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A flashback article from the archives of American Shipper highlights unique insurance claims.

Panama Canal restrictions force more ships to transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen, where they face a hijacking risk.

Drone manufacturer Elroy Air names its new aircraft a turbogenerator-hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — hVTOL for short — and claims it’s the first of its kind to fly.

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This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform.

Air cargo demand has picked up after a long slide, but the busy season leading up to the holidays has been disappointing by historical standards.

Belgium-based logistics provider Katoen Natie is expanding warehousing and rail facilities at its Norfolk, Virginia, operations, to support the export market for plastic resins.

A GXO location in Groveport, Ohio, outside Columbus, will shutter on Jan. 15.

FreightWaves and Echo Global Logistics partnered to survey industry professionals in the supply chain, including shippers, carriers, 3PLs/brokers and others, to gauge their perceptions on market indicators, the state of consumer spending and predictions, upcoming budgets, and the digital tools they plan to implement.

J.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway are heralding a new era in freight transport with an intermodal partnership called Quantum. With it, they hope to add enough value to win market share from truckload freight.

A leading industry conference in New York about the state of railroads was unusually positive this year.

Defense attorneys offered 50 pages of reasons why convicted Nikola founder Trevor Milton should not go to prison. There may be more to say.

The price used for most fuel surcharges dropped again, with prices now down more than $1 compared to last Thanksgiving. 

Freight flows declined in Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, in October, while container volumes rose at the Port of New Orleans.

Specialty trailer equipment got a boost in October as overall orders rose, but dry and refrigerated vans didn’t keep pace.

Terminal operator ICTSI has not given up its quest for tens of millions in damages from the West Coast longshore union.

In light of the growing prevalence of cybersecurity breaches, the Biden administration issued a mandate requiring all federal agencies to conduct multifactor authentication as part of the government’s zero trust security strategy.

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Emtec Digital, a trusted technology partner for logistics companies, unveiled a groundbreaking platform that enhances productivity manifolds using RPA and AI tools.

At F3, Amazon Freight’s Rebecca Salt highlighted the company’s transition to a customer-focused, eco-efficient network.

In the rapidly evolving logistics industry, the integration of cutting-edge technologies into the TMS is proving to be a game-changing force. The trend is already revolutionizing productivity and reshaping freight logistics.

The big boys in parcel delivery are hammering each other for business, consultants say. That’s great news for shippers.

This week in Borderlands: ITS Logistics is making big moves in the Lone Star State; Lineage Logistics opens a cold chain logistics center in Houston; a metal recycling firm acquires a 55-acre tract at a logistics park; and TQL opens a new brokerage office in Arizona.

The Logistics Managers’ Index has done a great job of explaining freight market capacity shifts over the past several years. The last few months are painting a picture of a market that is racing toward a correction.

The executive churn at beleaguered Nikola Corp. continued with the resignation of CFO Stasy Pasterick after just six months.

Despite a 22% volume decline year over year, the Port of Savannah had its fourth-busiest October, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.

An open letter from activist investor Ancora says the firm has come under attack following its public disapproval of Forward’s merger proposal with Omni Logistics.

The DAT phishing site is almost identical to the DAT ONE site.

FlockDirect uses real-time data to pool freight for multiple customers going in the same direction. The solution effectively dismantles the physical hub-and-spoke constraints that have defined the supply chain for more than a century.

Benjamin Franklin became the first postmaster general in 1775 and changed the United States Postal Service forever.

Trucking and logistics companies are seeing a massive downturn. FreightWaves has reported on the biggest shutdowns and layoffs since 2022.

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Outgoing STB Chair Martin Oberman had harsh words for Union Pacific at the RailTrends conference.

Former Elite Transit Solutions employees say when they raised concerns to CEO Michael D. Johnson about carriers not being paid or suddenly being blocked from posting freight on one of the country’s largest load boards, he “always had an answer for everything.”

Torc Robotics has the autonomous truck nearly ready. Now comes the hard work of making a business from it.

Executives with CSX, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern at recent investor conferences listed some of the ways they expect to improve rail service.

Amazon Freight Partner’s ascent from a small initiative to a global logistics force is a testament to innovative strategies and a commitment to diversity.

While bankruptcies and layoffs have abounded in the logistics industry in 2023, there has been much more to the year than meets the eye.

Houston could enact a plan to restrict the movements of cargo trucks inside city limits starting in 2024.

The era of rapid Chinese growth and large-scale government intervention is over, says China Beige Book CEO Leland Miller.

After serving one five-year term on the Surface Transportation Board, Chairman Marty Oberman has decided against seeking reappointment.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has gotten bigger and bigger every year since 1924, but how can such a big logistics program be pulled off year after year? Brielle Jaekel and Mary O’Connell dive into how it has worked throughout the years.

The Teamsters and crash victim advocates say claims that parking shortages will be made worse by California’s and Washington’s rest break rules are unfounded.

Two sites in Iowa and one in Kansas have been added to BNSF’s certified sites list for locations that are primed for industrial development and near BNSF’s rail network.

The changing freight media landscape was on full display at the F3: Future of Freight Festival last week in Chattanooga Tennessee, as influencers, salespeople, presenters and executives intermingled during and after the events.

Mack Trucks took a hard line against the UAW, which voted to ratify a contract the union had overwhelmingly rejected in October.

Two leading execs at Estes Express, including an Estes family member, have presented a recap of the hack that took the LTL carrier mostly offline.

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is seeking probation instead of prison on his federal fraud convictions.

Employees air frustrations with company management after being let go on Teams.

TRAUXIT is on a mission to modernize the trucking industry by introducing a technological offering that creates a win-win situation for carriers and shippers alike.

Global Crossing Airlines, a 2-year-old hybrid carrier that provides supplemental airlift to customers that rent the entire plane, is taking a long-term view toward cargo expansion at a time when freight demand is very soft.

Bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill that requires employers to give America’s 2 million truck drivers overtime pay — for the first time ever.

Trucking industry leaders said at an investor conference that the weak truckload fundamentals seen in the third quarter have continued through the fourth.

DHL Express has doubled the size of its Asia air hub in Hong Kong.

Postal Service tariff rates are proposed to rise between 5.4% and 5.9%, effective Jan. 21.

Trucking company 10 Roads Express has laid off 66 workers at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

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A final rule issued by federal regulators aims to protect truckers from broker fraud.

Carter Andrus has been named COO at Prologis, effective Jan. 1. Current COO Gary Anderson will become senior adviser and retire on June 30.

Zim’s headline loss looks ugly, but most of the decline was non-cash and it still has ample reserves to weather the downcycle.

Hyzon Motors is focused on launching its 200-kilowatt fuel cell for heavy trucks now that its legal problems are mostly resolved.

UPS’ new Supply Chain Symphony platform integrates previously siloed platforms.

FourKites’ president is no longer with the company. He joined in April. The visibility platform announced other new leaders on Wednesday.

Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980 and caused serious damage to the Pacific Northwest. But one dredge in particular made quick work of clearing the debris in the channel because of its unique history with the port.

Shorr Packaging received its first Shipper of Choice award with brokerage partner Arrive Logistics singing its praises.

U.S. cargo airline Amerijet accuses Korean Air of protectionism. Korean Air says Amerijet is trying to cover up the true nature of its relationship with Maersk Air Cargo because it violates air transport rules.

Lazer Logistics plans to roll out a recently acquired yard management technology across its network of more than 600 locations.

AIT becomes an alternative to incumbents for middle-mile LTL share.

Forward Air provided long-term financial targets on Tuesday and said the outcome of its bid for Omni Logistics may not be decided until next year.

October freight data from Cass Information Systems showed continued softness into peak season.

In this issue, freight meme wars; what imports say about holiday retail; and skipping the line in Panama.

Workhorse Group made progress toward scaling its electric truck business, but being shut out of California incentives dented revenue.

The agency is poised to discount rates on shorter-haul parcel services.

Cargo pilots at Air Transport International are frustrated by the pace of negotiations for a labor deal and ready to go on strike.

Coyote Logistics won a legal battle over liability, but the victory may have repercussions beyond this particular case.

Dozens of truck drivers at 10 Roads Express, a major Postal Service contractor, have voted to join the Teamsters in recent months.

Project freight forwarder deugro has opened a container terminal in Baytown, Texas, along the Houston Ship Channel.

Dozens of industry stakeholders, from individual Class I railroads to multiple shipper groups to the trade unions, offered their input on what’s wrong and what’s right about the Surface Transportation Board’s proposed rulemaking on reciprocal switching.

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BNSF, J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Mexico’s GMXT are launching an intermodal service in January between Mexico and the Midwest.

The benchmark diesel price for most fuel surcharges was down, though other numbers are suddenly pointing higher.

A federal advisory panel promoting women in trucking weakened its stance on removing an exemption that currently allows carriers not to pay overtime to their drivers.

Final-mile delivery company Riverstone Logistics said Monday it has acquired appliance delivery company Ralph’s Transfer.

A fleet of container vessels is up for sale as a company backed by Greece’s Evangelos Marinakis switches its bets to LNG shipping.

The industrial outdoor storage industry is catching a fresh bid from new players.

Old Dominion Freight Line was the latest less-than-truckload carrier to announce an early general rate increase for the new year.

CMA CGM, like many other carriers, is reporting serious revenue loss. The North America president and CEO goes into detail with American Shipper and explains why the company is investing in more physical infrastructure.

3i-backed Regional Rail plans to acquire two more short-line railroads, one in Ohio and one in Indiana, as part of a push to expand its presence in the Midwest.

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Freighter airline Cargojet announced that founder and CEO Ajay Virmani is leaving that role to be executive chairman, with two top lieutenants stepping in as co-CEOs.

Fillogic leverages what it has coined “channel-free logistics,” a competing fulfillment model to the traditional omnichannel experience.

FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack spoke with OTR Solutions’ EVP Clayton Griffin about the current state of freight brokerages and the risk they pose to carriers.

Mexico tops Canada and China as the No. 1 U.S. trade partner during September with $67 billion in trade.

Forward Air has filed a counterclaim against Omni Logistics and wants a Delaware court to rule it’s not obligated to move forward with the merger.