Trucking

Kuebix is now offering dynamic pricing from Convoy inside its Community Load Match program on its TMS.

Cargomatic set off a prodigious chain of events after its launch in Los Angeles.

TFI International’s acquisition spree continues. The Canadian transportation and logistics company adds another bulk carrier to its portfolio with the purchase of Grammer Dry Bulk.

Transflo has acquired Canada-based Microdea on a continued path to grow adoption of digital document workflow.

Cheng Cheng-Mount was appointed to the Taiwanese carrier’s board in 2018.

Company redrawing the peak landscape, and is expected to dominate it, Convey says.

The inability of ocean carriers to timely inform shippers of schedule changes results in costly logistics disruptions and potential for lost international sales.

Daimler Trucks is recalling 142,110 units of the brand’s flagship Freightliner Cascadia from the 2017-2021 model years because the brake lights may stay on after the brake pedal is released.

News could restart the spin-off process for all four business units.

Second-largest auto supplier merger of 2020 positions BorgWarner for greater role in electrification while completing the breakup of General Motors’ once-vast parts organization.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Seko Logistics to open new hub in Dallas; China firm opens $10 million auto parts plant in Mexico; medical device firm expands in Reynosa; Nippon Express opens new facility in Guanajuato.

Cash from higher spot rates and replacement orders led September Class 8 truck orders to their highest monthly total since October 2019

A Texas-based carrier, Grimmett Brothers Inc., recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, owing small trucking companies thousands.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, electric driveline manufacturer Hyliion officially became a public company on Friday. Plus, Uber Freight secures $500 million in funding and trucking’s recovery continued in September.

While OTRI has fallen ~5% off the Labor Day peak, it remains at a remarkably high 25.66%. This indicates that nearly one in four loads is still being rejected at contracted rates across the country.

Canadian trucking and logistics company Mullen Group announces the acquisition of customs warehouse operator International Warehousing and Distribution Inc.

Flatbed carrier Daseke says it moved to stop a cyberattack as ransomware group claims to have breached subsidiary E.W. Wylie.

The decision comes after a customer chose another vendor.

Unemployment for the entire transportation and warehousing sector is down 4.4 percentage points in just a few months

FMCSA has given truck drivers more flexibility with a new split-sleeper provision, but few drivers used the previous provision. Will any use the new one?

A Bendix-Dana joint venture has made more than 3.5 million heavy-duty truck brake system components since 2004. Now Bendix will go it alone.

Grandparents of a 10-year-old girl killed in a tractor-tractor crash that also killed her mother and three siblings have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

Warehouse/storage jobs up a whopping 32,200.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the future of Nikola’s Badger electric pickup is up in the air; President Donald Trump signs a one-year funding extension for surface transportation programs; and a major survey on truck parking nears completion.

A trucker jailed in the U.S. on pot-smuggling charges has hired an attorney who previously represented celebrities as he seeks to return to Canada.

‘Game on’ for Uber Freight.

Nikola Corp. appoints a veteran financial executive to its board of directors, replacing a retiring board member with close ties to departed founder Trevor Milton.

Latest NHTSA data show truck occupant fatalities increased 0.2% in 2019.

Tim Robertson succeeds Bill Meahl, who will continue to serve in an advisory role until his retirement next September.

Reliance Partners’ John Seidl shares thoughts on the latest HOS changes and explains the benefits of doing your regulatory homework.

Officials in the Mexican city of Reynosa announced a ban on trucks using city bridges starting Sept. 24.

With a freight market this good, why would anybody want to sell a logistics business? But there are people who do and people or companies that want to buy. On this week’s Drilling Deep, Peter Stefanovich of Left Lane Associates talks to host John Kingston about how strong the market for properties is these days […]

Retailers would be crushed by soaring parcel prices, consumers would face hefty hikes,Charles River report says.

As Nikola’s talks continue with General Motors to preserve a supply deal for batteries and fuel cells, evidence is mounting that the Nikola Badger electric pickup associated with departed founder Trevor Milton may become roadkill.

$13.6 billion included in package to keep Highway Trust Fund running.

“In the event of loss or damage, you may quickly discover all the gaps and loopholes in — and limits of — carrier liability.”

There is an opportunity for startups as businesses seek to modernize their business process flows.

Downloads of XPO’s driver app Drive XPO have doubled this year, and more than 25,000 carriers have joined its XPO Connect platform as both technologies have seen rapid growth.

Echo Global has added a Book Now tool to its EchoDrive platform, allowing dispatchers and truck drivers to instantly book loads without the need for phone calls or emails.

Their inability to guarantee coverage is the primary reason why small carriers have been confined to the spot market, and as a result, they’ve earned rates that are often less than half of the rates paid to larger carriers.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, trailer makers get reprieve from emissions regs, TuSimple adds former FMCSA leader, and electric vehicles get a mention in the first presidential debate.

The Swedish autonomous technology company is known for its electric “T-Pod” truck that doesn’t have a cab or driver.

Long-awaited Jason’s Law survey originally scheduled for 2019 release is now on track for release before the end of the year

Higher costs could cut deep this holiday.

Emirates SkyCargo’s flight to Guadalajara, Mexico, will include automotive components, fresh produce and other general cargo.

After three weeks of negative media following a short seller’s allegations of fraud, Nikola is fighting back. The startup electric truck maker showed a timeline of planned milestones to reel back fleeing investors and keep customers from canceling orders.

The California Trucking Association is using the decision to support its AB5 appeal.

President Donald Trump is trying to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine and appears ready to mobilize military assets. A possible scenario involves an airlift with Air Force cargo jets, which offer two advantages: speed and cold storage.

Jim Mullen previously served as the acting administrator and chief counsel for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

project44 and SAP have added additional ocean freight visibility as well as new connectivity for truckload and less-than-truckload shipments.

Phase 2 standards could tack thousands of dollars onto the cost of a new trailer.

Jacksonville, Florida, employees are offered counseling following the second shooting at the Amazon facility in recent months.

The 3PL will add up to 8,000 employees to handle the seasonal increase in e-commerce shipments on top of its ongoing effort to raise its profile in the American market.

Six years in development, the new vocational truck adopts safety technology from Daimler Trucks’ on-highway models with other firsts for extreme-use trucks.

Saiz’s path to the bench now caught up in Supreme Court fight

Great freight factoring companies are amazing at avoiding bad-debt shippers and staying on top of collections so loads factored rarely turn into uncollectible revenue.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, technology is the focus of FreightWaves’ The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit; plus, GM and Nikola have yet to finalize their partnership and the Tesla Semi gets a boost.

A new survey has found that while most businesses are concerned about cyberattacks, few are actually prepared for one.

A huge police presence was witnessed outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center Tuesday night.

Thirteen people including truck drivers face charges in connection with a nearly $340 million smuggling ring that moved almost 90 loads of contraband tobacco into Canada from the United States.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized narcotics valued at $14.36 million in six separate incidents in Texas.

Garrison was a ringleader but not an organizer, authorities said; no higher-ups who arranged the accidents have been indicted

William O’Donnell, managing partner of Prologis Ventures, the venture capital arm of the logistics real estate trust Prologis, cited a jaw-dropping stat in a discussion with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on Tuesday.  According to a recent study, every 100 basis points in the shift of consumer spending from traditional retail to e-commerce equates to 46 […]

A week after renewing confidence in embattled Nikola Corp. and indicating its deal to manufacture the startup’s electric pickup truck was on track, General Motors has dropped its supportive language.

Walmart Canada boosted its order of Tesla Semi trucks to 130 as it bets on Elon Musk’s electric heavy-duty vehicle to cut carbon emissions from fleet.

FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer JT Engstrom chats surface transportation outlook with Ryder’s head of transportation management at The Future of Logistics Real Estate summit.

FedEx doesn’t just operate big cargo jets. It has small delivery planes too. ATR completed a test flight of a propeller aircraft that will carry freight for FedEx Express.

Amazon Prime Day sales totaled an estimated $7.16 billion in 2019.

Knight-Swift will begin testing a Freightliner eCascadia all-electric day cab as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2035.

The logistics warehouse of the future will be heavily automated, purpose-built for e-commerce and ready for tenants to “plug in” and go live almost immediately, a top executive for distribution giant Ingram Micro said Tuesday. Keynoting FreightWaves’ daylong webinar on the future of logistics warehousing, Ken Beyer, executive vice president and president of commerce and […]

“When you’re trying to bring loads into a COVID-19-affected world, it’s like a Rubik’s cube with 14 sides.”

The Lion8’s origins in battery-powered school buses result in an electric truck based on technology that’s more road-ready than that of its rivals, Lion Electric president says.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a merger of Hyliion with Tortoise Acquisition Corp. has been approved, plus PPP may have sunk rates and fleets can now ensure their drivers have a safe place to park.

Insight Partners’ investment will allow PayCargo to build new online freight payment services and tools for shippers, 3PLs and transportation providers.

ISO comes out of stealth to help shippers manage vendor compliance and on-time performance metrics.

A Florida woman has been found guilty of three counts of attempted murder, more than a year after police state she tried to kill herself and her two sons by intentionally steering her van into oncoming traffic and ramming the vehicle into a fuel tanker.

A truck driver was fired and faces an array of charges after police caught him smoking opium while driving on Ontario Highway 401 in Canada.

Radiant Logistics achieves a couple of records during the recent quarter. Moving PPE and other aid paves the way to a large earnings beat.

Move by Schneider was prominent but wasn’t the industry leader; two companies at same level of $1.05 for independent owner-operators

Mexico registered its third consecutive monthly trade surplus in August, led by exports of cattle, tomatoes and automotive products.

Third-party food logistics company FreezPak Logistics announces plans to open a new facility near Port Elizabeth to meet “continually growing demand for cold storage space.”

Upcoming changes to the hours-of-service regulations provide truck drivers with more flexibility in their days but open the door to violations for those uneducated on how to properly utilize the exceptions.

Forward Air adds traditional LTL service to more of its facilities as carriers put more assets to work in the space.

JLL projects an additional 1 billion square feet in logistics property demand by 2025. That may be way too low.

TruckPark, whose mobile app allows truck drivers to reserve truck parking, has now introduced a fleet version for dispatchers to manage reservations.

Lawsuit ultimately involved 275 class members, settled for $2.8 million

Research by digital brokerage shows carriers that got funds consistently bid lower for loads in April

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: DHL Express launches Hong Kong to Mexico service; new candy factory opening on the border; Texas port sending liquid C02 to Mexico; CBP seizes $4 million in drugs at Texas port.

Nonprofit trucking group Trucks with Room to Spare delivers critical supplies to those hardest hit by natural disasters in the U.S.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Schneider National has boosted truck driver pay, freight volumes may have hit their peak and oversized returns remain a concern for shippers.

Calls for the top of the trucking market may be premature.

Former top exec at Fleematics is chairman, ex-CalAmp CEO Burdiek also in a top role

Organizers of the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) announced Friday that they are canceling in-person event in 2021 because of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Company will disclose additional pricing information by mid-October.

Truck platoon technology company Locomation has announced a rare deal for the sector: a hefty purchase order from Wilson Logistics, a transportation logistics company based in Springfield, Missouri. Under the terms of the agreement, at least 1,120 Wilson Logistics tractors are to be equipped with Locomation’s Autonomous Relay Convoy (ARC) technology, with the first units […]

U.S. Xpress’ industry forecast calls for the truckload market to experience high driver turnover, declining capacity and “overwhelming” volumes through 2021.

Two trucks carrying oversized loads struck the same overpass on Interstate 20 in Midland, Texas, forcing a temporary closure of the roadway.

Demand for drivers described as ‘insatiable’ as Schneider appears to be leading the way in hiking compensation

Opposition cited “unfair competitive advantage” if exemption were granted.

Mike Tegtmeyer of AIT Worldwide Logistics urges companies to factor global events like the COVID-19 pandemic into their business continuity planning.