Down Under Trucking: U.S. invaded by the electric Aussies; LNG trucking underway in WA; Aussie roads awash with pig manure
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FreightWaves oil report: Trump administration has a big decision to make on Iranian oil waivers
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Markets are tightening. Full implementation of sanctions on Iranian oil could make them tighter.
Read MoreCanada exempts additional U.S. steel from retaliatory tariffs
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Ottawa aims to protect domestic businesses from high costs of tit-for-tat trade dispute with Washington.
Read MoreFreightWaves NOW - April 19, 2019
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Today on FreightWaves NOW, Market Expert Donny Gilbert gives us the national overview of volumes and rates. Sultan of SONAR, Zach Strickland hits on a theme related to seasonality especially from what’s happening in L.A.
Read MoreWhite Paper: Parcels & Papers - Joined in "Delivery Nation?"
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In light of declining newspaper readership and the need to reduce costs, PCF is looking to parcel delivery providers as an alternative to traditional delivery methods. Download this complimentary white paper to read about the challenges that have led to this potential game-changer for the newspaper industry, as well as how PCF is using their logistics acumen and state-of-the-art technology to maximize reach for the newspaper industry.
Read MoreGoogle drones may soon fly commercially over Virginia
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Feds have exempted Wing Aviation from a block of regulations clearing way for an operating permit.
Read MoreWhat The Truck?!? - April 19, 2019
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What the Truck is going on in all things freight this week? Weekly Market Update: J.B. Hunt misses analysts’ first quarter earnings and revenue estimates. Truckload carriers' first quarter results don't appear to be in jeopardy after the J.B. Hunt report. Marten Transport reports best-ever net increase of more than 30 percent in first quarter of 2019. What gets hauled to Vegas, stays in Vegas.And then on to the freight tech headlines of the week.
Read MoreFleet management solutions provider Coretex making a name for itself in U.S.
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Coretex supplies fleet management solutions. Known for its refrigerated trailing monitoring capabilities, the company has recently expanded more into the cab with a new ELD and other services.
Read MorePeterbilt partners with Women in Trucking
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Peterbilt Motor Company has pledged at least $25,000 in support of the Women in Trucking Association (WIT), becoming the organization's newest gold member and expanding the existing partnership between the two.
Read MoreToday's pickup: Baidu wallops the AV competition
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Plus: Carbon offset accounting errors, food stamp recipients qualify for online delivery and Clarks overhauls its supply chain.
Read MoreWeekly Market Update: Volumes stable, capacity has a hiccup
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Volumes are flat year-over-year, and after a brief period of disruption the freight market has stabilized. Container volumes that have fueled the port cities freight, may be due to soften in the coming months.
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Opponents take another shot at rolling back California cannabis delivery
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A power play between local governments and state regulators threatens legal cannabis delivery in California.
Read MoreExpanded three-day agenda awaits Transparency19 attendees
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Read MoreFlashback Friday: trucking in the movies
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Trucking has generated some notable movies over the years. Read this edition of Flashback Friday to learn about several of the best trucking movies of the 20th century.
Read MoreMarine terminal operators sting Australian shippers, truckers with huge surcharges
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Australia’s import, export and logistics industries are in dismay at a massively escalating series of surcharges that are being unilaterally charged to truckers and shippers by the nation’s main box terminal operators. There have been hikes in surcharges of hundreds of percentage points. And, in one case, an imposed surcharge was literally increased over a couple of years by 2,372 percent. Industry executives are furious.
Read MoreHigher training levels sought by Mexican driver facility
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Simulators to benefit training standards in Mexico and the U.S.
Read MoreHong Kong’s first quarter 2019 box volumes plummet
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There has been a steep drop in the volume of box traffic handled at Hong Kong, one of the world’s busiest box ports. Containerized throughput at Hong Kong took a dive in the first three months of 2019 when compared to the first quarter of 2018, according to preliminary figures from the Hong Kong Marine Department. Box traffic was down, on average, by 10.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018.
Read MorePort Report: Ahead of Earth Day, European shippers join extinction rebellion
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Shippers and freight forwarders believe that they can reduce costs and emissions, fighting waste and climate change at the same time, putting them in the same movement as climate activists.
Read MoreMusk’s DC-Baltimore loop tunnel clears regulatory hurdle
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D.C. to Baltimore in 15 minutes could help advance hyperloop technology for cargo.
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