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Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Major expansion project announced for Port of Progreso
This week in Borderlands: Major expansion project announced for Port of Progreso; Kawasaki Motors inaugurates $200M plant in Mexico; Logistics provider Veho expands into Texas; and Videndum moves into Phoenix logistics location.
Electric Trucks
Behind Climate United’s historic $250M electric truck buy
Truck Driver Issues
Truck transportation job numbers in October barely budge from a year ago
Trucking Regulation
Court data reveals extent of truck lease program abuse
SONAR High Frequency Data
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQFWSCTP.USASupply Chain Tech Index | -0.02 | $4082.36 | $4145.31 |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMOTRI.LAXIntermodal Outbound LA Tender Rejection Rate | -0.04 | 0.48% | 0.5% |
| IMOTRI.CHIIntermodal Outbound CHI Tender Rejection Rate | 0 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Latest News
Webinar
SONAR gives premier look inside shipper data consortium
FreightWaves SONAR hosted a webinar Wednesday discussing its new shipper data consortium with Charles Odom, director of logistics at Halliburton.
State of Freight Webinar
State of Freight for October: The bullish feeling is starting to grow
Forecasts of a bullish freight market were featured in this month’s State of Freight webinar for FreightWaves SONAR.
State of Freight for August: Freight benchmarks show positive signs
FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar suggests U.S. consumers could help boost the freight marketplace during the holidays.
State of Freight for July: ‘Bullish’ market coming for freight economy
FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar suggests we’ll see more trucking companies leave the market in 2024, creating more equilibrium between shippers and carriers.
Editor's Picks
Company Earnings
Good news/bad news at Uber Freight: EBITDA loss widens but revenue improves
Uber Freight posted a wider EBITDA loss but showed improvement in revenue in the third quarter.
American Shipper
ILA says Clean Port grants a ‘big win’ for union jobs
Company Earnings
C.H. Robinson Q3 earnings: First look
American Shipper
American Shipper
Demand, disruptions supercharge ONE results in Q2
Ocean Network Express posted soaring results in the second quarter on strong demand in the major trades, an early peak season in the U.S. and attacks on the Red Sea trade route.
American Shipper
ONE Q2 earnings: First look
American Shipper
Maersk Q3 earnings: First look
American Shipper
Millions in funding for key Montreal port commodity
Modern Shipper
Company Earnings
Amazon reports $158B in Q3 revenue, beats Wall Street expectations
E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc.’s North American sales increased 9% year over year to $95.5 billion in the third quarter.
Company Earnings
UPS forecasts softer peak shipping season
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Shuttered Illinois trucking company files for bankruptcy liquidation
A shuttered Illinois-based trucking company that once hauled general freight, liquids and gases, beverages and paper products recently filed for Chapter 7.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Illinois carrier lays off most of its company drivers
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Texas trucking company, affiliates file for bankruptcy liquidation
AskWaves
Maritime
How safe is Red Sea? Different shipping lines have different answers
Shipping stocks are under pressure as some ocean carriers show faith in military protection from Red Sea attacks.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Contract rates stabilize on shipper expectations
Truckload contract rates are starting to move higher in an environment where they have every reason to continue to fall.
Technology
Net-Zero Carbon
Trucking
Sustainability leaders key to more sustainable transportation
In the quest for sustainability, the transportation sector stands as one of the most significant arenas for change.
