The United States imported over $4 billion worth of imports of Christmas decorations in 2022, with most coming from China, Vietnam and Mexico.
The Winnipeg Airport Authority is ready to begin the next phase of its cargo expansion and modernization project with an investment from the Canadian government.
An earlier Uber/Postmates court victory over AB5 in California has been vacated.
Three companies departed autonomous trucking in 2023 as Aurora Innovation, Kodiak Robotics and Torc Robotics staked leadership claims.
FedEx’s color-coded air network is designed to bolster FedEx Express’ margins amid continued macro weakness and other headwinds.
Despite posting operating and net income gains in its fiscal 2024 second quarter, FedEx cut its full-year revenue forecast.
Florida International University College of Business’ Michael White brings his executive wisdom to the classroom.
The new CEO of C.H. Robinson has never led a freight brokerage. His beginner’s mind might be what the beleaguered company needs.
BWT Logistics announces it has acquired North Carolina-based regional 3PL International Express Trucking
It is unclear whether the reduction in emissions is a result of a genuine effort to mitigate environmental impact or a consequence of market dynamics.
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton outside federal court after being sentenced to four years in prison. (Photo: Matthew Lee/Inner City Press)
A panel at a conference on private equity in transportation reviewed the reasons why Convoy collapsed.
The upcoming trial between the Haslam family and Berkshire Hathaway will see some limits on discussing a contentious issue.
A look at how the key to success in the supply chain industry is picking the right partner.
Rail technology provider Wabtec is joining forces with Dutch company Intermodal Telematics to create telematics technology for rail cars.
Freight Ninja executives outlined ambitious plans to double locations by 2024, tackling the parking shortage with a focus on smaller trucking companies.
We’re still at risk for another “everything shortage” should a new crisis shut down society again.
Alleged thefts of chicken and chicken-adjacent foods on both sides of the Atlantic have me feeling fricasseed.
California has asked the Environmental Protection Agency for a waiver to implement the Advanced Clean Fleets rule.
The move included the departure of a key executive, Glenn Koepke, vice president of strategy.
The sophistication of the world’s cybercriminals keeps improving and trucking companies need to invest, according to NMFTA’s Antwan Banks.
“It’s a more challenging market now, so we want founders who are going to be able to grind,” says Autotech Ventures’ Todd Fowler.
Turvo has helped Reibus Logistics break into the world of supply chain — thanks to new technology offerings.
Technology advancements will make it easy to automate warehousing operations right from your phone.
Walter “Mitch” Mitchell, CEO of Tai Software, urges freight brokers to build their businesses in areas that benefit customers before deciding whether to buy or build a TMS platform.
BASF’s North American operations made a concerted effort to help their carriers spend less time at their manufacturing plants and more time moving freight.
Feds compare convicted startup founders Elizabeth Holmes and Trevor Milton in recommending Nikola’s founder receive a similar sentence.
ITE Management said Tuesday it has acquired a majority stake in intermodal chassis lessor Trend.
Technology plays an increasingly large role in how supply chains operate and has created a sea change for the industry.
Federal prosecutors want to see Nikola founder Trevor Milton imprisoned for 11 years as punishment for lying to investors.
Terminal’s founders, CEO Raghav Midha and CTO Connor Giles, bonded through a passion for fintech and trucking.
Western Global Airlines is starting with a clean slate after completing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but still faces difficult market conditions.
GlobalTranz prefers the Supreme Court not review its appellate court victory in a case involving a fatal accident.
Every time data has to be copied or rekeyed, the process slows down the supply chain and increases the risk of introducing errors.
Florida International University College of Business’s Dr. Maloney argues for a holistic, but not purely academic, understanding of supply chains.
Freight brokerage Convoy shut down in October. Carriers say the brokerage didn’t pay them for loads they completed.
XPO founder turns away from logistics to “highly fragmented” industry.
Nikola is offering 133.3 million new shares at 75 cents each and issuing $175 million in new debt to scale its fuel cell truck business.
The financial freezeout of startups by investors may be thawing as FOMU — the fear of messing up — begins to subside.
Big and bulky items sold online need more finance in logistics. Luckily today, there’s a growing number of new technologies to help.
Two of the most significant plotters in the Louisiana staged accident scheme were to be sentenced Thursday but it’s been delayed.
TriumphPay’s chief partnership officer, Josh Bouk, predicts a 12-month time frame for a substantial rebound.
Postal Service contractor Matheson Trucking and wholly owned subsidiaries Matheson Flight Extenders and Matheson Postal Services of Sacramento are winding down operations after six decades in business.
Yellow Corp. has reportedly rejected a bid that would resurrect the company from bankruptcy.
Reliable Robotics successfully tested its autopilot system with no one on board the Cessna cargo plane.
The first deadline for a little-noticed environmental rule affecting all trucks traveling in California is Dec. 31.
A federal judge has sentenced Amy Shepherd, 44, of Wichita, Kansas, to 18 months in prison for stealing nearly $113,000 from the trucking company where she worked for nearly three years.
Solvento Audita streamlines payment processes for Mexican trucking entities, offering transparency through API integration and addressing tax regulations.
Hydrogen as a fuel is being used in a San Francisco ferry and now it has money to go farther.
Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line reports muted volume trends for November.
Software-as-a-service provider Descartes reported record quarterly results Tuesday and said the market is ripe for M&A.
Yard automation will bring about significant improvements in how companies manage their transportation hubs, leading to streamlined operations, reduced costs and enhanced visibility.
ArcBest said tonnage declines in November were tied to efforts to unwind dynamic pricing initiatives.
Reelables says technology will eliminate the need for manual label scanning across the supply chain.
TuSimple Holdings is following through on winding down its U.S. autonomous trucking business, laying off 150 more employees.
A Berkshire lawsuit against Pilot’s founding family over payments made to company executives won’t be heard alongside another case.
CloudTrucks CEO Tobenna Arodiogbu has announced that his company is exiting the factoring business and will be transitioning its current customers to RTS Financial in the coming weeks to focus on its core business offerings, Virtual Carrier and Flex.
Working under a U.S. Army contract, Kodiak Robotics showed a prototype of its light-duty autonomous application in a Ford F-150 pickup.
Saia’s fourth-quarter update shows it is retaining the freight it onboarded as a result of Yellow’s collapse.
XPO founder Brad Jacobs is acquiring SilverSun Technologies as a platform to make acquisitions in a yet-to-be-announced industry.
Cargo airline Amerijet is operating fewer aircraft to conserve money as shipping demand from major customers shrinks.
A filing in a Delaware bankruptcy court said the auction for Yellow’s terminals is ongoing and that winning bids may not be revealed until Tuesday.
DAT advises users who suspect they have received a phishing email impersonating the load board to promptly contact the customer service department.
The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.
The numbers out of BMO’s transportation sector, which are heavily loans to trucking companies, showed deterioration in credit metrics.
The White House’s new Supply Chain Resilience Council is meant to strengthen the supply chain, but supply chain stakeholders are not included.
Forum Mobility joins a growing number of startups planning multiple megawatt charging facilities serving California drayage.
The Pilot vs. Berkshire lawsuit in Delaware has gotten personal, with the recent Pilot chairman accused of secret payments to benefit a sales price.
With China knocked off its pedestal of reliable, cheap products, other countries have jumped in and seized on the weakness.
Echo Global Logistics’ EchoShip platform is transforming the partial truckload shipping landscape, offering unparalleled efficiency and cost-effectiveness for shippers and carriers.
Artificial intelligence will probably change everything about our lives. For truck drivers, it could wipe away their economic stability.
Franklin Ray was sentenced to 212 months in federal prison for his role in multiple fraud schemes, including bilking investors out of $40 million in a truck investment venture.
S&C Electric is one of the 25 freight-friendly businesses in this year’s Shipper of Choice awards.
Talon Logistics CEO Emmanuel Carrillo emphasizes shippers should diversify their logistics networks and explore intermodal shipping in the new year.
Cold storage and logistics provider Lineage Logistics is working on an initial public offering that will value the company at more than $30 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
Many fleet owners have become laser focused on moving away from diesel fuel, which accounts for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in the sector. Heavy-duty electric trucks are poised to be one of the primary solutions to this issue.
Toll payment platform Bestpass has acquired Fleetworthy Solutions with the aim of creating a one-stop shop for fleets for tolling, compliance and safety needs.
United Petroleum is buying Patriot Transportation in a deal that is a solid win for Patriot shareholders.
Canada-based electric trucking startup Lion Electric cuts 10% of head count to reduce costs as it seeks profitability.
The founder of Isometric Technologies describes the company’s goal of building the FICO score for freight.
Here are a few compelling reasons why retailers should make supply chain visibility a top priority, especially during the holiday peak season.
Freight brokerages typically can stay afloat during trucking recessions. But the ongoing, severe downturn has slammed third-party logistics companies.
Israeli tech startups count on losing some employees to military reserve duty. Many more are called during wartime.
A request for the Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling could bring clarity to conflicting decisions across multiple courts about broker liability.
With the U.S. mostly saturated with weigh station bypass technology, Drivewyze snagged a rare opportunity for new growth in Canada.
Israeli cargo reservation platform Freightos is struggling to make money in a bad freight market and now faces the extra challenge of operating in the middle of a war zone.
A Tennessee-based trucking and logistics company has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that it discriminated against noncitizen workers when checking their permission to work in the U.S.
Amid an ongoing financial dispute with the U.S. Postal Service, Matheson Flight Extenders plans to lay off more than 450 employees by Dec. 15 and close its mail sorting facilities in California.
A GXO location in Groveport, Ohio, outside Columbus, will shutter on Jan. 15.
Emtec Digital, a trusted technology partner for logistics companies, unveiled a groundbreaking platform that enhances productivity manifolds using RPA and AI tools.
At F3, Amazon Freight’s Rebecca Salt highlighted the company’s transition to a customer-focused, eco-efficient network.
In the rapidly evolving logistics industry, the integration of cutting-edge technologies into the TMS is proving to be a game-changing force. The trend is already revolutionizing productivity and reshaping freight logistics.
The executive churn at beleaguered Nikola Corp. continued with the resignation of CFO Stasy Pasterick after just six months.
The DAT phishing site is almost identical to the DAT ONE site.
FlockDirect uses real-time data to pool freight for multiple customers going in the same direction. The solution effectively dismantles the physical hub-and-spoke constraints that have defined the supply chain for more than a century.
Trucking and logistics companies are seeing a massive downturn. FreightWaves has reported on the biggest shutdowns and layoffs since 2022.
Former Elite Transit Solutions employees say when they raised concerns to CEO Michael D. Johnson about carriers not being paid or suddenly being blocked from posting freight on one of the country’s largest load boards, he “always had an answer for everything.”
Torc Robotics has the autonomous truck nearly ready. Now comes the hard work of making a business from it.
Amazon Freight Partner’s ascent from a small initiative to a global logistics force is a testament to innovative strategies and a commitment to diversity.
While bankruptcies and layoffs have abounded in the logistics industry in 2023, there has been much more to the year than meets the eye.
