Theresa May continues to seek support for her Brexit deal in Parliament
Theresa May has returned to Parliament with a Plan B that MPs say looks suspiciously like Plan A, ministers and MPs across the party lines are railing against her plan again.
Theresa May has returned to Parliament with a Plan B that MPs say looks suspiciously like Plan A, ministers and MPs across the party lines are railing against her plan again.
Only 16 percent have made “significant or practical” plans, according to the executive search firm Odgers Berndston.
Heavy ice on the Great Lakes last spring got iron ore shipments off to a slow start and a steep dip in coal shipments contributed to lackluster year-end results.
TMS provider brings on chief technology officer; regional parcel carrier hires final-mile president and sales leader.
The Alliance St. Louis left the Delaware port bound for the Middle East.
The breakbulk cargo is arriving from Korea in three ship calls to Terminal 6.
The binary cycle power-generation system unit will serve as auxiliary energy for the Pirika Mosiri Maru.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES) In New Prime v. Oliveira, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that changes the way arbitration agreements will be handled in the trucking industry, […]
Australia’s Heavy Vehicle National Law has been heavily criticised for being too bureaucratic, prescriptive and generally difficult to work with. A major review has been announced.
Heartland continues its strategy of being willing to walk away from revenue if it isn’t profitable and it is showing in the company’s operating ratio.
Ten markets to be added by mid-year, companies say.
Demand for trained workers is growing, but few educators know how to teach the fundamentals of logistics as it is practiced today.
For-hire truck tonnage posted its best yearly growth since 1998, but a decline in ATA’s Index at the end of the year indicated some softening.
FMCSA Administrator Raymond Martinez wanted to “fast track” the HOS rules changes – but the government shutdown is in the way.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost talks to three of our market experts: Nick Austin updates us on winter weather, Zach Strickland with tender rejection, and Dean Croke shares some research about sleep.
The finalists were selected based on their safe driving records, their efforts to enhance the public image of the trucking industry and their overall contributions to their individual communities.
Blockchain based supply chain startup Citizens Reserve has partnered with IoT platform Smartrac to assign physical items a digital identity that can be carefully and accurately traced along the supply chain.
America’s freight railroads operate the safest, most affordable, efficient, and environmentally sound rail system in the world.
The combined brokerage expects to do $200 million in revenue this year.
Higher rates to elevate inventory-carrying costs.
Top supply chain trends and Rhode Island collects more in toll revenue than it expected, plus the growing scooter logistics sector and more container checks.
There are numerous reasons why electric trucks may continue to take a backseat when private transportation fleets and for-hire carriers are developing their truck procurement strategies.
A company can now, in effect, integrate all the features one demands in a TMS solution with nVision Global’s other technologies, such as Freight Audit and Payment, Freight Claims, and Business Analytics.
Bridgestone Europe is acquiring TomTom Telematics for €910 million, a definitive step towards bolstering its presence in the “mobility solutions” segment. This acquisition would provide Bridgestone the leverage to up-sell and cross-sell solutions to a broader customer base.
Slowdown headed for U.S. import volumes as largest exporter sees economy weaken ahead of prolonged holiday.
Capacity is as loose as ever, but some freight brokerages told us they don’t trust the market to stay cool.
Commenters recently submitted their requests for provisions in a potential U.S.-United Kingdom free trade agreement.
A company that’s been doing it, a company that says it’s going to be doing it and a company that is being affected by others doing it: that was the theme on three calls about precision railroading.
More than 1 million TEUs will be delivered in 2019 and 2020, according to forecasts.
Many in the industry remain devoted to improving output of quality returns found in diesel.
BlueWater Reporting monitors the country’s trade trends with North America and Asia.
Customs and Border Protection planned to start enforcing the in-bond changes on Feb. 6, but said the ongoing federal government shutdown forced its delay.
The 270-foot-tall Liebherr LHM 600 arrived aboard the Happy Dover.
Shore power use reached an all-time high of 82 percent in December.
Ashley Coker 2017 DRIVER OF THE YEAR CONTESTS – AWARDS PRESENTATION. PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER AND BIG G EXPRESS, INC.’S STEPHEN RICHARDSON WAS DEEMED THE 2017 COMPANY DRIVER OF THE YEAR. […]
Playing pass the parcel is fun when you’re a little kid. It’s less so when the parcel is a great big bill that you’re being stiffed with as a side effect of a fight between longshoremen and their employer.
The sun is setting on the Australian shipping register as ship operators abandon the local coastal trading regime. Ship operators are fleeing the flag following the 2012 reforms.
Business and public policy leaders here have long dreamed of a high speed train connecting the so-called Cascadia Innovation Corridor cities: Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.
Some of the same areas snowed in, iced over last two weekends will be targeted again this week. More bitter cold to follow.
Regulators say a database designed to standardize and simplify training certification for new drivers will be ready on time next year.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost gives us a winter weather update, then Micheal Crosby gives some insight on volume.
He estimates he kept $35,000 – $45,000 per year in the business by opting to join a Best Practice Group instead of continuing the Board of Advisors.
By joining BiTA, Daseke will be at the forefront of shaping the development and deployment of blockchain technology in trucking and logistics.
Event in Vancouver to also discuss US trade policy, China dispute.
Lattice materials can be used to manufacture stronger yet lighter objects through the technique of additive manufacturing. A good place to start would be the automobile industry, which could do well with reducing its dead weight for improved fuel efficiency.
Ice, wind, heavy snow made for a bad weekend across Midwest, Northeast over the weekend. Storm-related transportation delays, deaths.
VAYAVISION’s new software is an autonomous vehicle environmental perception engine that fuses raw sensor data together with AI tools to create an accurate 3D environmental model of the area around the self-driving vehicle.
Fuel prices overall likely to rise as shipping becomes bigger customer of global diesel market, but refineries are stepping up production.
Analysis shows that the ongoing shutdown is impacting trade functions across the federal government.
U.S. exporters wait for official announcement from OFAC for guidance on how to proceed.
Attorneys from Winston & Strawn say regulatory impacts “will become more severe and then debilitating over time.”
Relief is expected when volumes dip after Lunar New Year, which begins Feb. 5.
The plan has reignited a debate about highway versus transit investment in Portland, a city that 45 years ago famously redirected money intended for a new freeway into the nation’s first light rail project.
Philadelphia Fed manufacturing data shows strength in January.
Since Maersk acquired Hamburg Süd in 2017, it is focusing on the container liner business.
The European Commission submitted its proposal to the United Nations on Friday.
Net earnings for 2018 totaled $490 million, down from $686 million in 2017.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) Recently, during a conversation with a TPP Best Practice Group member, he relayed his initial motivation for applying to the program. […]
$2 billion in capex over the next ten years will nearly double Savannah’s container traffic to 8 million TEUs annually.
Ben Murphy spent his life using data and technology to push trucking—the industry he loved—into the future.
Shipping trends of 2019 are requiring established freight carriers to evolve their operational models. UPS is developing more super-hubs to facilitate growth through handling more high margin shipments.
How can air cargo and dry van spot market rates be related? Could the movement of these two seemingly unrelated rates provide more evidence the market is slowing?
The EIA becomes one of the first major forecasters to put a price per gallon estimate on what is going to happen to diesel prices when the new rule kicks in.
Class 8 truck orders dropped dramatically in both November and December, with orders dropping below deliveries in December.
On todays episode, Chad Prevost catches up with Nick Austin about the weather, John Paul Hampstead about volumes, and John Kingston about IMO2020 as it relates to market prices.
The enthusiasm was infectious. While most companies are in the exploratory phase of blockchain, we’re starting to see more and more people taking action on blockchain.
Gilbert becomes first president of fast-growing unit.
Class 8 truck orders dropped dramatically in both November and December, with orders dropping below deliveries in December.
More than a foot of snow could fall in parts of the Northeast this weekend. Areas of ice, too, in major cities.
WTT episode sponsored by Redwood LogisticsFirst, JP gets back on track with a Bell’s Two-Hearted and Chad shares a Naked River Hop Hatch with special guest Zach Strickland. Then, they tackle the headlines with a Market Playbook angle: Weekly Market Update: Capacity abounds as volume flattens. Inflation pressure cools, but trucking rates keep climbing. Carriers roughed up as shippers, brokers search for freight market bottom. And onto other headlines of the week: U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of driver in dispute with New Prime. Ford, Volkswagen announce partnership to jointly develop commercial vans, pickups. Volkswagen announces Chattanooga plant expansion; focus on electric vehicles. Finally, they play an especially rousing round of Big Deal, Little Deal? And last but not least, they have 5 Good Minutes with SVP of Redwood Logistics, Steve Gadaleta.
To say the Sierras got some snow over the last few days would be an understatement.
U.S. Xpress Enterprises is selling its interest in its Mexican cross-border operation, but the company is not abandoning the Mexican market, says its CEO.
Sponsored by Redwood LogisticsCultural alignment matters: one of the greatest barriers to successful M&As is lack of cultural integration.
Sponsored by Redwood LogisticsCultural alignment matters: one of the greatest barriers to successful M&As is lack of cultural integration.
Industrial production rose at a solid pace to round out 2018, helped by a jump in manufacturing activity during the month. The gain in output in December rounded out the strongest year for the industrial sector since 2010, and eased fears after a string of negative releases from manufacturing.
Just a few months after its CEO expressed some skepticism about the practice, the NAFTA-focused rail company will adopt its principles.
December was a month of growing uncertainty and severe declines in the U.S. financial markets. The only thing that seems to be growing is the level of ambiguity in everyone’s outlook.
In partnership with Slync… There are numerous reasons to be worried about the health of global trade and the goods economy, even though, in our view, a full-on macro-economic recession in the United States is still unlikely.
U.S. Xpress today announced its plan today to exit its U.S.-Mexico cross border investment as part of its ongoing capital allocation and profit improvement initiatives.
The connected Smart Cities of the future require smart solutions that go beyond just autonomous vehicles.
Though cobalt is an integral part of our lithium-ion batteries, the extraction of the trace element is a huge cause for concern. Blockchain could provide respite by bringing accountability and transparency into cobalt supply chains.
New power given to the Federal Maritime Commission to scrutinize the effects of ocean carrier competition has been put on hold by the government shutdown.
Various duty refund programs remain on hold as numerous CBP employees are on furlough during the federal government shutdown.
Surprise fees for practice that reduces congestion at ports and improves driver turns amounts to ‘dirty pool’ on part of the steamship lines.
Capacity additions set to have knock-on effect for trades into North America; Australia’s port strike to cause Pacific Rim ripples.
Agriculture is excluded from the draft mandates on industrial goods tariffs and conformity assessment.
SpaceX’s lease on a 19-acre site at the port will end in February, while Cal Cartage will close its warehouse on an 85-acre site in July.
Under the proposed Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act, Chinese telecoms that violate U.S. sanctions would face “the same severe punishment” as ZTE.
Plus: Skewering Theresa May, B.C. rail investigations, California clean air program assessment
It’s a long road from the wellhead down to the fuel going into a truck. Who makes money along the way?
Net income totaled $629.4 million for the year, while revenues reached $2.71 billion.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES) Some highlights from this month’s J.D. Power Commercial Truck Guidelines industry update: Class 8 auction market showed little change The number of trucks sold at […]
The advent of modern communications technology such as, obviously, the mobile phone, has created a new, yet poorly understood and under-researched, form of driver distraction. Australian road authorities are calling for research and are updating their road rules.
Rolling strikes by workers at the Hutchison Ports Australia box terminals in Sydney and Brisbane started at 6:00 a.m. (Australian Eastern Standard Time) yesterday January 17 and are causing logistics chaos.
The Conservative and Labour Parties are locked in a Brexit stand-off, with Labour leader refusing to enter into discussions with the Prime Minister unless a no deal Brexit is taken off the table. While Theresa May has said that it is not within her power to remove no deal from the list of Brexit possibilities.
This April, the Freight Alley Haul of Fame museum will open in FreightWaves’ new corporate headquarters in downtown Chattanooga.
Intermodal is about half the business. It saw its volumes decline but overall grew its revenue.
Significant snow, ice, wind to slam some big cities this weekend. Could take days to thaw out.
On today’s episode Chad Provest talks to three Market Experts Nick Austin with the weather, Tech Expert Jeff Seibenhener, and Oil Market Expert John Kingston.
There’s been a significant increase in commercial motor fatalities over the past couple years. We look at some of the causes.