Recent shipping trends reflect a slowdown in user demand across the air, rail, maritime and truckload modes of transport. Those trends seem to have passed by the $42 billion per year less-than-truckload (LTL) segment. Carriers have been in control of the market for two years, demand remains solid, and pricing is disciplined and rational. There […]
Heavy-duty equipment maker tops estimates largely due to one-time tax gain, but the mining business does show better growth.
Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK The economy lost some momentum in the first quarter of 2019, and freight movements were not spared from the softening. However, there are a handful of reasons to be optimistic heading into the second quarter. FreightWaves CEO and Managing Director Craig Fuller and FreightWaves Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan teamed up to […]
ATA points out that the proposal, to be officially unveiled on Capitol Hill this week, makes several wrong assumptions.
Company was solid parcel player in the Northeast for decades.
Commonwealth tries to bring more skilled techs into the logistics, warehouse fold.
Garage becomes another 21st century delivery node.
Our gauge of high performance is primarily profitability.
In his first FreightWaves article, market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about logistics network optimization. He explains how new technology, venture capital money and changing market conditions have converged to open up new opportunities across the global supply chain.
Three states and several utilities will study the needs of electric trucks along the I-5 corridor to make long-haul electric trucks a reality. Plus, the future of Cummins, flex fuels, and are the Chinese taking our railway jobs?
Online retailer ramps up warehousing and ocean freight presence as part of meeting tight delivery window demanded by customers.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program It’s been 15 months since we published the original “Nine Traits” article. That article turned in into a series of presentations that my colleague Jack Porter and I have delivered at various industry and state association events. Much has happened in 15 months, including the strategies and tactics […]
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. announced on April 22 it has created a new division, U.S. Xpress Ventures, and has appointed Cameron Ramsdell as president.
Company accelerates re-purchases as it had planned.
Volvo Trucks North America recalled 14,009 2018-2020 VNL and VNX heavy-duty trucks because the adhesive bond between the glass and hinge of the sleeper bunk window may detach and fall from the vehicle.
Donald Broughton, FreightWaves’ chief market strategist, explains the problems he has with surveys based on ‘sentiment’ – except for the Institute for Supply Management survey. Read why he believes in its results.
Cathy Morrow Roberson explains what makes Miami International Airport (MIA) special, and what the airport, airlines and air cargo companies are doing at that particular facility to facilitate cargo. Learn more about MIA in this article.
Fleets are rapidly deploying video solutions, finally convinced of their benefits, and Trimble is one of the companies benefiting from this.
Nikola Motor Company founder & CEO Trevor Milton admits that he is smart enough to know that there are smarter people than him in the world, and he wanted to leverage that expertise when building his new truck. Enter the industry’s top suppliers.
(PHOTO: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES) by Ray Haight, TPP retention coach Here we are at the end of this series on tackling driver retention. If you were to follow the steps laid out in this series from beginning to end, I would suspect that the whole process would take six to twelve months. The trick is how […]
