Changes in customer demand and rising expectations are helping force the transportation industry to evolve in order to meet the growth of this market.
In the midst of vehicle electrification, Terminal Investment Corp. is enlisting the help of Volvo Penta and Cummins to create its first terminal tractor with an electric powertrain.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: KCS expands Mexico rail service to Port of Veracruz; furniture maker leases space in Laredo, PGT Trucking opens new terminals in Arizona and Arkansas; and CBP seizes $1.4 million in drugs in Laredo.
Largely spared the automotive industry impact from semiconductor shortages, truck manufacturers are starting to take downtime.
Tender rejections return to all-time high.
Forward Air announces its “largest-ever” rate increase to capacity providers.
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.
Sahej Singh steps through Reliance Partners’ usage-based and API insurance offerings for the transportation and logistics industry.
Trucking companies in the United States and Mexico are violating cabotage rules by misusing Mexican B-1 visa drivers, allege stakeholders in Texas and Mexico.
Refrigerated carriers Leonard’s Express and Holman Transportation join forces in latest truckload acquisition.
Also on the podcast: Why retail diesel prices don’t drop as fast as declines in wholesale.
Roadrunner announced it has raised $50 million in equity through a private placement led by GlobalTranz and Emerge founder Andrew Leto. The company continues to advance its focus on the less-than-truckload market following a major restructuring.
The truckload market is looking very strong this year and freight brokers are riding high.
Lured by the promise of better pay and the American dream, some foreign drivers found themselves trapped in an alleged human-trafficking scheme.
Strong e-commerce demand, tight supply and higher construction materials costs are a challenging brew for occupiers, CBRE says.
No matter where truckers go in the U.S., they can find fun roadside attractions offering plenty of parking.
In this Put That Coffee Down segment, Kevin Hill talks with Chris Hurst about why the freight and logistics sector is lagging, and why companies should fix that.
Nolan Transportation Group President Geoff Kelley chats with FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom about how the logistics industry can move forward with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
K-Ratio’s Lintner says 3PLs facing being “underwater” need to have a conversation with the shipper, to benefit both.
One of the four family members involved in the founding of the company, he was gone by the time it merged with Swift.
