply the joint fee pricing process.

Korean carrier will “put its utmost efforts to stably secure additional cargoes” to fill the 20 ships on order.

At Marketwaves18, Eric Berdinis said the industry can all benefit from a greater level of cooperation.

IT executives from Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and ONE aim to create open standards that other stakeholders in the industry can freely use.

Daniel Maffei could return to the agency and could be joined by Florida maritime industry veteran L. E. Sola.

The Trump administration will block U.S. business transactions involving Saudi officials who allegedly took part in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

Brent Bruun and Mark Woodhead are given more duties, Jake Gilene is named senior vice president and Luc Smulders is appointed secretary-general.

Training app for mobile devices also added to portfolio of products.

How much volume is POLA pulling from Q1 activity?

The following answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road survey from Atlas Van Lines.

It’s a tricky balance between risk and safety, but in the trucking world, before freight futures, there was no way to protect a company’x exposure.

BiTA member, Filament, demonstrated an important new product, and announced a major partnership this week.

Representing some of the most dynamic and disruptive technologies in the market today, demos from Shipwell, J.B. Hunt, Redwood Logistics, and Platform Science took top honors as they were voted Best in Show by MarketWaves18 attendees.

Good times at U.S. ports not expected to last as world’s largest shipping line warns trade war will rear up at start of next year.

It took a week to get the tallies, but an early lead turned into an insurmountable deficit.

CargoX Smart B/L platform would be the first open and neutral blockchain platform in the shipping industry for real-world commercial use.

EPA is looking to update pollution regulations for commercial trucks after 20 years; oil prices fall to one-year lows; U.S. import levels have declined slightly across all major retail container ports.

An investor and startup founder talked about the health of the automotive industry, and how autonomous vehicle trends differ in the car and freight markets.

The Ontario, California market now has the edge over Atlanta as its OTMS value sits at 4.63% of the total outbound load volume in the U.S. according to SONAR data.

Penske Truck Leasing has added a major upgrade to its Penske Driver app, giving drivers the ability to quickly and easily call for roadside assistance without the need for a phone call.

From A to X, a wide range of honored companies.

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommends the U.S. government consider bringing a type of WTO case scarcely used against China.

Largest container carrier reports a 31 percent increase in revenue and a profit of $360 million in the third quarter.

What happens if vegetables are grown vertically indoors? What happens if oil prices collapse? Those were some of the questions at this Marketwaves18 panel.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan that aims to further reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from truck engines.

Naum and Irina Morgovsky used their company to ship unlicensed infrared and thermal devices to Russia, a violation of the Arms Export Control Act.

British Airways and Iberia Airlines will pay $5.8 million in fines for falsely reporting the times they transferred U.S. mail to foreign postal operators

Worldwide Flight Services hires a vice president; California port names an IT director.

This morning at MarketWaves18 in Grapevine, Texas, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller announced that freight futures will begin trading on March 29, 2018.

2018 may have seen tight capacity and the strongest economy on record since the Great Recession, but what will 2019 look like?

“We went through a period when growth of shipping was 2-3 times the growth in international economy. I don’t think those times are coming back.”

In a surprise move, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI), which will try to rein in oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from commercial vehicles.

Company expands time-definite delivery portfolio

As it continues work toward disrupting the traditional diesel-powered truck market in North America, Nikola Motor Company is eyeing another continent: Europe.

The author of Moneyball and other books expresses concern about the possible misuse or ignoring of data coming out of the federal government in his talk before Marketwaves18.

It’s high-cotton for transport start-ups, panel says.

New York and Crystal City the big winners, of course, but Music City will house e-retailer’s operations center for the eastern U.S.

Deutsche Post DHL Group (XETRA: DPW) has taken a new approach to recruiting driving in Europe: offering to rotate them out of driving roles. Following a record-setting September, fleets continued to order trailers at near-record rates in October.

Trailer orders are booming for manufacturers, setting a record in September and nearly matching it in October.

Fresh off strong third quarter earnings, Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) President and CEO Derek Leathers was optimistic about the company’s future moving into peak season and beyond.

TCA’s David Heller discusses game-changing ELD data and the ways it may impact driver detention and retention trends.

The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index reached another record high in October while the company’s Intermodal Price Index points to rising intermodal costs.

The webinar is planned for 2 p.m. EST or 11 a.m. PST on Thursday, Nov. 15.

Facilities with exposure to steel and aluminum trade likely will see the earliest impact.

CBP is closing several lanes at two California ports as it prepares for the arrival of the migrant caravan moving through Mexico.

China also joined other countries in opposing a transparency proposal sent to the WTO by the U.S. and four other members earlier this month.

The U.S.-China trade war has brought misery to the thriving U.S. lobster industry, which is now feeling the heat of an additional 25% tariff that Beijing slapped on its live and processed lobster exports to China.

By David Heller, Vice President of Government Affairs, Truckload Carriers Association Detention time is certainly not a new issue, but recent developments, particularly the advent of the electronic logging device […]

The Office of Foreign Assets Control continues to extend the expiration dates of certain general licenses between U.S. firms and three Russian oil and gas companies.

The liner carrier ordered eight, 3,036-TEU vessels and 12, 2,038-TEU vessels.

In the last round of live technology demonstrations at MarketWaves 18, companies showed off products that automated document imaging and processing, matching loads to trucks, financing the supply chain, and creating price discovery for air cargo.

With his signature candor, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told Wall Street bankers and the extremely wealthy to spend their money at home.

Blockchain solutions, improved interfaces, artificial intelligence and a tool for the intermodal business.

UPS advised shippers to take LTL business elsewhere. They did.

DHL hopes plan will attract new recruits to industry as shortfall looms.

The following answers were pulled from the 2018 King of the Road Survey from Atlas. Who have you assisted in moving?

“It’s such a massive market. If you don’t stay focused, you’re going to die.”

Cutting-edge freight tech startups and innovators give an intimate live product demo on the latest technologies changing the industry in a second round of seven minute demonstrations.

The American Transportation Research Institute is asking fleets to contribute electronic logging device (ELD) data to the group so it can study how the data can assist the industry in terms of safety initiatives and regulatory focus.

The first round of nine live technologies demonstrations at MarketWaves included blockchain-based logistics platforms, software that integrated directly into devices onboard a truck, and artificial intelligence solutions that automate repetitive manual tasks.

Kirchner says Slync spent a lot of time learning the market and what their customers need before they built anything. Asking the questions first is critical.

Companies are increasingly being asked to pay for damages to equipment, even when they are not at fault, according to a national survey conducted by TCompanies.

Lync Logistics, a young freight brokerage based in Chattanooga, cut the ribbon on its new headquarters last Friday afternoon and shared its aggressive growth plans with FreightWaves.

Strike averted at Big Brown, China’s black Saturday results, carriers woo military veterans, and more in Today’s Pickup.

The TCA and FreightWaves announced “Truckload Indexes”, a benchmark and commentary partnership that will provide near-time benchmarking of major operational and financial KPIs from best-in-class truckload carriers. This exclusive set of data points enable carriers of all sizes to compare how different data points impact the overall profitability and operating efficiency of truckload carriers.

XPO Logistics is rolling out four new LTL optimization technologies and has announced a fast-track and free process for military members and veterans to receive their CDL.

Marrying up an ELD with a video system isn’t the last step for bringing multiple technologies on to one platform.

Officials met in Washington for the fifth meeting of the bilateral Trade and Investment Working Group and held preparatory talks for a possible post-Brexit free trade agreement.

China’s imports record strong third quarter with October data also suggesting more goods on the way.

Virgin Hyperloop One has a new CEO and chairman in the space of a week, with it now looking forward to commercialize and implement the world’s first hyperloop system in India.

The paper calls for a stronger approach to requiring notifications by member governments on issues including customs valuation and subsidies.

Normal LTL operations resume following vote count Sunday.

“An unfavorable supply-demand balance with weakening freight rates and escalating bunker prices” blamed for $134 million in carriers’ operating costs.

Second-largest cold storage company expands its footprint in the U.K.

Two Lebanese nationals are in custody on charges of attempting to illegally export weapons hidden in a car.

Norfolk Southern appoints senior vice president; Liberian Shipowners’ Council names general secretary

Rank-and-file at UPS Freight unit overwhelmingly ratify 5-year pact.

China’s largest retailer partners with Tianjin Air Cargo as it ramps up its logistics business.