FreightWaves is providing a forum – Market Voices – for a number of market experts. Last week I wrote about why the ongoing decline in lumber shipments and the ongoing decline in housing starts should be a growing concern, and that continued contraction in this industry had several significant waves of secondary and tertiary economic […]
The supply chain has become a pawn in the battle over immigration, and freight businesses are the ones who will be hurt.
Blockchain can help expedite customs procedures, reduce expenses and boost both global trade volumes and economic output.
Canadian transport firm says cross-border truckload and intermodal division had struggled with weak freight market in Northeast U.S.
Raising the gas tax a priority despite pushback by conservatives.
The industry notched at least two big wins this past week.
FedEx says it will launch year-round Sunday deliveries next January, and will siphon off all of its business tendered to the US Postal Service
Navistar International has agreed to pay $135 million to truck owners to settle class action complaints over defective MaxxForce engines.
Autonomous vehicles can be commercially deployed only after it convincingly addresses public and government concerns on safety and reliability.
Simplicity is the key in managing increasingly complex final-mile operations. That and basic blocking and tackling
$2 trillion infrastructure plan would boost Highway Trust Fund to $850 billion
DDC FPO launched a free online tool to help transportation and logistics professionals calculate how much of their operational costs are going toward in-house bill of lading (BOL) processing.
LTL carrier Averitt Express has opened a large international DC near Port of Savannah to manage increased volumes at the port
Big things are happening right now in the world of freight. You might be wondering how you can position yourself to keep your fleets running, where you can find available freight, or maybe you’re just curious about how to use data to navigate the ever-changing industry. No matter your question, FreightWaves has you covered. Join […]
The TIA says that a Roush’s negative description of the role freight brokers play in freight transportation, his broad-brush statements about safety, and small carriers are ludicrous.
Legal opinion aims to clear the air surrounding movement of products allowed under federal law across the United States.
DrayNow, the first real-time marketplace connecting intermodal freight with carriers, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA is developing best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation industry. Blockchain is an open, distributed digital ledger that can record and share transactions between two or more parties efficiently, securely and permanently. Blockchain enables […]
Oversize helps brokers and fleets save time that is needlessly spent navigating the complex regulatory landscape of carrying overdimensional cargo.
Daimler Trucks is betting big on autonomous trucks, as the German-based company announced Wednesday, May 29, that it is establishing a global group that seeks to put highly automated commercial trucks on U.S. highways within the next 10 years.
Guest post by FreightWaves’ John Kingston The highway and viaduct that now shoots truckers and others straight through the heart of Syracuse on interstate 81 might be no more under a plan making its way through an approval process. Instead, drivers will need to circle the city on what is now interstate 481 if the […]
