Freight distress report: Warehouse cuts mount, trucking bankruptcies continue
More than 1,200 workers are affected by recent logistics layoffs as several small freight operators file for bankruptcy.
More than 1,200 workers are affected by recent logistics layoffs as several small freight operators file for bankruptcy.
Chain’s newest AI tool negotiates rates, vets carriers and books routine freight while allowing sales reps to stay in control of high-value, relationship-driven loads.
As cargo theft continues to climb across the United States, Trucker Path has integrated Verisk CargoNet cargo theft intelligence into its navigation platform. The new feature provides drivers with county-level theft risk ratings, theft trends and commodity data while planning routes, as CargoNet reports more than 1,120 cargo theft incidents and $121 million in estimated losses during the first five months of 2026.
FMCSA is stripping out compliance noise with one hand and chasing chameleon carriers with the other. The trick is keeping the two in balance.
FedEx Freight expects profit margin to grow by more than 9% in the back half of the year, up more than a point from last year’s growth.
A recent change in FMCSA registration policy suggests Motus’ problems are continuing.
The U.S. Postal Service is borrowing employee retirement funds to maintain cash flow, but will run out of money in five years or more unless Congress passes structural reforms, the Postmaster General warned on Wednesday.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers called the first strike in decades against a major California sugar processor.
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison after federal investigators dismantled a cargo theft ring responsible for more than $1.5 million in stolen freight. Court filings reveal how the crew targeted sleeping drivers, coordinated thefts through group chats and moved stolen cargo across the region, offering the transportation industry a rare look inside how organized cargo theft operations work.
The Teamsters have won a battle with Amazon at the NLRB, but face a tougher challenge in any appeal.
Private equity firm Quad-C has invested in Armstrong Transport Group as the freight brokerage plans for rapid growth.
Mack Trucks fired up a push into the OTR market in ‘25; where does it stand a year later?
FedEx is slowly redeploying its fleet of MD-11 aircraft that were grounded for seven months following the fiery crash of a UPS freighter, but has also decided to retire 10 aging aircraft.
North Carolina trucking companies are seeking answers after veteran motor carriers were reportedly identified as new entrants following an FMCSA SafeSpect update.
Recent acquisitions by AmeriLux Transportation, ANDY Corp. and Imperative Logistics highlight continued consolidation across North America’s logistics sector.
ITS Logistics executives warn shippers who budgeted flat for 2026 face a capacity reckoning as driver exits, fuel costs and lean inventories collide.
FedEx reported strong quarterly results, driven by growth in package volumes and yields as the company focuses on high-margin logistics business.
The theft of England’s World Cup equipment is being treated as a sports story. It should also be treated as a logistics story. While the losses were relatively small and the property was recovered, the incident serves as a reminder that even minor security failures can expose larger vulnerabilities within a supply chain.
A pair of Republican members of the House of Representatives have introduced legislation in the Congress aimed at what they say is “a dangerous loophole” in federal regulations that can lead to ELD records being altered from outside the borders of the U.S.. Reps. Greg Steube of Florida and Dave Taylor of Ohio, the latter […]
A long-running monitoring of the Teamsters by the federal government is coming to an end.