Supply chain services giant Kuehne+Nagel said it has acquired a majority share of IMC Logistics, a marine drayage provider handling 2 million TEUs per year.
How much influence could a $250 million purchases of 500 electric trucks have on establishing the value of used trucks?
The Port of Long Beach has $2.2 billion earmarked for accelerating zero-emission initiatives over the next decade.
Dennis Lane, head of revenue at CargoWise Landside, joined Craig Fuller to talk about recent trends and technology impacting the drayage industry.
The EPA is seeking comment on whether to grant California a waiver to enforce the Advanced Clean Fleets rule.
Mark Picarello joined Craig Fuller to talk about how CargoWise is creating a landside logistics operating system through developing and expanding its current tech via partnerships, acquisitions, and integrations.
RoadOne has started construction on a 100-acre distribution project near the Port of Charleston.
NEXT Trucking recently announced product and program updates as part of its tech stack improvements following its merger with CDL-1000.
While trailer parking outside the ports of LA and Long Beach is likely to be more constrained soon than it already is, carriers will look for cost-friendly and secure areas.
The first data paints a mixed picture of how trucks and ships are diverting away from Baltimore in the wake of the Key Bridge collapse.
A waiver for truckers impacted by the collapse of the Key bridge in Baltimore and a preliminary timeline for repairs offer optimism.
The Volkswagen diesel scandal settlement is providing more money to buy zero-emission drayage trucks and other vehicles in California.
IMC Logistics has acquired American Pacific Transportation, growing the company’s drayage capacity to more than 500 trucks in California.
Drayage carriers at the Port of Long Beach may be adding more internal combustion engine vehicles than zero-emission vehicles to prepare for California’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule. The Port of LA’s use of ZEVs is also low.
Natural gas, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles all vie to displace diesel. Which will win? Maybe all of them.
Fastfrate Group has renewed a long-term agreement with CPKC to provide intermodal and drayage services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
An administrative law judge ruling against the current system of chassis pools was upheld by the full Federal Maritime Commission.
California won’t enforce its rule that only zero-emission vehicles can be registered as drayage trucks after the start of 2024.
Mexican officials recently approved a $5 charge on containers moving through the Port of Ensenada.
Synop sees commercial fleet electrification gaining traction across the supply chain through more EV drayage vehicles.
Norfolk Southern and DrayNow will further develop technology for intermodal that provides real-time information on first- and last-mile movements.
Universal Logistics reported revenue of $413 million and earnings per share of 90 cents during the second quarter.
Digital freight marketplace NEXT Trucking is on the prowl for either additional capital or an exit.
There may be plenty of hand-wringing about California’s Clean Fleets rule, but fleets are advised to start getting ready for it.
The California Air Resources Board is welcoming comments on its proposed Advanced Clean Fleet rule, which would move up the ZEV mandate from 2040 to 2036.
“Our goal is to get empty containers out of the hands of those who do not need them and into the hands of those who do, and so far it’s working,” said Qualle founder and CEO Tyler Sellers.
The California Air Resources Board’s update on the Advanced Clean Fleets rule has only minor variations, and the journey to new regulations next year is well on its way.
“We knew the port terminals, we understood their operations, but mostly we understood their systems and data. We thought we could be the bridge that wasn’t created before that could speak both parties’ languages and get containers in and out,” said BlueCargo co-founder and CEO Alexandra Griffon.
Truck-as-a-service startup Forum Mobility enters a $400 million joint venture to establish electric drayage truck charging sites.
Como parte del acuerdo, el gigante intermodal no volverá a contratar a contratistas independientes.
California’s ABC test was a key reason why a decade-long misclassification case against Hub Group settled.
Over the past five years, Port X Logistics has grown from a startup to a major player in the drayage, transloading and trucking worlds. This level of growth — especially in the midst of a pandemic — has required serious planning, hard work and commitment.
A Cowen panel lends support to transitioning a trucking company to a brokerage company as a path to compliance with California’s AB5 independent contractor law.
Convertir a los conductores en empleados también se ve como un paso hacia el cumplimiento; el sistema de 2 controles recibe menos respaldo
A new law in California will restrict the imposition of detention and demurrage charges that can be levied in the state.
Steamship lines sometimes offer an included chassis for trucking companies. Similarly, non-vessel operating common carriers sometimes offer a chassis program linked to the chassis pools for their carrier partners. While these offers may sound attractive, is a typical “chassis deal” really a deal at all?
Two zero-emission-vehicle initiatives were announced at a meeting of the Intermodal Association of North America, just about the time the state was releasing its Clean Fleet rules.
A Nikola whistleblower collected $600,000 from a short seller of the company’s stock and could be in line for a bigger payday from the SEC.
At IANA, the CEO of Parallel, the autonomous rail startup, describes the landscape he sees for the company’s product.
IMC Companies says its SmartStacks app increases driver productivity and eliminates unnecessary container lifts.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announces its fourth acquisition in the past year.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced the acquisition of Oakland, California-based R&A Trucking.
Cloud supply chain logistics firm Stord is adding drayage, reverse logistics and temperature-controlled fulfillment to its software.
Drayage provider ContainerPort Group has announced the addition of truck capacity in key port markets.
A new law authorizing tandem loads of 20-foot containers went into effect in Louisiana on June 17.
Some free money from California to buy down the cost of electric trucks remains, but you better hurry to apply.
“We are pleased with this settlement as it creates a common understanding in close cooperation and coordination with the authority on the future handling of demurrage and detention charges in the U.S.,” Hapag-Lloyd said.
Embark Trucks and BYD demonstrated what using electricity rather than diesel looked like in drayage with an autonomous truck.
KlearNow has launched KlearNow Drayage, a marketplace for importers and drayage operators.
Freightliner powertrain parts thefts threaten the livelihood of drivers stranded with little hope of getting a replacement part.
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.
While drayage has faced demand surges, they have often been the relatively short-lived consequences of labor strikes or steamship company shutdowns. The impact of the pandemic has been much greater, and it is here to stay.
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the impact of Chinese lockdowns on global supply chains and the U.S. trucking industry.
GTI Transport Solutions announced Thursday the acquisition of container transport provider Foxconn Logistics.
The Louisiana Senate approved a bill that would allow a tandem of 20-foot containers to be hauled on many of the state’s roads, with the goal of easing port congestion.
Companies that have historically treated drayage and other inland transportation services as an afterthought will need to shift this mindset in order to survive in the current maritime environment.
The average percentage of ocean carrier invoices with missing or wrong information jumped from a historical average of 18% to over 45% in 2021.
Companies rely on a wide variety of partners to handle their invoice auditing, including brokers and third-party freight pay companies. This approach can be risky, as these folks are not typically invoice audit experts, increasing the chance that inconsistencies and other issues will slip through the cracks.
Harbor Trucking Association CEO Matt Schrap chats with FreightWaves rail and intermodal market expert Mike Baudendistel about the challenges that the West Coast drayage community faced in 2021 and what stakeholders need to do to overcome those challenges this year.
“Right now it seems like everyone is flying blind, then playing hot potato by giving it to the next party,” Kempisty said.
Port X Logistics adds warehousing and transportation provider Denver Express to its portfolio.
A small COVID outbreak is curtailing industrial operations in the Chinese city of Ningbo and the port could soon feel the ripple effects.
“We are a data company that happens to be applying our data points to solving problems in supply chain,” says Dray Alliance co-founder and CEO Steve Wen.
EDRAY’s global shippers reportedly have seen a 40% increase in drayage productivity, five times less rehandling and 25% less emissions.
COVID exposed underlying chinks in the supply chain, especially at the ports. The White House has lit a fire under the industry’s feet to improve the container shipping system.
The Los Angeles/Long Beach cargo community is confused about punitive fees on ocean carriers designed to expedite the clearance of containers from marine terminals.
Many media outlets are reporting that a Long Beach city order will allow bigger container stacks at the port. Not true. It’s for container yards outside the harbor district.
CRST’s dedicated solutions place the individual customer at the focus to add value and maximize service.
Craig Fuller explains why supply chains are so messed up!
Nikola is licensing Bosch fuel cell technology to use in its Arizona plant, casting doubt on whether it would eventually use General Motors’ fuel cells.
“[Logistics] service providers need to embrace, and philosophically be open to, sharing their data,” says the CEO of Terminal49.
Logistics operator NFI Industries will install 34 direct-current fast chargers and convert its Southern California drayage fleet to battery-electric trucks.
The similarities of solving fleet challenges helped Rich Mohr decide to leave Ryder System after 25 years to join ChargePoint.
FreightWaves examines the challenges of drayage logistics and the technology companies that are overcoming them.
“Drayage is one of the biggest pain points for shippers right now,” said industry entrepreneur Andrew Leto.
“I think we need to squash the whole thing and start over,” said Kempisty.
The CEO of BookYourCargo describes the “black hole” that many shippers experience once their shipments leave a port of discharge.
The decision in a suit brought against drayage company East Coast Transport affirms a finding in the earlier Cal Cartage case
Third-party logistics provider GSC Logistics plans to add 100 more drivers and 400 chassis to meet the container volume surge on the West Coast.
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Drayage provider ContainerPort Group announces intermodal terminal operator FSI Inc. will start operating under the CPG banner at the beginning of the year.
Forward Air adds to non-airport less-than-truckload service by opening a facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Quick action comes on heels of a call for action by key trade group; Commissioner Maffei says it may not be enough
Earlier Harbor Trucking Association complaints about fees in Los Angeles/Long Beach now extended to New York/New Jersey; FMC commissioner says some action likely
No specifics in shipping company’s statement on request for relief from demurrage and detention charges
CTA and HTA launch persuasion campaign for relief, say their members got waivers from some carriers last spring
Adopting the right technology is key to executing better communication.
The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference insists the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction to ensure that ocean container chassis provisioning is conducted fairly.
Forward Air announces another acquisition as it advances its no-wait growth plan. The Greeneville, Tennessee-based trucking company adds intermodal drayage provider Value Logistics to its roster.
On-time deliveries are more complex than knowing exactly when a container will arrive at a port.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s Office of Administrative Law Judges is expected to announce an initial decision in this multibillion-dollar complaint against the ocean carriers by August 2021.
The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference seeks to put an end to alleged price manipulation of container chassis usage between ocean carriers and draymen.
ITG offers Catapult an extensive database of nationwide drayage rates to complement ocean pricing.
Consolidated Chassis Management chief executive foresees an increased requirement for chassis to accommodate rising tide of intermodal container moves as the North American economy shakes off COVID-19.
New technology is popping up everywhere, but the venerable and prominent EDI still has plenty to offer.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said there has been no shortage of container-shipping industry members willing to participate in its initiative to identify ways to overcome supply chain obstacles caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
FIATA questions the reasonableness of assessing demurrage and detention charges against shippers and forwarders during pandemic.
The chance to connect LA-area drayage drivers and containers energizes Sammi Liu, who just helped the startup raise $10.2 million in Series A funding.
Over two decades and 2 million miles of trucking, Karl Williams has driven practically every brand of Class 8 tractor. Now behind the wheel of an electric Freightliner eCascadia, he relishes keeping his place in stop-and-go traffic and the sound of near silence.
NFI continues its consolidation of the drayage market, this time with a Southeast-concentrated trucking carrier and a large trailer pool.
