News

In the Gulf of Mexico, storms can happen quickly. That is the case with the remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey, which are moving into the Gulf and could potentially threaten the coast of Texas later this week.

Road crews have traditionally used a “crash truck” to protect workers. It’s often the first – and last – line of defense for construction workers, but it leaves a driver in that vehicle exposed to greater risk. The Colorado Department of Transportation hopes to change that, thanks to self-driving technology.

Solar power is most known as a source of electricity, but it is now proving that it belongs in other applications. Within the trucking industry, the use of solar is growing and it’s showing itself quite capable of the demands. 

The recent news that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to revisit some portions of its Phase 2 greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency rules for medium- and heavy-duty on-highway trucks and engines has raised concern with the Truck and Engine Manufacturer’s Association (EMA).

South Korean ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is in discussions with the world’s largest asset management firm, BlackRock, to bring in an investment ranging from 600 billion to 1 […]

New tools for GT Nexus commerce network users include a real-time cargo visualization layer and the ability for suppliers to see approved invoices in a single dashboard.

The global investment firm is providing transportation and trade software provider BluJay Solutions with a $500 million financing facility, after investing in fellow logistics tech firms Transplace, LLamasoft, and Transporeon.

The Hong Kong-based ocean carrier took delivery of the OOCL Germany today, the second of the six 21,000-TEU class vessels on order from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard on Geoje […]

Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Ports has agreed to partner with NAWAH Port Management, LLC to manage existing and future operations at the Port of Basra in southern Iraq.

Werner Enterprises, Inc. appoints board of directors member; time:matters Holding GmbH names new managing director, strategy & sales; and SIMWAVE hires manager for navigation.

Fleet Complete is the latest company to join the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA) as a service charter member. BiTA is a consortium for the adoption, education and development of a standard framework around blockchain in the trucking industry.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems has officially announced the sale of its subsidiary Unitrans Inc., Business Wire reports. Unitrans, a Los Angeles-based cold chain logistics business, is being sold to New York-based full-service priority transportation and logistics company, Quick International Courier for $95 million.

To solve inefficiencies in the supply chain, project44’s goal since day one has been to focus on the automation, optimization, and visibility of the freight movements by replacing legacy technologies with its “one-to-many” connectivity.

It’s finally here. Eclipse day. And as many have predicted, traffic around the country is clogging the highways, causing delays.

The eclipse will result in slower freight volumes this week as companies adjust their normal production schedules. This will have a small drag on rates. According to one study, the US economy will take a $700M hit while people go outside and enjoy the once in a lifetime opportunity (for most) to see a total eclipse. 

A.P. Moller-Maersk signed an agreement to sell its oil and gas division, Maersk Oil, to Total, which will significantly strengthen the French energy giant’s operations in the North Sea and […]

Ocean carriers CMA CGM of France and Hapag-Lloyd of Germany joined the first round of investments into the New York Shipping Exchange, a platform for so-called “enforceable” freight contracts, with […]

U.S. and Mexican Customs officials recently dedicated a new center at the Laredo, Texas, to allow both agencies to more efficiently work together to process freight trains crossing the border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has appointed Casey Durst to lead its Baltimore Field Office, where she will oversee a staff of 800 and agency field operations stretching from southern […]

The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s experience with Petya (or NotPetya) should be a wakeup call for the entire shipping and logistics industry; small shippers and forwarders can no longer afford to […]

Google publishes solar eclipse traffic maps showing record congestion on highways along the eclipse route line. Drivers are starting to post photos of traffic congestion and even Nest gets in the spirit with messages about the eclipse on their thermostats. 

The great eclipse of 2017 is less than 24 hours away. While we can’t control the traffic- we can talk about the weather. We have gone out to two sources to ensure you have the best view of the event: Accuweather and Riskpulse. 

As the numbers of electric-powered vehicles grows, questions about whether the electrical grid can handle the power demands are growing. Michael Barnard of Clean Technica looked at the possibility of electric-powered vehicles breaking the grid by the years 2021 and 2040.

The great eclipse of 2017 is less than 24 hours away. While we can’t control the traffic- we can talk about the weather. We have gone out to two sources to ensure you have the best view of the event: Accuweather and Riskpulse. 

Trucking venture funding continues to pick up steam. One fund, backed by the largest grouping of Fortune 1000 companies in the world and a top engineering school, makes an investment in two trucking startups for its initial set of investments. 

 An impending terminal crisis in net energy is looming over the global economy, according to Jonathan Rutherford of Insurgent Intelligence. The kind of growth that some multinational companies have been conducting is “green growth,” he notes with no signs of “degrowth.”

The Commerce Department’s housing starts and building permits data released this week shows a mixed bag when it comes to the housing market.

Transit rates for container vessels in the northern and southern Suez ports will be reduced effective Oct. 1, with vessels carrying more containers receiving larger reductions.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Hapag-Lloyd are scheduled to launch a new loop between Europe and the East Coast of South America at the end of September that will deploy nine […]

All transportation sectors have shown volume increases in July 2017, with the exception of rail, which seems to have succumbed to the strength of the U.S. dollar, according to the […]

Although spot container rates declined from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the U.S. East Coast since last Friday, rates from Shanghai to the U.S. West Coast experienced a slight […]

Talk about disruptive companies. Every startup in the transportation space these days is touting itself as a disruptive company. A few will become just that. Many, if not most, will not. But few are also introducing a technology, let alone a service, that is disruptive.

Blockchain entrepreneurs have an opportunity. The logistics industry is ripe for disruption and blockchain technology is ready to take the lead.

This is the latter part of the summer and it so happens to be among the busiest times for truck drivers. The vacation season is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the fun is over, for some, it’s just getting started.

South Korea on Thursday agreed to lift its ban on imports of U.S. poultry products and added a temporary measure to allow U.S. fresh eggs to enter the country duty […]

The Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s second phase of its Northeast Cargo Center opened Thursday as cargo volumes at the airport continue to soar.

The Thailand-based container shipping line posted a net profit of 163 million Thai baht (U.S. $5 million) for the second quarter of 2017 on revenues of THB 2.8 billion.

KeepTruckin has partnered with Foley, a leader in FMCSA compliance solutions, to offer KeepTruckin’s electronic logging device to fleets. Any size fleet will have access to the KeepTruckin’s ELD and IFTA solution.

The digital freight forwarder has been offering Fullfillment by Amazon (FBA) services to domestic sellers in Europe, but is now offering automated services for companies wanting to tap into U.S. […]

Chicago-based United Global Logistics will remain an independent division within RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, with both companies benefiting from a strengthened Midwestern logistics network.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems’ $95 million sale of Unitrans to Quick International Courier is expected to close this quarter, according to a statement from the Downers Grove, Ill.-based asset-light trucking and […]

Many people don’t realize it, but construction firms have many of the same problems with truck visibility and tracking that less-than-truckload and truckload carriers have. And a truck arriving late can throw off an entire project’s schedule. That’s why Truck IT has introduce an app to help.

An unlikely alliance has formed between FedEx and UPS over a common problem. Their respective chief executive officers co-wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal in an attempt to get the attention of Trump administration and policy makers regarding needed industry reforms.

The latest craze in logistics is the “uberization of trucking,” i.e. digital freight brokers (DFM). In reality, though, DFMs are not new, with the first iteration of them appearing in the early 2000s with companies such as Power2Ship and TransMarkets. They have gained steam lately thanks to technological advances, but there is still some question about whether they are here to stay this time.

Preparations for Great American Eclipse are continuing, with some trucking associations along the path of totality (the 70-mile wide stretch where the eclipse will be fully visible) pushing education campaigns and others bans on certain types of loads.

At the Bayport Container Terminal, construction began on a new 25-acre empty container yard, while the Barbours Cut Container Terminal is scheduled to receive three new super post-Panamax cranes later […]

President Donald Trump once again took to Twitter this morning to lash out at Amazon, targeting the company’s alleged non-collection of taxes.

McLeod Software has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA), a new organization focused on the promotion and educational efforts to utilizing blockchain technology in the transportation ecosystem.

An industry that has a reputation of being behind the curve on technology may be at the forefront of one of the most important technological developments in decades. Yes, the trucking industry is poised to lead the blockchain way, and BiTA plans to help it get there.

Siemens has been awarded a contract by the German state of Hesse to build an overhead catenary line to run electric trucks along. The line will be built on a 10 kilometer stretch of the A5 federal autobahn.

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to “slash the time it takes to get vital new infrastructure projects approved and delivered,” Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said in […]

The western Canadian port handled 69 million metric tons of cargo during the first half of the year, up 3.9 percent from the corresponding 2016 period thanks to higher container […]

South Korea’s largest ocean carrier is considering launching a regular liner service via the Arctic Sea, a move that could cut transits between Asia and Europe considerably.

The German port handled 70 million metric tons of cargo during the first six months of the year, a 0.2 percent decline from the corresponding 2016 period.

Rand Logistics, a provider of bulk freight shipping services throughout the Great Lakes region, saw revenues of $32.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, which ended June […]

The world’s number one e-commerce giant, Amazon, recently revealed that it is working on technology that will produce tasty meals that don’t actually need refrigeration.

Let’s not let the politics of truck drivers’ sleep get in the way of something we all need. It’s not always a dramatic wake up as you wander over the rumble strip or hear horns honking frantically that lets you know your sleep could be better. Sometimes it’s all the worries drifting through your mind as you try to fall asleep while the clock counts down to drive time again.

Money is flowing into trucking tech startups, and it is showing no signs of slowing down. According to CB Insights, the industry is on pace for its first billion-dollar year in cumulative funding. But the question remains, how much of this windfall of funds will end up in companies that truly make a difference in the trucking space?

A cargo plane pilot pleaded guilty in a Florida district court Tuesday to operating a Boeing 747 freighter under contract to the U.S. military while intoxicated.

World’s-largest container carrier Maersk Line reported a highly profitable second quarter based on stronger-than-expected rates, but expects to lose $200 million to $300 million recovering from June cybersecurity breach.

Two separate deals kicked off this week’s big transportation news as Greenbriar Equity Group has acquired Transplace and Descartes said it was acquiring MacroPoint.

The Canadian town of Innisfil was looking for a way to reduce its public transit costs. It turned to Uber, and may have found an inexpensive way to help its residents get around.

The I-95 Corridor Coalition is moving forward with research that will help it determine whether a mileage use tax is the right approach to taxing in Pennsylvania and Delaware, according to NBC 10 Philadelphia.

The transaction is expected to close in late-September, but financial terms of the deal will not be disclosed, according to a joint statement from the companies.

The South Carolina Ports Authority’s project to deepen the main channel in Charleston to 52 feet is still on track to begin this fall, SCPA said in a statement.

The Great American Eclipse has dawned upon the trucking industry. Thanks to the upcoming solar eclipse, states have started asking businesses that use the roadways, such as trucking companies, to consider adjusting their delivery schedules.

Calgary-based Class I railroad Canadian Pacific said the seven-day-a-week service can cut transit times from the West Coast to Detroit by as much as 48 hours compared with the railway’s […]

The 14,074-TEU CSCL Jupiter, which ran aground yesterday morning near the Port of Antwerp, was freed around 9:00 p.m. local time yesterday and is back at the Belgian port for […]

Although some politicians abhor rising GHG levels while others deny that global warming even exists, the general consensus of the private sector is that if corporations don’t get on board with safe environmental practices now, they will quickly fall behind their competitors.

Norfolk Southern names executive vice president and chief financial officer; CFI appoints senior vice president, sales and operations; and Swiss WorldCargo selects regional manager of the newly created Western, Southern […]

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation has made a million-dollar investment in New York-based Transfix. The investment was made through Sumitomo’s subsidiary Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, according to 4-Traders.com.

As interest in alternative fuels continues to grow, ACT Research is making it easier for fleets to compare different fuel types.

The 14,074-TEU CSCL Jupiter ran aground on the Scheldt river bank in Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands at around 7:00 a.m. local time today while en route from Antwerp to Hamburg, blocking […]

The Dubai-based port and terminal operator formed an agreement with the General Authority of the Suez Canal Zone to establish a joint venture company to develop the international port industry.

The Hamburg-based logistics provider and container terminal operator’s revenues rose 8.6 percent from the first half of last year thanks to developments in throughput and transport volumes.

Uber threw its hat into the trucking industry with its own app earlier this year, but now it is upping the stakes with new features, The Verge reports.

Picture a 40-foot container traveling from Mainland China to a suburb of Los Angeles. It often experiences more complications between the Port of LA and final destination than it does during its international trip. Is blockchain the solution to these problems?

Sea Machines Robotics adds member to its board of directors; and PeopleNet appoints senior vice president/general manager, truck.

Among the services the Florida-based vehicle shipping specialist offers are project logistics, land freight, intermodal, airfreight and chartering.

However, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has demanded that the government get the national sleep apnea testing plan back on track.

Analysts continue to argue that EVs are not ready to compete with internal combustion engines (ICE), and technology advances will need to come in the next decade or two before EVs can dominate the marketplace. But the Tesla Model 3 is challenging that, and it’s success is something that trucking will watch closely.

The quest for alternative energy has taken over Australia. In an effort to jump on the bandwagon of electricity-powered vehicles, the government of Australia has decided to push forward with construction of a new electric super highway.

The truck productivity hit that many have feared from electronic logging devices (ELD) may not be as severe as thought, but the implementation of the devices may hit the industry hard in other ways.

In recent years, disruption to routes along the Gulf Coast and East Coast because of hurricanes – which can spread hundreds of miles wide and leave widespread flooding and infrastructure damage in their wake – has been minimal. That could change this hurricane season.

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has made changes to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC). The changes, which took effect on Aug. 5, will impact how some items are packaged and costs to shippers, particularly those shipping via less than truckload.

The South Korean liner carrier recorded a loss of 173.7 billion South Korean won (U.S. $152 million) on revenues of KRW 1.24 trillion amid skyrocketing volumes, particularly on the Asia-U.S. […]

Volumes at the Southern California port increased 16 percent for the month compared with July and 9.5 percent year-over-year in the first seven months of 2017.

Spot container rates from Shanghai to Europe, the Mediterranean and the United States all recorded modest declines since last Friday, according to the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.

The Wilmington, Ohio-based aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation services provider’s loss resulted from charges for the warrants granted last year in connection with operating and lease agreements with Amazon […]

Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has acquired Kapeller Internationale Spedition, further expanding its operations in the Tyrol region.

Oil or electric? The future of transportation power is still unclear, but electric is making a strong push amid oil price volatility.

A 2014 report found that drivers are more than twice as likely to be obese than the general population, and there are a number of other health risks drivers face. So how can drivers, on the road for weeks at a time, stay fit?

A new month, but the same old story. Spot rates rose again according to data from DAT, with the national van and flatbed rates each climbing 3 cents per mile and refrigerated rates rising 4 cents for the week of July 30 to Aug. 5.

The U.S. Navy is looking to haul the warship back to the United States for repairs, following its June collision with an NYK Line containership in Japanese waters that claimed […]

Major retail container ports across the nation are expected to collectively experience the busiest month on record for imports in August, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report […]

Terminals at the Port of Virginia handled 234,230 TEUs last month, a 7.5 percent increased compared with the same month a year ago, despite a 2 percent dip in exports.

The U.S. Gulf Coast port is currently developing a new forest products terminal and is looking to dredge its east channel, according to Port Panama City Executive Director Wayne Stubbs.

The multi-modal transportation management company’s new tool, dubbed Hub Group Connect, provides customers with shipment visibility and online tracking.

According to an internal company email obtained by Reuters, Tesla has spoken with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles about testing autonomous electric trucks with no driver in the cab on Nevada roadways.

The Trump administration is considering tariffs on foreign steel as a way to boost the purchase of American steel. But will this Buy American approach lead to an in increase in vehicle and other manufacturing costs?