FreightWaves SONAR hosted a webinar Wednesday discussing its new shipper data consortium with Charles Odom, director of logistics at Halliburton.
In the inaugural Moving World Report, UP.Partners dives deep into what drives today’s mobility industry — and examines what’s holding it back.
Amazon Freight, the e-commerce giant’s trucking arm, is giving freight brokers 3% or 5% back per load through a partnership with American Express.
FreightWaves Classics will present articles about key events, companies,, organizations, etc. from the history of transportation, logistics, supply chain and freight.
Most crops don’t grow without seeds. But how are seeds for commercial farming transported? Darren Prokop explores this topic.
Old Dominion Freight Line sponsors Major League Baseball, and for eight of the 30 MLB teams, the less-than-truckload carrier helps make Florida and Arizona feel like home for six weeks of spring training.
Better analytics needed to be a tip of the future spear.
Freight All Kinds: Logistics of commercial construction looks at the shipment of commercial building materials and the “carriers” moving them.
Ores and wastes are arguably the two most important materials transported in the nuclear cycle. FreightWaves asks how they are shipped. The answer is: carefully.
Moving theatrical shows is like choreography showcasing on-time precision prowess and graceful driving skills.
The delay of aircraft components and replacement parts can mean tens of thousands of dollars in losses for airlines waiting to make necessary repairs, which is why so many turn to specialized logistics providers.
Moving precious artwork is physically and mentally demanding work, requiring art logistics firms to micromanage every inch of the journey from one art house to the other.
A look at today’s containerized ocean transport of alcohol via bottle, can, keg, flexitank and ISO tank container — and how this mix could change going forward.
On its way to Washington, “The People’s Tree” made a stop in the Scenic City.
A look back at the colorful history of the transport of beer, wine and spirits via oceangoing tankers.
In cargo transportation, there is a distinction between screening and inspection.
Moving oil rigs and oil-drilling equipment is not for the faint of heart. Every niche industry presents unique supply chain challenges, but oil rig transporters said few jobs are as challenging as hauling oil and gas drilling machinery. “There are no classes at the University of Texas training drivers or training people how to break […]
Moving billions of dollars in coins and currency around the U.S. is a precise operation, but it doesn’t always go as planned.
Surgeons save lives, but it is often the transportation and logistics companies working behind the scenes that make their jobs possible.
The company employed 540 drivers and was Camping World’s primary delivery service for RVs
Several governments, organizations and transportation companies have worked together to patch a badly disrupted supply chain in efforts to improve the flow of supplies in the Bahamas.
Tina Sullivan is very discreet about the freight she ships, given its high value and rarity. But there is little that is discreet about a 50-foot tall, 25-ton sculpture made out of two 18-wheel tanker trucks. The sculpture in question is “Big Rig Jig” by the U.S. artist Mike Ross. Built for an arts festival […]
It takes a year of advance planning and up to 10 loads to move a single monster turbine.
Zoos and aquariums rely on the expertise of logistics professionals to safely and humanely relocate live animals
College football: poetry in motion, masses of men, giants of the gridiron rushing 40 yards in 4.4 seconds. But before that equipment arrives at the field, it’s moved by big rigs rolling on big iron. These are the games we play, and this is how we get to play them. On today’s Freight All Kinds, […]
Race cars sure move fast on the track, but how do they get there in the first place? On today’s Freight All Kinds, we find out! To read the article Freight All Kinds – the Logistics of Shipping Race Cars, by Joanna Marsh, visit www.freightwaves.com. To learn more about our guest from Intercity Lines, click here
In auto racing, the racecar is the star and teams spend a lot of effort getting to the race on time. But they also need to bring all the supporting players: the tires, the gearboxes…and the bodywork. And the chassis. And the spare engines. And the awning. And the tools. And they all need to fit in one trailer.
Market expert Jesse Cohen writes about the fascinating movement of cars around the world via air cargo.
Long before sunrise, Molly Sizer starts her day in West Texas as a professional frac sand hauler. She gets dressed, drives her Peterbilt truck to one of the dozens of frac mines around the Permian Basin, is loaded with 50,000 pounds of sand, drives 100 miles or more through crowded bumpy roads and finally delivers […]
Criminal syndicates are smuggling huge volumes of methamphetamine around the globe by hiding it in the lawful flow of freight. Find out where meth flows, how it flows, and who profits as it flows.
Crank your curiosity up to 11 because on this episode of Freight All Kinds, we cover how concert stages tour from arena to arena. FreightWaves Managing Editor Mark Solomon joins Dooner as they discuss his article “Rock, Roll and the Road: How Trucker Guys and Gals Bring the Music.” Visit FreightWaves every Tuesday for a brand new […]
Getting concert tours to where they need to go is a specialized gig
In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state of Louisiana and its ports are critical to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries.
Donald Broughton’s third article about the impact of the gross domestic product and how it can be useful for business intelligence and forecasting is a must-read.
Traveling carnival’s most important rides are reserved for the drivers in its trucks.
