Agency leaders join fleet executives and drivers on demo rides and drives of PlusDrive, designed to make trucking safer, more fuel efficient, more comfortable, and better for the environment
This week in Borderlands: Exports of Mexican-made trucks jump 17% in October; Pilot Freight Services expands in Texas; Trade X launches a platform for auto imports/exports in Mexico; and U.S. Border Patrol agents halt smugglers using trucks to transport migrants.
The automotive industry has been going strong while other sectors of the economy are slowing. What are some of the reasons for this and how long will it last?
A Michigan jury has awarded $7.7 million to a man who was seriously injured in 2018 when the wheel came loose from a box truck heading in the opposite direction, jumped the median and crashed into the front of his vehicle.
Mexico stayed the top U.S. trade partner for September, accounting for more than $67 billion in cross-border commerce.
The idea that America has a truck driver shortage isn’t going away so easily, and it’s shaping major policy.
Carriers often experience turnover rates above 90%. To combat this staggering statistic, carriers need to know why drivers are leaving. The best way to figure that out is to ask them.
NOAA’s US winter outlook
Truckload carrier Ascend announced the acquisition of Wisconsin-based Fuchs Trucking, a regional carrier with 96 trucks and 90 drivers. (Photo: Fuchs Trucking)
This week in Borderlands: A cyberattack disrupts Mexico’s transportation systems; Heniff Transportation acquires a Texas tanker carrier; Bendix expands in Mexico and the CBP seizes $24 million in drugs the border.
Trucking officials talk about survival lessons they’ve learned from previous freight recessions.
project44 has secured $80 million in funding to create a system to measure supply chain emissions globally.
Supply chain technology provider Trimble Inc.’s transportation revenue dropped 10% in the third quarter.
FreightWaves’ Kaylee Nix spoke with Bill Driegert, co-founder of Uber Freight, at the F3: Future of Freight Festival about how carriers can navigate a volatile freight market.
TravelCenters of America Inc. announced Tuesday it topped $2.8 billion in revenue for the third quarter.
Embark Trucks is expanding into several key markets to create a coast-to-coast autonomous trucking network of transfer locations.
A keynote speech by former Notre Dame and NFL star Manti Te’o helped kick off the three-day FreightWaves Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Logistics startup Newtrul has raised an additional $5 million to be the “Expedia” of freight booking.
NOAA’s U.S. outlook forecasts weather conditions that truck drivers should prepare for, according to FreightWaves TV’s Kaylee Nix.
This week in Borderlands: $83M bridge expansion project targets expanding Mexico trade; Volkswagen invests $763M in its Mexico plant; Texas border checkpoint receives $165M for expansion; and the Port of Harlingen awarded grant to improve dock.
While shorter bid cycles can prove especially valuable during market shifts, it’s important to remember that freight markets are characterized by their volatility.
Whatever the demand — big or small — many of pallet traders and companies still operate inefficiently, by email, phone, fax or internet. Until recently, there has been no accessible, universal location to conduct pallet business.
No dollar amount can be placed on the value of fleet safety — it’s beyond price. Violations issued to your drivers, on the other hand, certainly do hold a monetary […]
Current and former employees of Total Quality Logistics say they are closely following a former colleague’s two legal actions involving the nation’s second-largest freight brokerage.
Most of the commentary from management teams is pessimistic about the macroeconomy.
Mexico’s Congress approved a bill Wednesday to end daylight saving time in most states, potentially affecting cross-border trade.
California and Mexico sign a toll revenue-sharing plan to help fund a new border crossing south of San Diego.
Shippers are expected to do their due diligence when it comes to choosing carrier partners. That includes choosing companies that are working within FMCSA guidelines, a task that requires knowledge of said guidelines.
Commercial fleets have not escaped the alarming increase in vehicle collisions and fatalities over the last couple of years. We reached out to Safety Advisor Don Osterberg to gain insights […]
Transportation technology company InRange is developing durable trailer skirts to help reduce carbon emissions.
This week in Borderlands: Mexico considers banning double tractor-trailers; New Mexico announces $72M air cargo facility; Texas seafood importer sues government for blocking shipment; and trucker receives nine-year prison sentence for drug smuggling.
Navarro Trucking Group, which pulled intermodal containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has folded and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
A former bookkeeper from Missouri admitted she devised a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program while awaiting sentencing in an unrelated embezzlement case involving a family-owned farm and trucking company.
“LuckyTruck would not be where it is today without Julie,” said founder and President Devin Bostick of new CEO Julie Zimmer.
Unifor, Canada’s largest union, opposes a federal supply chain task force’s recommendation to curb workers’ ability to go on strike.
Tesla aims to build 50,000 units of the Semi all-electric Class 8 truck by 2024 at its factory in Nevada.
Trucking payments platform AtoB has laid off 30% of its employees, months after raising $155 million in funding.
The Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday against several individuals and carriers linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel.
Commercial fleets have not escaped the alarming increase in vehicle collisions and fatalities over the last couple of years. We reached out to Safety Advisor Don Osterberg to gain insights […]
Fleets seeking a readily-available and proven solution to reduce heavy-duty truck emissions are increasingly turning to renewable natural gas
Embattled FreightTech platform Slync.io has named John Urban as CEO and chairman of the board, replacing Chris Kirchner, who was fired on Aug. 5.
Better Tomorrow Ventures’ Jake Gibson says LogRock is “well positioned to help fleets save real money by staying off the FMCSA’s radar and steering clear of avoidable court cases.”
Port Houston reported a 26% year-over-year increase in cargo volume in September.
Mexico is considering ending daylight saving time, which could add time and money to cross-border freight shipments.
This week in Borderlands: Texas fleets seek foreign drivers to solve labor shortage; Nuvocargo names new head of engineering; Union Pacific-sponsored training center to open in New Mexico; and Mexican resident pleads guilty in double-brokering scheme.
This week: J.B. Hunt launches a scholarship program for employee dependents and grandchildren, Maersk’s rainbow container is enjoyed by employees in Cape Town, South Africa, and Schneider receives its 14th Ride of Pride truck.
Autonomous trucking technology companies share the belief that driverless big rigs will help alleviate many of the industry’s biggest problems, from driver shortages and turnover rates to rising insurance, fuel […]
A Texas cold storage facility at the center of a massive beef recall recently laid off 64 employees.
Outbound tender rejection rates, a measure of the percentage of truckload shipments tendered to carriers by shippers, have reached a record at 5.05%. For trucking, this will be a cause of mostly stress instead of celebration.
Mexico ranked as the United States’ top trading partner in August, accounting for $70.3 billion in cross-border commerce according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. It […]
Contract rates still face downward pressure, especially for live/live loads.
California truck driver Jesus Manuel Salgado is facing four counts of first-degree murder. Salgado is accused of kidnapping and killing four family members from their trucking business.
Plans to order more inventory have fallen to a record low, according to Morgan Stanley. There’s far too much stuff and not enough demand.
How intermodal drives Formula 1; worst Halloween candy and FreightTech; the latest in marketing automation and more on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
As search-and-rescue efforts continue in areas decimated by Hurricane Ian, nonprofit trucking groups are banding together to help survivors of the Category 4 storm.
This week in Borderlands: new customs requirements in Mexico complicate the trade industry; U.S. rail manufacturers accuse China and Mexico of unfair import pricing; the Port of Corpus Christi partners with Mitsubishi for an ammonia plant; and FedEx offers discounted rates to shippers in Mexico.
Uber Freight recently released a report on contracted rates. Its consensus is that contract rates are indeed falling, but like a game of contracted musical chairs, we still do not know when the music will stop.
Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is starting production of its Semi electric commercial truck.
Atoke, a town of 3,000 people nestled in the Choctaw reservation in southeast Oklahoma, used to be home to herds of buffalo and bison (there is in fact a difference). Now this reservation, a hidden 11,000-square-mile parcel of land, has become one of the largest drone delivery testing sites in the world, according to FreightWaves’ Jack Daleo.
The outlook for truckload demand is flat to down and more capacity continues to enter the market, according to Uber Freight senior economist Mazen Danaf.
Automaker Volkswagen is opening a new shipping hub in South Texas to import more than 140,000 vehicles a year.
The founders of SaferWatch have joined forces again to launch Carrier Details, which aggregates federal carrier data for clients’ operational and sales use.
Mexico’s over-the-road freight market has a forecast CAGR of 9.91% through 2027.
FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Leaf Logistics CEO and co-founder Anshu Prasad sit down to talk about carrier compliance and the role technology plays.
ITS Logistics has announced a $100 million investment to build a 1 million-square-foot distribution warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lone Star Dedicated of Haslet, Texas, will be closing its doors in October with nearly 90 company drivers losing their jobs hauling refrigerated food nationwide.
This week in Borderlands: This week: US challenging Mexico’s import ban on corn; Sprint Transport set to build new headquarters in Texas; FleetPride acquires Sam & Sons Truck Equipment; and Laredo border officers seize narcotics worth $11.5M.
One of the most interesting takeaways in the chart above details how traditional freight brokerages that have built and marketed their own apps have taken the lead in downloads over third-party load boards.
This week: XPO driver reaches 4 million safe driving miles, Walmart opens a new facility in Illinois and donates to local charities and Getir donates over 80,000 pounds of food to nonprofits.
Driver turnover is expensive, and trucking operators cannot afford to keep turning over virtually their entire workforces on a yearly basis if they hope to bolster their bottom lines.
Analysts are predicting that carriers won’t experience a typical peak season. That’s bad news for the trucking industry.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked for a halt to the U.S. border vaccine mandate.
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?
One area that carriers have emphasized this year is “ugly freight” – or non-conveyable shipments. These are packages that are hard to put through their automated systems.
With more choices than ever, shippers must come up with a plan for choosing — and evaluating — their carrier partners.
Truck safety lobby pressures DOT on crash prevention
urricane season can frequently — and unexpectedly — change the trucking dynamic. Part of this involves the positioning of equipment in anticipation for hauling FEMA freight.
“Using the TruckCoinSwap mobile and web apps — and TCS Token — transportation companies can now receive free invoice settlement and get paid sooner. TCS is helping to write a new chapter in blockchain and Web3,” says CTO Jake Centner.
Clean Energy opened a renewable natural gas station in Groveport, Ohio, as part of an agreement with Amazon.
A nonprofit trucking group is partnering with a volunteer-run disaster-relief organization to collect and deliver critical supplies as Hurricane Ian intensified into a Category 4 system and is expected to pound Florida’s southwest coast late Wednesday morning.
Port officials and carriers prepare for hurricanes and other emergency situations year-round.
“Their truck-first mentality is the right approach to win the highly fragmented road freight industry,” says a Founders Fund partner on its recent investment.
As the trucking industry prepares for Hurricane Ian, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller offers advice to truckers interested in hauling FEMA loads.
Danny Gomez and Tyler Cole, who have both hosted FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon over the past year, discuss what they have learned.
Algorithm-driven insights help fleets strategize their operations better when faced with rapidly changing weather conditions.
This week in Borderlands: Mexico truck makers break an export record in August; trucks moved $44 billion in U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight in July; Kia announces a $408 million expansion to grow its operations in Mexico; and an autonomous vehicle technology maker plans a factory in Mexico.
Inbound container volumes into the U.S. bode poorly for future trucking volumes. Trucking is the critical node for transporting goods, handling over 70% of freight in the U.S. at a given time.
In a Q&A, supply chain industry executives provide their thoughts on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rules that could put retailer pressure on fleets to share emissions data.
The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in August after a disappointing 1.5% drop in July. The ATA data primarily relates to contracted freight tonnage volumes and is a useful indicator of shipping activity.
For many carriers, the rapid adoption of technology has sparked skepticism and reticence.
We take a look at Garmin’s Dezl OTR810 truck navigator and how it aims to make the roads safer and easier for truck drivers.
Infinium will provide Amazon with enough electrofuels to power its fleet approximately 5 million miles a year.
The ports at Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, continue to see monthly cargo growth from oil and steel shipments.
This week in Borderlands: Tesla proposes $375M lithium refinery for EV batteries in Texas; PGT Trucking expands border operations; Lineage Logistics signs lease at Houston ColdPort; and Otay Mesa port of entry receives $150M federal grant.
The outlook for trucking companies buying new or used Class 8 trucks can best be described like a 2005 Facebook relationship status — “It’s complicated.”
Some companies are misleading consumers when it comes to sustainability. How do companies making real progress avoid it?
This week: A Georgia driver fighting for more women in the industry receives a renovated cab from Transfix, and a safety nonprofit teaches pedestrians and drivers about the dangers of trespassing onto train tracks.
Former Celadon executives that are being sued by TA Dispatch have won a request to have the case moved to Delaware.
FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and David Spencer from Arrive Logistics dive into the August market update.
A federal appellate court has upheld the conviction of ex-Roadrunner Transportation Systems CFO Peter Armbruster for his role in a securities and accounting fraud scheme that cost shareholders $245 million.
