Amazon, DHL, GXO, Kuehne+Nagel, Pepsico and True Value Co. are among firms announcing job cuts, according to a new round of worker reduction notices.
A new study projecting adoption of hydrogen internal combustion engines over the next decade suggests modest adoption.
Regulators may consider more oversight as a way to improve rail volumes.
A newsier-than-typical Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured the first appearance by Tesla and a single stage gathering of legacy OEMs.
Predictive maintenance analytics for autonomous trucks could provide a reverse benefit for human-driven trucks.
Indra Nooyi refocused PepsiCo during her tenure as CEO, turning the company from one that made fun products to one that produced good-for-you products.
Logistics provider Schneider is recognized by PepsiCo as its Asset Sustainability Carrier of the Year.
Middle-mile technology company Warp is joining the Urban Freight Lab to help study last-mile delivery efficiency.
FreightWaves Ratings is extending an invitation to private carriers to be considered for the inaugural list.
Ryder System is closing its operations in Tracy, California, where the company operated a distribution center for PepsiCo.
Jerome Guillen, the head of the Tesia Semi Class 8 electric truck program, has left the electric vehicle maker without explanation.
Sustainability efforts are becoming a major focus for CPG companies as consumers demand investments in a cleaner future.
Using data aimed at developing workplace safety practices can not only enable safer environments, it can empower employees and bolster a company’s safety culture, according to speakers at FreightWaves’ The Future of Real Estate Logistics summit.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines a coordinated effort to expedite the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Tesla will produce its much-anticipated all-electric truck in “limited volumes” this year, according to CEO Elon Musk.
PepsiCo is introducing 15 Tesla Semi electric trucks at its Frito-Lay manufacturing site in Modesto, California.
UPS hires Pepsi executive as CFO in rare move going outside the company
Two large private carriers are set to combine in a $2 billion deal that rebalances the food and beverage distribution landscape.
Few shippers understand the trucking business like Pepsi.
Capitol Hill hearing took on lease-purchase agreements, truck size and weights
Freight Alley in Chattanooga was the scene on the afternoon of February 21, when executives from FreightWaves, Nodal Exchange, DAT and K-Ratio presented the Trucking Freight Futures roadshow. Trucking Freight Futures debut on the Nodal Exchange on March 29.
Information about that data is more needed; box moves strong at Port of Los Angeles, but peak season in rearview mirror.
With the ongoing, high-profile negative news surrounding Tesla, there is still interest in the company’s electric semi. Albertsons Companies, which operates well-known food and drug retailers across the country, has purchased 10 Tesla Semi all-electric trucks.
In her final conference call as CEO, PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi presented their third-quarter results, once more pointing to transportation costs that threatened to eat into profits.
BNSF announced that former chief executive Matthew Rose will retire from a his role as executive chairman of the largest freight railroad in the U.S. effective next April, and more in Today’s Pickup.
Transpacific container rates continue to gain momentum; UPS files blockchain patent applications; Uber is uncertain about self-driving cars; Elon Musk doubles-down on ‘no sleep’; cautious optimism for US-China trade talks lifts equities markets; container lines expect profits in the back half of 2018.
PepsiCo announced today that it will take over Israel-based SodaStream known for its DIY seltzer makers, in a deal worth $3.2 billion.
The myth of the 10-mpg truck has been proven wrong thanks to a group of seven drivers with seven differently equipped tractor-trailers driving for seven different companies.
