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Sources say Just Eat Takeaway is slashing its asking price for Grubhub by nearly $6 billion as it searches for a buyer.

ShipX creates an end-to-end e-commerce solution with the acquisition of Princeton Logistics and TriStar Carriers.

California is moving too fast to implement changes in trucking pollution regulations, an industry group said in suing the state.

Hard to abate sectors such as long-haul trucking are considering clean hydrogen to decarbonize.

Spot rates edged upward from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Charlotte, North Carolina, as capacity declined due to the Memorial Day weekend, and a significant increase in rejection rates out of Jacksonville, Florida, is keeping upward momentum on spot rates.

Netradyne’s Adam Kahn joins WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to discuss the power of positive reinforcement in fleet safety.

PTV Route Optimizer is more than a planning system. It provides carriers and transportation companies with a way to maximize their efficiency — and that of the driver and customer — all in one tool.

Russian airline Volga-Dnepr is trying to revive its fortunes, and the Russian economy, with a new air logistics deal with Moscow.

The latest extension by FMCSA of its COVID-19 waiver that goes back to March 2020 will now take the hours of service exemption through August.

Carriers should be able to price freight based on the trailer space it occupies. A machine to capture a shipment’s dimensions is one answer.

Police said the truck driver admitted using a meth pipe as he damaged a shopping center and totaled two vehicles, including his.

Freight all kinds classification lives on in LTL. How well it functions depends on who is asked.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Are the U.S. and Mexico winning globalization? Fleetmaster Express received its first two Volvo VNR electric trucks; a Texas seaport announces a new ro-ro service from Asia; and a Houston multimodal park signs two tenants.

AskWaves defines what the common carrier obligation is and why the concept has garnered attention lately.

This week: The Women in Trucking Association honors influential women; ANL aims to rehabilitate the Australian turtle population; and C.H. Robinson recognizes its top-quality carriers.

The Biden administration has employed an all-of-government approach to bolstering infant formula supplies until domestic manufacturing can return to normal.

Volume levels have restarted their decline, as have spot rates. The national rejection rate has fallen below 9%…

Truckload carrier C.R. England suffered a data breach last fall and this week informed its customers of the potential impact.

On the podcast: NASA talks about the X-59 supersonic jet and Quesst mission; Dooner and The Dude face off in a battle of the potato salad

The instant delivery platform is scaling back its facility footprint as 15-minute delivery reaches an inflection point.

Partnering with the right carriers can be a complex decision, and making the wrong choice can easily threaten a shipper’s bottom line.

Work remains for the Biden administration’s new port envoy, Stephen Lyons, to untangle freight supply chains.

In the latest Conversations with Nicole, Nicole Glenn talks with Ellen Voie, founder and CEO of Women in Trucking.

Two more individuals were sentenced for their involvement in the Louisiana staged accident scam, showing the wide divergence of punishment so far.

In what was a difficult quarter for American Eagle and retailers generally, the outfitter’s supply chain business showed promise.

Infrastructure. How important is a fixed base of electric charging for commercial vehicles? Maybe not as much as we’re told.

Pitt Ohio’s Geoffrey Muessig says there are steps shippers can take to create a stronger and more profitable relationship with their LTL carriers.

Changes in the field of arbitration are afoot and employers who utilize arbitration clauses need to stay up to date on these changes as they will impact the ability to arbitrate employee claims.

FreightWaves releases rate spread indexes in SONAR.

The latest baby formula developments include relaxed regulations to support more imports, an air cargo pipeline and congressional scrutiny.

Intermodal spot rates from LA to Chicago experience a decline, and outbound tender volumes for Houston are up 2% week-over-week.

U.S. freight railroads and a rail union disagree over what’s the best way to deploy enhanced track geometry inspections.

The nation’s top container-trade regulator says he wants ensure more fairness in ocean carrier contracts after a spike in shipper complaints.

In this issue of the WTT newsletter, grossest truck accident of the year; dead cat bounce for spot rates; shippers fight trucker OT pay; more

Tax collections are halted until at least July 14. The state’s supply chain emergency edict remains in effect.

Reliance Partners’ Graham Gonzales warns how easy it is for one to fall victim to a cyberattack.

Turkish ultrafast delivery company Getir told employees in an internal memo this week that it would be laying off about 14% of its workforce.

A case involving C.H. Robinson before the U.S. Supreme Court got the same recommendation from the solicitor general as the better-known AB5 lawsuit in California.

Fastport helping US veterans obtain jobs in trucking.

Freightliner powertrain parts thefts threaten the livelihood of drivers stranded with little hope of getting a replacement part.

With logistics subsidiary Quiet Platforms, American Eagle is developing a unique strategy to help retailers compete with Amazon.

“Ensuring companies stay compliant certainly isn’t the sexiest venture, but in the trucking industry, it’s one of the most important aspects to get right.”

Dallas Fort Worth is a tech-forward airport on many levels. Its latest initiative is trialing an autonomous tow vehicle in the cargo area.

“I think there are a lot of barriers that keep ladies out of finance and freight. It usually starts with ‘can’t.’ Do what you want to do. Don’t listen to the ‘can’t.’” Westjohn said.

Used trucks had doubled in price over the last year. Now, auctioneers are reporting that prices are finally softening.

CEO Brett Suma lays out Loadsmith’s definition of capacity as a service.

Supply chain bottlenecks on the West Coast last year were evident in global port ranking data.

The supply chain saw fewer people leaving their jobs in 2021, and while overall pay increased, men disproportionately benefited from the increase.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will use roughly $3.5 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest in air carbon capture projects.

A Florida trio was recently sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $200 million infant formula fraud scheme.

Spot rates from Houston to New Orleans are almost double the national average, and China’s zero-COVID initiative continues to affect trade.

The port is undergoing a modernization initiative and aims to double container capacity as part of a broader effort to attract market share from Northeast and Midwest customers.

Ethiopian Airlines is investing in five more Boeing 777 freighters to meet shipping demand.

Motive raised $150 million to invest in products aimed at the “safety, productivity and profitability” of businesses.

Inventories of ultra low sulfur diesel on the East Coast moved down again after last week’s increase, but other statistics may promise relief to some buyers.

Without sanctions, tankers will keep loading Russian oil. ‘We’re not taking a moral high ground,’ says Frontline’s CEO.

On the show, how the big ship arms race is ruining everything; latest on electric trucks; creating a driver culture; and trucker OT pay

Kicking off FreightWaves’ 2022 Shipper of Choice award nominees is Boston Beer, the maker of Samuel Adams and other popular alcoholic brands.

The need for streamlined supply chains has never been more pivotal, but many current technologies were not designed to cope with the level of uncertainty companies are facing in 2022.

BMO, a major lender to the trucking sector, reported that write-offs and allowances declined in the second quarter, with weakness not evident in the data.

Schneider’s second corporate responsibility report focuses on emissions and social initiatives.

Imagine having most of your work done before lunch. That’s a reality for dispatchers with Alvys in the equation.

The International Air Transport Association’s U.S. subsidiary next month will have a new president.

Passenger airline Avianca plans to lease up to four converted freighters as cargo becomes a strategic focus.

Outbound tender rejections for Houston hit 8.3%, and retail sales show an increase of 0.9% in the month of April.

Flytrex, which operates drone delivery services in North Carolina and Texas, will deliver ice cream from Unilever’s The Ice Cream Shop.

Veho has opened three facilities in Florida as it expands its last-mile e-commerce delivery business.

Safety stats show resilience despite aging ships, cut corners on maintenance and rising pressure on seafarers.

A major shipper lobbying group has concerns over trucker overtime pay legislation.

The solicitor general has advised the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear the appeal of a lower court decision that would require adoption of the AB5 independent contractor law in the state’s trucking industry.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants the Surface Transportation Board to take action to address service delays and congestion on the freight rail network.

U.K. retailer Asda is expanding its partnership with Blue Yonder and adding last-mile delivery capabilities from Bringg as it seeks to improve its omnichannel supply chain.

The three brothers who own Stan Koch Trucking split into factions years ago, but a court case settles the amount that two of them will need to pay.

With LoadStop — an enterprise, cloud-based and carrier-focused platform — carriers of all sizes can grow revenue, streamline internal workflows, optimize fleet management and dispatching, and reduce time waste through process automation.

A new tracking analytic uncovers the undercurrents within the flow of trade.

Gulf Coast ports continue to see strong demand for container and breakbulk cargo services during the month of April.

Experts discuss the challenges facing carriers and shippers when it comes to measuring emissions and why it matters.

Mexico-based digital freight forwarder Nowports has achieved unicorn status after closing a $150 million series C round.

Gorillas, a Berlin-based startup that delivers grocery, food and convenience items in 15 minutes or less, is laying off half of its employees.

According to Patrascu, it’s important for employers and administrators to continuously be in conversation with their agents and other employees in order to know how to grow their business, their employees and themselves. 

The number of carriers receiving FMCSA conditional safety ratings is increasing as more off-site audits are conducted.

Tender rejection rates from Denver to Los Angeles have increased to 4.2%, and spot rates from Little Rock, Arkansas, to New Orleans have peaked at $3.55 this month.

FreightWaves SONAR is the industry’s leading and fastest freight forecasting platform. SONAR provides the clearest insight into freight pricing, and subscribers can reliably forecast supply chain demand and capacity by […]

The high-flying darlings of 2021, less-than-truckload stocks are finding their way back to earth quickly this year.

Walmart announced it will add drone delivery to 32 locations in six states this year with partner DroneUp.

Georgia Central Railway will serve Hyundai Motor Group’s $5.5 billion-dollar electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility near Savannah.

Daimler Truck North America is trying to solve thefts of semiconductor-rich powertrain control modules from its tractors.

The national average benchmark diesel price was down, but the East Coast price was down by a smaller amount.

A new per-package charge has been levied on Standard cross-border ground service.

The Jacksonville harbor deepening project “demonstrates Florida’s unwavering commitment to strengthen and grow supply chains.”

East Coast gasoline inventories are alarmingly low. Gasoline imports from Europe could help but may not be enough to fill the gap.

Supply chain delays are the chief worry among most of the 4,000 survey respondents.

Cargo security has been a concern on the radars of many shippers and carriers in recent years, but during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic worries mounted as cargo thefts […]

The e-commerce giant will deliver packages from local malls using its network of Amazon Flex gig drivers.

The Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit takes place on June 15, 2022.

Tech looks to solve detention; Flexport joins push for formula; retail inventories up big; from corrections to trucking CEO; cybersecurity

Partnering with AI-powered supply chain company Symbotic, Walmart is bringing robots to its 42 regional DCs.

The way that transportation has been traditionally bought and sold has left shippers and transportation providers siloed and connected only to those partners within their existing network.

Pitney Bowes found that U.S. parcel volumes grew 6% last year, and more growth is forecast for the next five years.

Drayage trucks in California with engines made before 2010 will have to be shut down at the end of the year on the road to zero-emissions vehicles.