Trucking

CEO Chris Spear leading a behind-the-scenes approach to influencing White House.

The Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo should “bet more on logistics and foreign trade” than on attracting more maquiladoras, according to trade experts. “Nuevo Laredo no longer needs to invest in maquiladoras, because it is a city more oriented towards customs and services,” said Cirila Quintero, a professor at El Colegio de la Frontera […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s Democratic members are expected to reject proposed Department of Homeland Security fiscal year 2020 funding bill if $5 billion for southern border wall stays.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller discusses his family’s trucking legacy with his father, U.S. Xpress co-founder Max Fuller.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture agency looks forward to receiving import documentation through Customs and Border Protection’s International Trade Data System.

Mexico’s national association of heavy duty truck and bus manufacturers (ANPACT), reported the manufacture of commercial trucks grew 6% in July, producing 20,006 units, when compared against 18,863 units in July 2018. Exports of trucks also increased 11.2% in July, with Mexican manufacturers sending 18,140 units abroad. For the first seven months of 2019, export […]

C.H. Robinson talked to thousands of shippers and carriers. What the company learned prompted them to invest $1 billion into technology.

Larger fleets positioned to reap benefits from carrier bankruptcies

But a lot depends on stabilizing global growth and an industrial recovery in the United States.

Dart Transit celebrated its 85 years in business and Truck Driver Appreciation Week earlier this month, awarding drivers raffle prizes that included a new pickup, boat and Polaris ATV. Also, fuel prices jump, France tests no-Brexit and trucking group pushes port improvements.

Parade helps freight brokers automate workflows, scale relationship management and grow digital bookings.

The weekly average retail diesel price posted Monday by the Department of Energy (DOE) was in the top 20 biggest one-week increases in the history of the data series – and particularly steep compared to upward moves in the last seven years. The DOE/Energy Information Administration (EIA) price posted Monday was $3.081/gallon, up from $2.987/gallon, […]

Lime’s shift away from car-sharing allows the company to transition into Seattle’s first electric-scooter-share pilot.

UPS was an early adopter of LNG, now it has its sights set on RNG.

Amazon to open its 7th fulfillment center in Ontario, Canada with a 1 million square foot building in Toronto

DDC FPO announced on Sept. 23 that Estes Express Lines will use its machine-learning, software-as-a-service (SaaS) program, DDC Intelligence, to mitigate its bill of lading volume.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a proposed rule to promote “just and reasonable” demurrage and detention charges.

Traditional freight brokerages are ramping up technological spending to keep pace with the industry.

After a record year for orders in 2018, fleets and dealers are holding back on placing many new trailer orders, a situation that analysts say could improve in the fourth quarter.

Donald Tankersley, 76, former chief executive officer of White Dairy Ice Cream and Tankersley Food Service in Van Buren, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud in federal court on Sept. 20.