Temperature-controlled REIT Lineage projects the rollout of LinOS across approximately half of its warehouses will deliver $110 million in incremental EBITDA.
30 autonomous trucks to haul proppants nonstop on public roads in deal with Detmar Logistics
The next upturn in the trucking industry could be driven by the supply side, a pattern observed in the past three upcycles, according to a report released Monday by Morgan Stanley.
Year-over-year declines in import cargo volume at major container ports are expected to continue in 2026 due to the impact of tariffs and ongoing trade policy uncertainty.
Three executives downloaded more than 20,000 files before leaving o9 Solutions for SAP.
Chassis provider TRAC has had its debt rating cut by Moody’s.
Why not include a preventable crash rate in CSA scores?
A recent uptick in eastbound container rates couldn’t offset trans-Pacific prices that are 20%-30% lower than a month ago.
This week in Borderlands: Trump mulls scrapping USMCA as industry groups push for renewal; DP World opens Querétaro warehouse to support Mexico’s nearshoring boom; and East Coast Warehouse & Distribution launches first Texas operation.
Over the weekend, two Minnesota-based carriers under the True North Equity Partners umbrella ceased operations overnight, putting approximately 200 drivers out of work. MinStar Transport and Transport Design Inc., each operating fleets of around 100 trucks, announced their immediate closures in communications to employees and partners, according to multiple reports circulating in trucking communities on […]
Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with hundreds of senior executives at America’s largest trucking companies. Nearly all say they only recently discovered the massive influx of foreign drivers and motor carriers. Most assumed the trend was gradual; none realized it was exponential. Few had ever heard the term “non-domiciled CDL” until this summer […]
The owner of an Ohio trucking company has been sentenced to 30 months for income tax evasion.
RXO credit rating faces challenges, while C.H. Robinson continues to shine.
With fresh memories of the fatal crash of a freighter aircraft last month, UPS pilots and the company have resumed collective bargaining with the help of the National Mediation Board.
ATLANTA – Transportation Insight Holdings, LLC (together with its affiliates, the “Company”), a leading provider of non-asset, tech-enabled logistics and brokerage solutions in North America servicing more than 14,000 shippers and over 80,000 carriers through Transportation Insight (“TI”), Nolan Transportation Group (“NTG”), and its proprietary Beon™ Digital Logistics Platform (“Beon”), on Thursday announced that Alan […]
Trucking executives say surging transient foreign labor, fraudulent CDLs and lax oversight have been undercutting legitimate U.S. carriers.
Hapag-Lloyd wants to buy Israel’s Zim container line, but Arab investment in the German company could push a deal to another suitor.
A global ocean container index rose 7% amid rate adjustments on key trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe routes.
I screwed up. Yesterday, the FreightWaves team was informed by a source we considered credible that CRST was shutting down a significant portion of its operations—what we understood to be its entire over-the-road (OTR) division. Unfortunately, the article was written in a way that made it easy to misinterpret as the entire company closing. That’s […]
J.B. Hunt Transport Services declined to take a stab at what next year holds at an investor conference this week, but did emphasize that it’s “set up to win” regardless of what the new year brings.
The 4Q credit metrics in BMO’s transportation sector, a major lender to trucking, were significantly worse in many areas.
As an historic merger is set to reshape the U.S. supply chain, railroads say data proves they are the engine that powers the domestic economy.
Port of Long Beach second-in-command Noel Hacegaba is moving up to chief executive as Mario Cordero departs.
CRST confirms redistribution of assets in its fleet, reduction of almost 200 trucks from OTR business unit.
American exporters of soybeans, fertilizer, lumber and other agricultural products are looking to a better year after being caught in a geopolitical squeeze in 2025.
The Supreme Court got its first legal arguments as it takes up the issue of broker liability.
Michigan EV truck maker ceases operations, leaving parent company Bollinger Innovations’ future uncertain
The railroads had expected to file their formal merger application with the Surface Transportation Board this week.
Container ships sailing through the Suez Canal marked the second-lowest weekly level amid talk of a return by the largest box carriers through the Mideast trade route.
SONAR goes much deeper in volume data with a new tender source.
Amazon is testing an ultra-fast delivery service in Seattle and Philadelphia, but in the United Arab Emirates shoppers the service is so fast shoppers can get orders within 15 minutes.
Transportation capacity remained level in November while prices jumped, according to a monthly survey of supply chain managers.
Amazon and the Teamsters faced off this fall in various venues, with a mixed outcome.
U.S. ports urge strict evaluation by Surface Transportation Board of proposed transcontinental rail merger, cautioning on impact to the supply chain and economy.
The FMCSA announced Monday a “complete overhaul” of the ELD approval process, implementing pre-publication vetting. This comes after the agency has revoked 308 devices from the approved list.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found FMCSA likely violated federal law when it attempted to eliminate approximately 200,000 commercial driver licenses without following standard procedures. The November 13 emergency stay revealed failures that leave 200,000 drivers in legal limbo while courts define the boundaries of administrative power during claimed emergencies.
Department of Homeland Security agents are conducting aggressive workplace audits across Northern and Central California trucking companies, with a heavy focus on Punjabi-owned carriers, according to a detailed account aired November 28 on Punjab Radio USA. Harpreet Thera, owner of a mid-sized fleet operating since 1997, told the station that DHS served him with a […]
Container rates on the benchmark Asia-U.S. container trade route fell due to overcapacity, while a Red Sea return may pressure rates, and congestion.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Truckers lift nationwide blockades after reaching deal; Jisu Fortune arrives in Mexico with more than 5,000 vehicles from China; and Dual Borgstena opens a new automotive plant in Coahuila, creating up to 900 jobs.
The Administration has announced a major new initiative targeting the financial channels used by undocumented immigrants, marking a strategic and powerful shift in enforcement priorities. Moving beyond traditional border security measures, this action focuses on financial institutions and money transmitters that facilitate the transfer of funds from undocumented workers to their home countries, effectively targeting […]
FedEx has removed MD-11 freighter flights from its December schedule. The carrier could be without the freighters for a long time as aviation authorities investigate the cause of the recent UPS MD-11 crash.
NJ truck driving school settlement resolves lawsuit over driver misclassification.
Airbus outlined plans for the final stretch of development for its next-generation A350 freighter, which has 82 customer orders so far.
For the second time in three months, Odyssey Logistics has seen Moody’s cut its debt rating.
As truckers celebrate the Thanksgiving holidays, the U.S. trucking industry stands on the brink of another tradition: the annual capacity purge. The annual capacity purge happens between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, each year and involves a significant increase in motor carriers leaving the industry compared to other times in the year. This seasonal trend, clearly […]
Before most of us even finish arguing over leftovers, Butterball is already gearing up for next year’s Thanksgiving. “Preparation for the next Thanksgiving season starts shortly after the current one concludes,” says Dan Bohlman, Director of Logistics at Butterball. While the rest of us are settling into winter, his team is mapping out cold storage […]
Maersk denied reports that it has set a timeline to resume services through the Red Sea-Suez Canal route.
The November State of Freight webinar took place against a continuation of a market that is showing only the slightest signs of a turnaround.
Highway, a leading firm in freight fraud mitigation and carrier identity, has introduced a feature allowing brokers to screen out carriers employing drivers with non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs). Regulatory Context Driving Industry Change The introduction of this feature is a direct response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) interim final rule, published […]
Collaboration has been driving recent success for U.S. railroads, according to BNSF, and controversial plans for a transcontinental merger are unlikely to benefit shippers, or the rail industry.
Western Global Airlines says it faces an existential crisis from the grounding of MD-11 aircraft following the UPS accident earlier this month and is laying off workers to preserve cash.
A venerable name in New Jersey trucking heads the latest list of transportation/logistics companies filing chapter 11 in November.
Shares of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern rise as the railroads count down the days until filing their formal merger application with federal regulators.
A panelist at the Trimble conference had a grim forecast for what AI might to do job levels.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Cross-border boom collides with rising security risks; Mexico sets new quarterly FDI record with nearly $41B in Q4; and La Bonanza Avocados breaks ground on logistics hub in Pharr.
More than a hundred firefighters and emergency personnel were batlting an electrical fire aboard a ONE container ship that shut four terminals at the Port of Los Angeles.
Canada Post and the mail carriers’ union have agreed to end two years of bitter negotiations pending resolution of some final details.
Canada Post is essentially insolvent and says it needs another cash infusion to survive in the midst of labor unrest and rapidly shrinking parcel business.
A mega-merger of railroads would have to reverse a slow years-long market for freight to produce growth touted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, an industry panel said.
The top law enforcement officers from three states urged federal regulators to approve the $85 billion Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern railroad merger.
Scania & Plus SuperDrive power Matt Jones’ world-first jump between two moving autonomous trucks requiring superhuman precision
Boston startup emerges from stealth with world’s first commercial terahertz vision chip that delivers 20x radar resolution while seeing clearly through fog, rain and snow
The left-engine separation that caused a UPS cargo jet to crash in Kentucky this month is tied to metal fatigue in a key structural component, a preliminary report by investigators said.
Truckload broker RXO said 2025 is likely to end quietly but outlined several catalysts that could produce “freight rate volatility” next year.
Walmart posted strong e-commerce numbers for the third quarter and is developing digital tools to make it even easier for customers to place online orders for delivery.
The delayed September jobs report showed truck transportation jobs declining from a month earlier.
Even BMC-85 trust funds must now consist of cash or cash equivalents.
UPS is making adjustments to keep shipments moving after taking 27 MD-11 aircraft out of service for inspections trying to help customers with stranded goods in a warehouse damaged during the Nov. 4 crash of a UPS flight.
Maersk is moving its North American headquarters to North Carolina after many years operating out of northern New Jersey.
A “how-to” guide on the use of cameras in trucks was on the agenda at Trimble’s Insight meeting.
p44 is shipping software faster, with fewer people.
Journey offers freight brokerages recruiting, consulting, and training.
Investigators said an improperly placed label on a wire caused a container ship to lose power and crash into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore in 2024.
Steady October volume has put the Port of Los Angeles within reach of 10 million TEUs for a record third consecutive year.
A panel at the Trimble Insight conference took on the issue of trying to forecast the freight market in 2026.
Electric vehicle maker plans to deliver the EV chassis to FedEx by the end of 2025
Republican legislators in a letter to federal regulators warn that the merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern could create a rail colossus and with it raise prices and hinder U.S. competitiveness.
After the U.S. Postal Service deemphasized last-mile delivery service for parcel consolidators, the new chief now says workshare partnerships are a path to revenue growth.
Now-paused port fees on Chinese ships were a misguided attempt to revitalize U.S. maritime fortunes at the expense of American exporters, a trade group leader says.
A final plan for distributing bankrupt Yellow Corp.’s remaining assets, valued at over $600 million, received approval on Monday.
The world’s third-largest container carrier said Q3 profits fall 72.6% on geopolitics and heightened trade tensions.
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A Trailer Bridge barge that was looted after it grounded in the Bahamas is on the way back to Jacksonville.
This week in Borderlands: Nearshoring spurs C.H. Robinson expansion in Texas; Safran invests $115M to expand aerospace operations in Querétaro; and $80M logistics campus takes shape in Tucson.
The deadline for the first key brief is at the start of December.
The top law enforcement officers for nine states say the merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern threatens national security – and President Trump’s plans for American prosperity.
The U.S. Postal Service is looking to its parcel business for revenue growth. On Friday, it announced another round of rate increases.
A rail mega-merger was an outlier as transport M&A volume fell in the third quarter while geopolitics hastened a downward trend.
The good news is the U.S. Postal service trimmed its net loss by $500 million in FY2025. The bad news? It still lost $9 billion and operating losses increased $900 million.
Declining container volumes are aiding port and terminal operations, but trucking issues could impact the supply chain in 2026, a new report finds.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern took the first official step in their proposed merger as shareholders approved the transcontinental tie-up.
Hapag-Lloyd saw profits tumble as global trade uncertainty hurt container rates despite higher revenue.
Two suppliers of truck parts to the aftermarket are combining into one firm.
UPS could unite management, its union workforce and the cost-efficient crowd-sourced delivery model by trying a new triple-win strategy centered on the UPS Store.
Descartes: U.S. container imports in October posted only the second month-over-month decline in the past decade.
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena refutes BNSF’s claim that its merger with Norfolk Southern would lead to the elimination of hundreds of intermodal lanes.
Transaction valued at $1.8 billion for Swedish autonomous and electric truck technology company
Proficient’s stock climbed Wednesday and it could be that investors are looking at its strong cash flow numbers.
Yemen militia’s possible halt to Red Sea attacks may drastically cut shipping freight rates, but uncertainties persist.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges is at its highest price since July 2024.
