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Shell introduces ultrafast charging stations to Europe; UPS increases capacity at the wake of the holiday season; CMA CGM offers to buyout Ceva Logistics.

Conduit’s goal is to help shippers save time, uncover price anomalies, and manage operational data.

Supply chain efficiency is even more important when carriers have the upper hand.

Negotiating objectives are being considered for a potential U.S.-Japan trade deal that aims to “address both tariff and non-tariff barriers and to achieve fairer, more balanced trade.”

Greenbriar Equity invests an undisclosed amount in Spireon, becoming its primary investor in the process. Spireon believes this partnership would help it with operational flexibility and in expanding its network across different verticals in the transportation sector.

It was a better quarter for three companies representing different sectors: 3PL, intermodal and truckload.

Nor’easter will drench major cities in the Northeast and New England this weekend. Flooding and wind damage possible.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises recently announced the promotion of longtime employee Justin Harness from senior vice president of dedicated operations to chief marketing officer.

Freight.Tech conducted a study mapping trends in TransportTech venture capital investment over the past five years. We’ve pulled out some of the results.

OD’s top line revenue grew 21.2% year over year to $1.06B and earnings per share swelled 71% to $2.12. Even more impressively, Old Dominion achieved a 78.4% operating ratio, a company (and possibly industry) record and 280 bps improvement over Q3 2017.

Super Typhoon Yutu destroys property, knocks out power on the Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the Pacific. It’s one of the strongest storms on record.

The Unified Plan 2020 is in place in one corridor, with another to come. So far, UP executives are boasting about its success.

Tesla’s best quarter ever is a huge deal: a rich mix of high end Model 3s and lower capex helped. We still don’t think TSLA shares are rationally priced.

KeepTruckin, a tech firm that offers fleet management solutions, based in San Francisco, has expanded operations in the Music City.

Tennessee Tech has acknowledged that the results of its controversial glider kit study were “inaccurate.”

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will no longer assume a commercial driver is always a human as autonomous trucking makes its way onto the scene.

Daimler Trucks sold more vehicles in quarter three than a year ago, but its parent company, Daimler AG saw revenue flat for the third quarter at $45.8 billion (40.2 billion Euros).

Uber Inc. has introduced ‘Clean Air Plan’ – a strategy that helps reduce air pollution in London by replacing Uber cars that run on gas with all-electric variants by 2025.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …The company’s patent-pending approach is differentiated by its reliability, low power consumption, and what they call seamless integration.

A strong quarter all around, but as predicted, the quarter-to-quarter comparisons are showing signs of being weaker just because the trucking bull market is getting to be a year old.

But lead agency for commercial vehicle safety says autonomous trucking will serve drivers well and make industry better.

8VC, the venture capital fund dedicated to solving real-world problems through industry transformation, announced Alan Gershenhorn, former Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of United Parcel Service, Inc., (NYSE: UPS), has joined the firm as an advisor.

Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said it upgraded its ratings on about $3.2 billion debt issued by XPO Logistics, Inc., (NYSE: XPO) citing a “positive operating environment” in 2019 for transport and logistics companies, as well as XPO’s strong performance.

Precision scheduled railroading principles will be implemented “where they lead to a better result for customers and shareholders.”

Delaware senator’s legislation would remove the cap on INFRA grants for multimodal freight projects.

The $45 million expenditure will “keep the positive momentum going at Conley Terminal.”

The rapid growth in investment resembles the Fintech sector from 2006-10, but TransportTech is still an understudied and less well understood field for venture investment.

Knight-Swift Transportation reported strong earnings on Wednesday, and it was immediately met with praise from Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker, who wrote in a note that the company’s stock is a “relative buy, at worst, in our view.”

Willa is no longer a hurricane, but it’s not gone. Storm will drench the South and the Northeast, snow on parts of New England.

The freight market continues to stabilize, but there should be a little fuel left in the tank for one more seasonal push before the holidays.

UPS Inc. will expand its “My Choice” customized delivery program to the business-to-business segment during the first quarter of next year.

You heard it here first. An actual real-live truckload shipment has worked across supply chain stakeholders to create an industry-first: a shipment using blockchain.

We take a look at the basic differences between headhaul, backhaul and deadhead in this infographic.

Uber Freight and FreightWaves are renting out a nightclub and providing drinks, BBQ, and a band to entertain the transportation and logistics industry at MarketWaves18.

Although a full reveal of its strategy was not part of the conference call, the discussion of the “clean sheets” program shows that Norfolk Southern has undertaken a review of its operations on its way to how much of the precision railroading model it will adopt.

CEO David Parker expects very strong demand in Q4 and Covenant to shift further to dedicated capacity in 2019 in an effort to “get deeper into the supply chain.”

For the first time ever Target will offer free, two-day shipping with no minimum purchase required this holiday season, in a bid to win shoppers over rivals like Walmart and Amazon.

People in the U.S. territory of the Mariana Islands are bracing for Super Typhoon Yutu. Destructive winds and major flooding likely to start soon.

The vegetables could be contaminated with salmonella and listeria. Stock sell-off longer than past flash crashes. GM’s driverless cars facing headwinds. Automation needs more planning.

Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, as stepped down from being chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One, stating that the company needs a more “hands-on chair” to invest in its growth.

The UPS Freight 30-day period is coming to an end and rank-and-file angry with the ratification decision in the face of a “no” vote are not sitting quietly.

Even as the trucking industry struggles to identify new drivers, there is a segment of the U.S. population that is facing unemployment rates above 27% that are looking for jobs. Can felons fill the driver gap?

The Danish firm throws in the towel, claiming the Swiss company was unwilling to “engage directly.”

Crude-by-rail is big growth driver for quarter as rail remains key outlet for Canadian crude.

Infrastructure projects “will strengthen our ports, harbors and waterways and will create and sustain jobs,” says Oregon lawmaker Peter DeFazio.

While the index is still showing significant gains over last year, there clearly is a decline from recent highs.

Typhoon Yutu about to slam into the Mariana Islands. Guam might not end up a direct target, but wind and flood damage likely.

Capacity constraints, strong demand, and chaotic tariff-related traffic pushed transpacific containers rates to new heights, but the current inbound container surge, unrelated to consumer demand, will create a steeper drop off in Q1 2019.

Revenue forecasts were reached only because of a one-time tax event. But by almost any other standard, it was a strong quarter.

Sears was also a pioneer in all things omnichannel and what we now call last mile. Why did they fail to innovate this time around?

Giant mosquitoes are popping up across the Florida panhandle in aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Health officials trying to keep them under control.

So, you won the $1.6 billion lottery. All that money would require HOW many flatbed trailers to carry?

Major Hurricane Willa smashing into Mexican islands, will hit west coast of mainland later today. Dangerous storm surge, flooding, and winds.

It is a significant widening of activities at the TraPac facility.

Extra gate capacity aims to reduce turn times for drivers.

FreightWaves adds energy market related data to SONAR.

Supply chain software company E2open is in the process of acquiring the world’s largest neutral maritime network INTTRA, in its bid to expand its services to the ocean container industry.

Also in the pickup: IMO meets with 2020 on the horizon; Rhine levels are causing plants to shut down; C.R. England and its charitable cause

It may mean less now in an era of higher pay, but if total hours don’t exceed the minimum wage, it could be an issue because of this ruling.

Since its launch, Convoy has been innovating with technological solutions aimed at reinventing the way freight moves across the country. To help fulfill that mission, the company is now expanding beyond its Seattle, WA, roots to a second office located in Atlanta.

President and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based industry voice discusses regulatory issues that are most pressing to the future of container shipping.

As much as 55 million tons of computers, TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators and more are discarded annually worldwide.

Nicole D’Agostino is tapped as a business development manager; Don Davis is hired as vice president of strategic fleet solutions.

We take a look at August’s Class 8 natural gas truck retail sale numbers.

Venture brings together two of the largest names in U.S. frac sand production to provide integrated delivery solution.

The plant at the heart of the story was acquired by XPO a few years ago. The company reportedly was stunned by the allegations in the article.

Overall truckload volumes and spot rates are soft, but a huge wave of containers hit the West Coast in September, retail demand is strong, and additions to the national fleet of drivers have been marginal.

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Major Hurricane Willa about to hit western Mexico. Extensive flooding and wind damage likely. Could flood parts of U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.

The usual signs of an upturn in the trucking sector aren’t there, according to the Wall Street house, and Morgan wonders if a lot of the demand got pushed forward.

In partnership with Slync.io… Multi-partner views of realtime supply chain data are necessary to eliminate manual communications processes like email, which will remove friction and add value to collaborative relationships.

West Coast ports post strongest volumes ever; Norfolk Southern is moving to Atlanta; flatbed tender rejections stay down; expect electric trucks in 2020; pregnant XPO Logistics warehouse workers suffer miscarriages; E2open buys Inttra; Iraq produces more oil but can’t rebuild.

Parts of the Gulf Coast states could flood this week as steady rain develops. Heavy snow could fall in portions of interior New England.

SONAR’s Headhaul Index map and the HAUL.JOT Index are both showing that the return to growth in inbound loaded container flow first seen in the Long Beach/LA port is continuing and gathering momentum.

Uber Freight introduces three new features to its app, making it more customizable and intuitive, and helping drivers and carriers better manage their loads and time schedules.

The Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to determining best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation/logistics/supply chain marketplace, is pleased to announce that GTG Technology Group has joined the Alliance.

Incongruent payment cycles make it hard for low-credit businesses to fund their operations. BAM is a Fintech solution for the world’s oldest method of raising capital, factoring.

The industry clearly is moving in the direction of precision railroading being the “way to go.” Now it’s time to figure out the possibilities and the hurdles.

The International Maritime Organization has released online programs that it says will help develop national strategies.

The freight brokerage company, which just completed the acquisition of AFN, is looking at four more opportunities.

David Parrott is promoted to vice president, and Holly Cuccolo is hired to lead solutions design.

Comments by the railroad previously were somewhat vague. But the CEO wasn’t vague in a video to employees.

Will the combination of oil prices, refinery cracks and scrubber economics result in easing of fears of tight supplies? Two reports chime in.

Demand for flatbeds always drop off this time of year, but is this a sign of a broader industrial slowdown?

Spireon hosted a webinar in collaboration with FreightWaves earlier this week to explore how the DRIVE-Safe Act could affect the driver shortage if it becomes law.

Europe’s largest port becomes the third in the region to start testing distributed ledger technology.

A new topical storm named Vicente is spinning over the eastern Pacific. Potential for crop damage, life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides.

Railroad sees more appliance and brown paper freight moving off road transportation to rail.

XPO Logistics was named to the Fortune Future 50 list of U.S. public companies while KeepTruckin and Transfix were both honored by Forbes as two companies likely to achieve unicorn status.

We look at capacity and congestion statistics from the ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card.

In an effort to give our subscriber base input on a hot topic – HOS changes – we decided to conduct a survey during the FMCSA open comment period. Check out what we found!

Trump government looks to phase out IMO2020 sulfur cap regulations; Shanghai Composite Index crashes by 3%; Amazon revisting cities for finalizing HQ2.

Uber Inc. has introduced Powerloop, an affiliate company to Uber Freight, which would rent out power-only trailers to carriers looking to grow their business and thereby ease the industry’s capacity crunch.

One quarter ago, their earnings were feared to have marked a peak. But there’s no signs of that reading the third quarter numbers.

The Trump administration suggested delaying the Jan. 1, 2020, implementation of a global regulation to lower the sulfur content in ship fuel, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Railroad sees better volumes in energy and other bulk freight, with road-to-rail opportunities coming next year.

The American Association of Port Authorities inducts officers; California businessman is sworn in; and longtime employee is promoted.

User trials are under way as the Chinese retailer opens its logistics network to consumers.

45 companies applied for a spot in the annual Innovators Pavilion at the FIA Futures & Options Expo, 15 finalists were chosen, 5 were selected by a panel of judges to present at the at FIA Innovator of the Year pitch competition, but only 1 came out on top.