Trucking

The manager of a small U.S. trucking company recounts the harrowing experience of a ransomware attack and the troubling breach of its transportation management system.

After news surfaced Monday that Wayne, Michigan-based Rush Trucking had shuttered operations, a Lavalle employee confirmed to FreightWaves that the automotive parts hauler had been sold to rival carrier LaValle Transportation, headquartered in Potsdam, New York, in December.

Greater Philadelphia’s near-invisible vacancy rates paced the logistics real estate market’s 2020 gains.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a shipment of cereal from South America that was covered in cocaine instead of sugar.

With medium- and heavy-duty trucks already using its electrified chassis, Xos Trucks will have $575 million to scale its business following a SPAC merger.

Loans so far in PPP round two that go to the trucking and warehouse sector are about the same percentage of all loans as in the first round.

Regulators give Wilson Logistics more flexibility for CLP holders participating in revenue-generating freight.

Goodyear is buying Cooper Tire in a $2.5 billion “transformational” deal.

With the need for qualified drivers on the rise, less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. announces plans to hire 1,500 drivers and open new academies in 12 locations across the country.

Andrew Lockwood, senior manager of solutions design at Suddath Global Logistics, discusses last-mile logistics strategies for manufacturing companies.

XAct Solutions Director of Supply Chain Jamie Dixon discusses the need for brands to utilize technology in last-mile logistic strategies.

After a successful pilot program, Walmart associate groups are funding an MIT course on supply chain management.

On Wednesday, the company reported Q4 earnings and 208% of year-over-year growth.

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling M2 Business Class trucks. A transmission fluid leak can slicken roads and increase the risk of a crash.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Winter freeze devastates Texas produce industry; $100 million industrial park to be built near U.S.-Mexico border; USITC determines blueberry imports don’t harm U.S. growers; and CBP seizes marijuana worth $1.1 million.

Nova Scotia-based Seaboard Transport will acquire fellow trucking company Armour.

A $250 million e-commerce- and transportation-focused SPAC was filed Friday. Logistics industry veteran Dick Metzler is behind the deal.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, freight rates continue to rise. Plus, FMCSA has asked for a delay in a lawsuit seeking to roll back HOS rules, and Haul is attracting some of the most prominent names in the industry as investors.

Tender rejections see a massive spike.

While the opinion letters don’t have the force of law, they do suggest which way the new administration will go in classification of compensation issues