This AskWaves article looks at how a U.S. federal government shutdown would affect freight rail operations and proposed rail safety and economic rulemakings.
AskWaves looks at how cross-border LTL demand may change as supply chain maps are redrawn.
AskWaves looks at some of the stranger loads drivers have had to transport over the road.
AskWaves looks into why the trucking industry is resisting a proposal to tighten the scope and duration of temporary federal exemptions for motor carriers.
Lawmakers in Iowa and Florida are considering bills to curb nuclear verdicts against trucking companies.
AskWaves looks at what shippers, carriers, 3PLs and receivers can do to improve less-than-truckload transportation in the grocery space.
La FMCSA ha implementado nuevos requisitos de formación de actualización
AskWaves checks on the latest FMCSA certification requirements for medical examiners qualified in the trucking industry.
The biggest container ships sailing on the oceans can carry more than 24,000 TEUs and are as tall as the Empire State Building.
AskWaves looks at GAO’s warning that the U.S. needs to step up capabilities and oversight in the Arctic region as emerging shipping routes gain steam.
AskWaves: “No debería seguir habiendo un solo cubo de normas reactivas en un PDF
AskWaves looks at how carriers are better communicating rules tariffs to customers.
AskWaves checks in with DOT’s latest significant rulemaking schedule.
AskWaves looks at some of the challenges in the long-haul segment of an LTL network.
AskWaves checks in on the latest sentiment from the trucking industry on the effectiveness of ELDs.
AskWaves looks at what carbon calculators are and why potential and existing customers of freight rail might benefit from them.
The recovery of two sunken tugs in Tasmania was a big logistics and engineering undertaking.
AskWaves comprueba con CVSA los últimos procedimientos de inspección de camiones
Truck drivers should expect at least a Level 3 inspection when they stop at a weigh station.
AskWaves chats with an industry insider about the work the less-than-truckload industry is doing to close the automation gap.
AskWaves looks at the many varied functions that the 56-year-old Federal Railroad Administration performs for passenger and freight rail.
AskWaves provides a state-by-state breakdown for the record $463 million in funds set aside in 2022 for reducing truck crashes.
AskWaves defines what the common carrier obligation is and why the concept has garnered attention lately.
AskWaves looks at application programming interfaces in the less-than-truckload industry and how far the evolution can go.
AskWaves looks at what truck drivers do about flat tires
AskWaves has reviewed the latest comments on a proposal allowing oral fluid instead of urine to test for drugs — the trucking industry mostly likes it.
AskWaves: What happens when an 18-wheeler gets a flat?
AskWaves looks at dynamic pricing and how it fits into an increasingly automated LTL complex.
AskWaves looks into the growing amount of shipment detail needed when submitting an RFP.
The North American railroads engage in cross-border movements too. So why hasn’t the vaccine mandate erupted into protests over cross-border rail operations in the same way trucking has? This AskWaves article explores that question.
AskWaves examines four charities that help improve life on the road.
Time is running out for trucking companies to upgrade or replace third-generation mobile devices to 5G network services or face possible violations if logging devices can’t function properly.
AskWaves looks at the impact general rate increases have on less-than-truckload rates.
AskWaves looks at some of the catalysts that have heated up M&A in the transportation space.
AskWaves dives into the 2,500-page Build Back Better Act to uncover the top 10 funding opportunities directed at freight and supply chains.
FreightWaves recently conducted several surveys about CB radio usage among truckers. More than 32% of respondents said they still use CB radios all the time while driving
The clock is ticking for truckers to upgrade or replace their third-generation (3G)-reliant ELDs — or face possible hours-of-service violations — as major cellular providers move to 5G network services in 2022.
AskWaves takes a look at which rate-per-mile metrics to use out of the information public carriers disclose quarterly.
U.S. border officials handle regulated garbage and quarantine materials in order to prevent foreign pests and diseases from entering the country.
Railcar order backlogs can help the freight rail industry understand where the railcar market is in the supply-and-demand cycle, according to this AskWaves article.
AskWaves answers why rail industry observers like to keep track of the number of railcars in storage. Hint: It has to do with broader economic trends.
Demand for new containers has been historically high. Even so, the Chinese factories that build the world’s boxes are churning them out efficiently.
AskWaves looks at the regulatory might of this small, independent federal agency.
AskWaves takes a look at gains on the sale of revenue equipment and how they play into the financial results of truckload carriers.
AskWaves recounts the history of the eight-lane, $128 million World Trade Bridge, and its importance to commercial truck traffic between Mexico and the United States.
Lawmakers controlling the purse strings in Congress urge FMCSA and NHTSA to take action on their safety directives in 2022.
FMCSA urges truck drivers affected by the Philips recall of nearly 4 million CPAP or BiPAP machines “to work with their medical providers to find alternatives wherever possible — and for CPAP manufacturers to provide all available assistance to drivers impacted by recalls.”
Nuclear materials couriers are well trained and armed for their job of transporting nuclear materials to sites across the U.S.
Double brokering has been around since shippers started relying on brokerages to find trucks to haul their freight. However, double brokering is fraught with risk and becomes illegal when a shipper specifies that its loads are not to be re-brokered.
AskWaves looks at the primary ways of comparing data, using year-over-year and sequential comps, and how sharp changes in demand during the pandemic have made it necessary to view the numbers through a different lens.
As frightening as they appear, ransomware attacks are based on a simple concept of locking up data and effectively holding it hostage.
Environmental regs could extend future dry bulk and tanker upside, while consolidation could change curve of container-shipping cycle.
A commonly seen financial term — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) — and why it’s used is explained.
The CHIPS Act aims to subsidize companies that can set up domestic manufacturing plants to create a more resilient supply chain for the future demand of semiconductors.
AskWaves explores the different ways to capture CO2 from the air, how much it costs and what happens once it’s captured.
Doppler radar has raised the bar for meteorologists when it comes to analyzing severe weather.
This AskWaves column explains why investors and other transportation stakeholders look at operating ratio as a way to gauge a company’s financial health.
Switzerland had the highest average truck driver salary at more than $70,000 a year.
Capturing wastewater, farm and food waste to make biogas can prevent planet-warming methane emissions from going airborne.
The average truck’s carbon footprint is 201,834 kilograms or 223 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
CVSA inspectors will focus on lighting and hours of service during the annual 72-hour safety blitz throughout North America on May 4-6.
Ghost flights — passenger aircraft with no passengers, only cargo — were never a thing before the coronavirus pandemic. In the past year, airlines have operated thousands of passenger aircraft as mini-freighters. Who are the industry leaders?
By and large, trucks from Canada and Mexico can’t move domestic loads within the U.S. But things get a little more complicated in the nitty-gritty of federal cabotage regulations.
The TWIC program provides drivers with government identification cards, like a driver’s license, to access secured maritime facilities and vessels. U.S. citizens and certain immigration categories can apply for the program.
A customs broker can help navigate cross-border freight. But companies should know what to look for in a customs brokerage.
Tanker and bulker spot rates can go sub zero — some tanker rates are there now. What do the negative numbers really mean?
Positive train control, also known as PTC, is a safety technology aimed at automatically stopping a freight or passenger train before a collision. This Ask Waves article describes what it is, its history and its future implications.
Many turn to factoring to ease cash crunches.
Why are Class 8 orders a deeply cyclical, lagging indicator of truck demand?
What is a Freight Recession?
The amount of fuel carried on a container ship varies based on the engine capacity and size of the ship, which themselves are a function of the particular trading route […]
Rail intermodal is the transportation method of moving freight on the earth’s surface by two modes, by railroad and also by truck. The freight can be carried in either trailers or containers; containers has become the larger and faster-growing category. The freight is moved on a railroad during the long-haul portion of the move with local trucking (known as drayage) taking the trailer or container to its final destination.
