(PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) By Jack Porter, Managing Director, TCA Profitability Program 2018 was the best year for carrier profitability in the sixteen years of tracking the data for TCA. The market gave all Carriers an across-the-board increase in rates. Overall rate revenue grew 8-15%. Combined with the opportunity to grow their fleets (despite the tight labor […]
Initiative aims to keep good but rejected food out of landfills and onto plates.
Political analysts say that the presidential campaign of Washington State Governor Jay Inslee will focus on climate policy in the transportation, manufacturing, and energy sectors, which could affect the way goods move across the country.
Law aims to help shippers avoid potential liability; But in an industry with many fly-by-night operators, getting monies owed still a challenge.
ELDs have been required for the majority of the industry for more than a year now, but there are still some that do not have to comply until Dec. 16, 2019. A look back at ELDs, and what the next deadline means.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES) Sheriff’s deputies recovered a truckload of stolen Patron Tequila in Hillsborough County, Florida earlier this week. The value of the merchandise totaled over half of a million dollars. The liquor was stolen around 11 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2018, when the truck driver hauling the load stopped for dinner at […]
Chassis management and appointment times seen as targets for fixes as Los Angeles grapples with container delays.
Riverside Transport is making strides toward helping drivers achieve better health in 2019. The carrier, which prizes itself on its driver first culture, offers drivers access to gym memberships and nutrition education to help them make better food choices.
Black Smoke Matters, a group formed by truckers, is planning a nationwide shutdown on April 12 to protest several issues facing truckers.
But President Trump still hopeful a deal can be done; tariffs costing both sides billions, and truckers plan one-day labor action for April.
Locating intermodal assets and identifying which of those assets is available for use is one of the key attributes of Phillips Connect Technologies’ Intermodal Smart Solution.
Joplin, Missouri-based Contract Freighter Inc (CFI) will “assume responsibility” for Chicago-based freight transport company, Optimal Freight, at the start of the New Year. Financial details of the transaction are not available at the time of writing.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: FREIGHTWAVES STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Riverside Transport is making strides toward helping drivers achieve better health in 2019. The carrier, which prizes itself on its driver first culture, offers drivers access to gym memberships and nutrition education to help them make better food choices. “We’re rolling out a big health initiative here. We have […]
Hundreds of manufacturing firms in China seek to take advantage of the vast national investment directed at renewable energy and battery storage technology. This motivates China to capitalize on metal resources necessary for launching the electric vehicle industry.
Telematics provider seeks to integrate data into easily consumable format for driver coaching.
Logistics startup SmartHop helps automate route planning and provides real-time dispatch advice for truckers, while also assisting shippers in sourcing capacity for their loads.
Adding blockchain to existing order fulfillment software product speeds up event recording required for invoice approval.
The regulatory body granted Stoneridge a five year exemption to install its MirrorEye camera monitoring system on trucks in lieu of two rear-view mirrors.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: CONTRACT TRANSPORT SERVICES) Contract Transport Services granted a popular Christmas wish for nearly 100 children: a brand new bicycle. The company gave the bikes to Green Bay, Wisconsin-area children in need this month. The effort was part of the CTS’s 4th Annual Holiday Bike Drive. Some of the brand new bikes are […]
Freight clearance at border crossing at ports could be susceptible to backups and delays if Washington lawmakers are unable to resolve the funding crisis sooner rather than later.
