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The benchmark DOE/EIA diesel price was released on time for the first time in four weeks, and registered a more than 10-cent decline.

Import market share to LA and Long Beach remains high, but overall imports have decreased.

Southern California ports can’t evacuate import containers fast enough. The backlog has yet again reached critical levels.

Customers are eager to move products via rail once network congestion subsides, executives said during Greenbrier’s quarterly earnings call on Monday.

The air cargo market is down 8% to 9% in the past two months, but the decline is relative. 2022 is still shaping up well versus 2019, before the pandemic.

Prime Day 2022 begins Tuesday, but with slowing e-commerce growth, success might look different for Amazon this year.

The Biden administration’s proposed rule requiring new state-level tailpipe emissions performance measures sets dangerous precedents for infrastructure investment, according to road builders.

Using a combination of technology and proactive management, shippers can turn failed deliveries into happy customers.

Industrial outdoor storage sites continue to attract the attention of transportation providers and investors with deep pockets.

All Nippon Airways is partially changing a large order for Boeing’s upgraded 777 of the future to include a couple of cargo jets.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cargamos aims to revolutionize last-mile deliveries across Mexico; Pass Automotive to manufacture parts for Tesla in Mexico; speculative truck terminal under construction in Houston; and Posco International to build electric vehicle parts plant in Mexico.

This week: St. Christopher reaches a giving milestone and kicks off its Round Up Campaign with TA, the BTA announces a new board chairman and UPS holds its first Impact Summit.

AskWaves chats with an industry insider about the work the less-than-truckload industry is doing to close the automation gap.

Despite Slync.io CEO Chris Kirchner’s claims that the FreightTech company “has solved its liquidity issues,” former and current employees say they want him to make good on his promises and pay them for the two months of wages they are owed.

There were 125 container ships waiting offshore on Friday, including 36 off Savannah, 24 off Southern California and 20 each off Houston and New York.

Volumes fall and rejections rise, signifying that capacity is still tight following the Fourth of July.

Texas man gets 2 years in prison for selling $215K worth of fraudulent CDLs.

To date, drivers have completed 45,000 loads and have earned over $75 million using CloudTrucks’ solutions, according to co-founder and CEO Tobenna Arodiogbu.

Volume levels are depressed this week by Monday’s holiday. The national average rate of tender rejections sunk below 7% late in the week, but linehaul spot rates…

Nippon Express has launched a multimodal transport service for shipments from the U.S. and Canada to Asia via Mexico.

On demand on WTT: Marine autonomy as a service; the market for drivers; latest on port contracts and more

Home discount retailer Big Lots adds same-day delivery from 1,000 U.S. stores.

More consumers are engaging in daily online purchases, according to a new survey, with those living paycheck-to-paycheck among the most active.

Three days after nearly 450 employees, including 135 drivers, were laid off, Williston, Vermont-based LandAir’s management team and its private equity owners have yet to disclose what led to the decision.

Twin SPAC backer ArcLight Capital is investing $50 million in a truck-as-a-service business that handles Class 1-8 vehicles.

Truck transportation jobs recorded another increase in June, but the rate of growth was slower than recent months, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Three weeks’ worth of benchmark diesel prices have been published by the EIA as it gets past technical issues.

(UPDATED: Oct. 25, 2022 3:05 P.M. ET) Alabama’s Huntsville International Airport in the past year has attracted new air cargo services controlled by major global logistics companies, solidifying its reputation […]

Refrigerated volume out of the San Francisco area has begun to pick up just in time for summer peak season.

It’s probably poor planning rather than bad luck. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says you shouldn’t be shocked to find no parking available if you waited until the last minute.

In the second quarter, new highs were set for Cosco profits, OOCL revenue per container, and Evergreen operating revenues.

NTI makes jobs more attractive through up-to-date market data.

Has CPG ingredient inflation peaked?  I can only speculate whether the recent pullback in commodity prices will continue, but with crude oil off its high, crop prices well off their […]

Beginning Thursday through July 17, hazmat haulers will be forbidden from traveling on Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham, Alabama, as the World Games open.

With security breaches on the rise, companies across the industry realize that their current strategies are not doing enough to safeguard their systems, files and data.

Outrider, an autonomous distribution yard developer, is readying a robotics kit that would allow shippers to automate operations.

The federal government has cracked down on cannabis use among truck drivers. But recent research suggests legal marijuana may actually boost safety on the road.

GE Appliances will deploy six electric trucks in the first phase of a broader EV pilot with partner Einride.

ShipBob has released a stand-alone warehouse management system for omnichannel brands with their own warehouses.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants President Biden to intervene in the ongoing rail labor dispute to avoid service disruptions.

Denver’s outbound tender rejections drop after the holiday to their lowest point in more than two years, while in Allentown, Pennsylvania, they remain strong at 9.8%.

Enforcement of Canada’s federal ELD mandate will begin Jan. 1, requiring electronic data collection of truck drivers’ hours of service.

Federal regulators are creating a board to recommend equipment standards aimed at preventing cars from sliding under trailers during truck crashes.

Contract talks between German port employers and labor union ver.di have bogged down over questions about inflation’s impact on wage increases.

Don’t expect the restrictions that truck manufacturers are imposing on Class 8 order intake to last. There’s too much at stake.

Vallair says it will turn passenger aircraft into light-duty freighters by clearing out the cabin so boxes can be loaded on the floor.

Canada has extended its border restrictions for unvaccinated truck drivers to Sept. 30.

When pandemic-fueled headwinds pushed historic amounts of freight into the spot market, many shippers found themselves running an unmanageable amount of seasonal bids to compensate for annual contract failures.

Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio announced the acquisition of assets from Teal’s Express, which will provide it coverage in New York.

Employees of Williston, Vermont-based LandAir, an LTL carrier that serviced the Northeast and parts of Canada, say they had no advanced notice that the company was reportedly closing its doors on Tuesday.

NewRoad Capital Partners leads Series B investment in cloud fulfillment platform Logiwa.

Amazon took a stake in struggling food delivery platform Grubhub that could be worth up to 13% if it attracts enough customers.

Today, many in the trucking and logistics industry are looking to improve reliability, reduce costs, and decrease their carbon footprint to deliver against rising customer expectations.

Dick’s Sporting Goods and Roehl Transport partner on driver appreciation with an emphasis on reducing dwell time at loading facilities.

AskWaves looks at the many varied functions that the 56-year-old Federal Railroad Administration performs for passenger and freight rail.

Semi-autonomous truck seamlessly navigates heavy traffic in demonstrations along the Southern California freeway

The explosion of online shopping and our growing global economy makes shipping and delivery more important than ever.

Nonprofit organization GivePower is using solar power to desalinate water and provide positive health, education and economic impacts for communities.

Rejection rates out of Savannah, Georgia, jump to 12.8% while capacity also tightens in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Emirates is enlarging and modernizing its cargo fleet with modified passenger aircraft and new builds.

The world’s largest retailer filed a patent that would combine two of last-mile delivery’s latest innovations: drones and robots.

Dispatch, a last-mile, e-commerce delivery platform, has expanded to California and New York, giving it a presence in 57 U.S. cities.

A new law authorizing tandem loads of 20-foot containers went into effect in Louisiana on June 17.

A supply chain survey released Tuesday showed market fundamentals continued to cool during June.

Reliance Partners’ Graham Gonzales explains why a logistics career path — or career change — is definitely worth considering.

Canadian railway CN and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have agreed to enter binding arbitration, putting to end a two-week strike over wages and benefits.

Just as shippers and carriers vary in size and complexity, so too should the technology that automates their processes.

Data from June reflects how rail service challenges persist into summer. Meanwhile, higher headcount levels and macroeconomic uncertainties await the rails for the remainder of this year.

Nominate freight industry disruptors for FreightWaves’ annual 2023 FreightTech awards before Saturday, Aug. 27.

Container market experts advise carriers and shippers to act quickly now that new rules regulating ocean shipping are in effect.

By making smaller investments in your people and technologies, fleet owners can start making significant progress toward their sustainability and fuel-saving goals today — while preparing for an EV future.

Transport analyst conducts virtual beer get-togethers to gain knowledge and build contacts.

The Jones Act is one of America’s most controversial laws. Reforming it could slash fuel prices, but there are caveats.

With e-commerce growth slowing, did Amazon bite off more than it could chew?

California’s trucking sector is likely to be upended now that it will need to deal with AB5, the state’s more rigid independent contractor law.

The number of import containers sitting at LA/LB terminals for nine days or more has more than doubled since February.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Tribal aims for Latin American SMBs using blockchain and crypto; Nuvocargo starts a service aimed at streamlining invoicing and payments; a Japanese air conditioning manufacturer plans a $230 million plant in Mexico; and Mexican seaports handled 9.8% more loaded containers in Q1.

West Coast port employers and labor won’t extend their contract during bargaining, as business groups would like them to do.

Old Dominion’s latest offering is designed to provide a single rate with no surprises.

A shipping researcher dubbed July 1 “Bloody Friday” due to a large drop in stock prices for several shipping companies.

Volume levels have made a final push before the second quarter ends. The national rejection rate has recovered from its earlier dip below 8%…

Outbound tender volumes for Charlotte, North Carolina, are falling 8.1% week-over-week as Atlanta’s rises 6.8%.

Air France-KLM has reached a $3.9 million settlement with the U.S. government to resolve a fraud investigation involving international mail delivery.

70,000+ independent truckers brace for AB5’s impact; how to survive a shipwreck; trucking gives drivers life after prison and more on WTT

Labor strikes and slowdowns at ports in Germany, Antwerp, Belgium, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, are crippling trade and could trigger more logistical inflationary pressures for U.S. importers and consumers.

commitments to cut their carbon footprint—such as becoming net zero by 2030.

Two lawyers in the trucking industry break down the Supreme Court’s decision on the AB5 case, which will be “disruptive” to truckers.

Gathering data for accurate emissions calculations is complicated and time consuming. Standardization could make it easier.

Redwood is focused on bringing together a number of strong solutions that already exist. The open supply-chain ecosystem enabled by RedwoodConnect operates more like an app store than a single application, facilitating the ability to integrate a variety of solutions.

Global-e has acquired Borderfree from Pitney Bowes, expanding its cross-border e-commerce offerings.

The management shakeup at TuSimple has become a full management house cleaning. Hyliion sees early benefits following Cummins’ partnership.

Congressmen back calls from fertilizer and agricultural products shippers to improve freight rail service, plus news about a new federal grant program to eliminate railroad crossings and updates on CN and Canadian Pacific.

Delta is the latest airline to settle charges of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service on mail transport contracts.

In the third in a series of podcasts on the providers of supply chain solutions, Craig Moore of Korbel talks about the needs of the warehouse sector.

The American Power Group sees a 20-year market for its dual fuel system that runs uses natural gas and diesel fuel.

Lawmakers and shippers urge quick wrap-up of new dockworker labor pact on the eve of the contract deadline.

A new standard on truck trailer rear underride guards is already being met by 94% of trailer manufacturers, and safety advocates say it is too weak.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is launching new state-run checkpoints to inspect trucks for human-trafficking operations.

Nikola will keep trying to pass a proposal to increase the number of authorized shares by pressing company stock owners to vote their proxies..

70,000 owner-operators have seven days to cease operations; the trucking tragedy in San Antonio; how long is too long to shower; and more