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FreightWaves Staff Saturday, December 21, 2019

Massive mergers, verdicts, Amazon problems, earnings and cheese smugglers — WTT?!? [with video]

First, we hit you with some of the latest headlines. Heniff Transportation and Superior Bulk Logistics are set to merge. Ohio-based GDS Express abruptly ceases operations. Rising wrestling star, Matt Travis, was struck and killed by truck driver, and a jury smacks a California trucking company with $70.5 million “nuclear verdict.” Plus, Amazon has some […]

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Noel Perry Sunday, October 13, 2019

Commentary: Are brokers really gouging carriers?

Noel Perry heads Transport Futures in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In addition, he heads Transportation Economics, a consulting company focused on strategy, market research and forecasting for the North American freight transport market. Previously, he was a Corporate Economist at Schneider National, and Director of Market Research at CSX Transportation and Cummins Engine Company. Broker margins are […]

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Noi Mahoney Monday, September 16, 2019

Transplace Symposium focuses on future of carriers, supply chains and technology

Transplace’s 2019 Carrier Symposium in Dallas discussed the latest topics impacting the carrier industry, including both capacity excesses and shortages, ELDs, regulatory changes, and driver issues. Frank McGuigan, chief executive of Transplace, kicked off the symposium with a “State of the Business” address, saying supply chains are more complex than ever and expanding; and that […]

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Brian Bradley Thursday, August 22, 2019

Carriers should be liable in bond for multimodal shipments, COAC says

The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) on Aug. 21 approved a recommendation for Customs and Border Protection to allow carriers to assume liability for initial in-bond shipments, where the initial in-bond was applied in another mode. COAC also recommended to allow for confirmation of the appropriate arrival/export by the assuming carrier. Further, COAC recommended […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Carrier Breakdown by Size

Estimates of how many owner-operators are in the market is often inflated by 200 or 300 percent. This means at some point freight brokers will have to focus on larger fleets to grow their books of business. When doing this it is important to know that there is a sweet spot in the market that […]

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Noi Mahoney Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Fr8Hub expands Mexico operations, names Laura Mandujano Valdés as country manager for Mexico

Fr8Hub recently announced that it will expand its services to provide domestic freight matching throughout Mexico, connecting shippers with available carriers throughout the country. The Fr8Hub carrier network currently features more than 1,000 carriers in the United States and Mexico, and more than 30,000 available trucks. Since electronic logging devices and global positioning systems are […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, February 4, 2019

Ryder honors Mexican carrier partners

Ryder System, Inc. (R: NYSE) presented its Service Excellence Awards to top-performing carriers at its ninth annual Mexican Carrier Recognition Event in Mexico City on January 17. The event – reported in a press release by Ryder on January 29 – recognized 20 Mexican carriers for their excellence in service in Ryder’s international supply chain.

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