U.S. factories face issues with sourcing from Mexico; Permian basin output to decrease in May; Lime raises funding from Uber.
The U.S. wind energy sector is “a huge bright spot during these difficult times,” said Gene Lemke, vice president of projects at Anderson Trucking Service.
Interest is rising in Workhorse’s electric truck-based drone delivery system as the company seeks $40 million credit line to scale production.
The need for social distancing will push companies to look at increased automation of their warehouses.
The Honolulu-based carrier has used some passenger airplanes to transport face masks from China, as well as food and medical supplies between islands.
The same health crisis that made TravelCenters of America an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic burned into non-fuel revenue in late March, leading to a first-quarter loss.
Nearly 80% of owner-operators and small fleets do not have plan in place, ATRI finds.
Trump says meeting with administration officials “will work out well.”
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission asks lawmakers to consider “financial bridge” to help container terminals make their lease payments.
Volkswagen truck holding company Traton Group urges a Euro-style “cash for clunkers” program to boost new truck purchases following lower first-quarter sales, profits and orders.
United Airlines isn’t sugar-coating the airline industry’s economic reality. United expects to survive the coronavirus crisis, but business will be slim for months to come.
Company reports 30% plunge in revenue during month, but CEO Tim Phillips hopes the resumption of auto and heavy truck plants will bring some relief this month.
Shippers and forwarders will be cautious with how much cargo they commit to the ocean container carriers this contract season, industry experts say.
COVID-19 can accelerate many existing but slow-moving trends in the industry as it has forced changes in behavior and altered industry priorities.
Watchdog report lists “priority issues” requiring agency attention.
The logistics sector specializes in figuring out creative solutions to transportation and trade impediments, and a pandemic is the ultimate test. Check out what DB Schenker and Airbus are doing to increase airfreight capacity.
International association of forwarders says members have tools and knowledge to ease container-shipping pain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manufacturing supply chains in for prolonged distress; U.S. oil rates in limbo; global air cargo facing severe capacity crunch.
Supplies from FEMA follow calls by industry and lawmakers for more COVID-19 protection.
Trump and Republicans at odds over using pandemic as bridge to transportation funding.
COVID-19 pandemic challenges American seed producers to secure airfreight capacity to meet spring planting.
Secondary airports are increasingly being used by all-cargo carriers supporting the government’s coronavirus logistics mission.
Regulatory guidance is expected to be significant to American shippers facing container availability charges from carriers and marine terminals during COVID-19 pandemic.
The smallest of the standardized ocean containers in the global fleet remains ideal for dense, heavy agricultural goods, forest products, and machinery shipments.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for social distancing, even while working. For the freight industry, the adoption of autonomous vehicles might be a good start.
Trump signs bill carving out $60 billion in loans specifically for smaller community-based lenders.
Triple the number of vessels at anchorage increases risk of oil spill.
Farms of major row crops like tomatoes or potatoes are usually highly mechanized and could escape the wrath of COVID-19.
Trade is set to plummet by 13% and 32% in 2020
“More work to do” as FMCSA closes in on 900,000 total registrants.
As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, it is critical for logistics workers to make sure they stay safe as they continue to keep the economy running.
“We expect that more shippers will shift from just-in-time supply chains to just-in-case supply chains,” U.S. CEO Mark McCullough said.
Container equipment shortage exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic stresses upper-Midwest soybean exporter trying to fill his springtime customer orders to Asia.
Canadian truck driver Nicole Folz learned that she tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks after falling seriously ill during a cross-border run in the US.
Temporary change could leave carriers vulnerable to disqualified drivers.
Identifying the packages that come in contact with infected individuals in the supply chain is vital to reduce the pandemic’s spread.
The duty deferment applies to qualifying importers facing “significant financial hardship,” Customs and Border Protection said.
Group says more coordination needed to address insufficient supply of masks, hand sanitizer.
From quarantine, Canadian truck driver Nicole Folz recounts the scary reality of falling seriously ill hundreds of miles from home during a less-than-truckload run in the United States.
The current $61 billion set-aside for the domestic airline industry left out the forwarders.
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Less-than-containerload services offer forwarders and their shippers an alternative to more expensive air freight and full-container transport services, industry experts say.
“Revenues plummeting” with less vehicle traffic, say government officials.
The Supply Chain Intelligence Center pinpoints trouble spots on the nation’s highways and ports to U.S. humanitarian relief providers responding to the health crisis.
Problem-solving supply chain bottlenecks is the way to build customer loyalty, freight experts say.
The investment will help accelerate product development of its next generation SmartTags and scale up operations across both sales and marketing.
Knowledge test training course no longer needed for third-party examiners.
“The last place I picked up, I couldn’t even come inside the building to use the bathroom,” said Chicago-based driver Bob Stanton.
WTO expects global trade to sink by at least 13% this year; oil demand are down 50% year-on-year; economists expect 25% decline in U.S. GDP in Q2.
Retail coalition cautions federal government about potential dangers to easing restrictions on Interstates.
Cargo X is Brazil’s largest digital freight marketplace, connecting about 20,000 carriers and their 400,000 truckers with freight.
Truck drivers would be eligible for COVID-19 “pandemic premium pay” under the proposal.
Third-party logistics providers engaged in international trade are facing the difficult decision of whether to thin staff or even close altogether in the face of a prolonged economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
In the times of COVID-19, logistics companies are stepping up to help the industry in ways they can.
3M pushes back as Trump pressures company to keep all domestically produced N95 masks within the U.S. as hospitals and healthcare workers encounter shortages of personal protective equipment as they fight COVID-19.
