Trucking

Quebec-based Morneau Eskimo nearly doubles fleet with purchase of long-standing Toronto partner Beacon Transit Lines, strengthening coverage of food industry customers.

The biggest truckload carrier in the U.S. Knight-Swift cuts its fourth quarter 2019 earnings outlook again. The company plans to “revise” its first quarter 2020 guidance in January.

The 33-year-old company continues its charge at the technological forefront.

Action averts government shutdown, funds key infrastructure programs.

Trucks continue to carry the majority of cross-border imports and exports during the month of October, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Cross-border truck freight between the U.S., Canada and Mexico totaled $68.2 billion, or 64% of all cross-border freight during October, down 3.3% compared to October 2018. Along […]

The face of the freight brokerage industry has evolved over the past several years, and veteran brokerages have been forced to rethink their technology strategies in order to keep up.

But an undercover survey finds that traditional forwarders face increased pressure from container lines and digital forwarders.

Kayla Matthews writes about best practices to manage fleets during the holidays.

Any carrier still running AOBRDs is running the risk of hefty fines and being placed out of service during highway inspections.

Market Expert Michael Baudendistel writes about rail intermodal volume is lower for the long-term, or can it be more competitive with trucking.

Global shipping giant Maersk has opened its latest logistics and distribution center to cope with growing domestic demand in Vietnam.

FedEx on the ropes after awful fiscal q2 results, stock price plunge

A recent big corporate writedown in the oil and gas sector was a big deal. But in this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston discusses that maybe it isn’t quite as big a deal as some people were making it out to be. And then we’ll shift gears and talk about one aspect of […]

The company has built a thriving business based on principle of not making truck drivers wait.

Cass freight data shows softness again in November. While shipment declines extend to a full year, the rate of the declines may be moderating.

This is the second time a Pennsylvania trucking company owner has been convicted of tax crimes.

Look for Volvo Trucks and Isuzu to start working together on electric and autonomous trucks next year.

For many people around the world, celebrating the holidays involves sharing food with family and friends. As we approach the holidays to celebrate the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, it occurred to me that it would be good to spend some time examining what startups are doing to try to solve the […]

Michael Ceravolo and Jordan Reber believe collaboration and networking are key to strengthen community and relationships.

Liquid and dry bulk carrier TransWood, Inc. announces the acquisition of Kane Transport and its fleet of more than 150 tractors.

How to best serve largest U.S. consumer market in dense, high-cost region is question for logistics industry.

Markets from Los Angeles and Ontario to Yuma, Salt Lake City, and Minnesota have suddenly tightened as routing becomes directionally constrained.

Darren Prokop writes about foreign trade zones and their impact on imports, exports and the economy.

Locix helps digitize physical spaces and provides real-time visibility to help businesses optimize logistics operations.

Less than a year after automating the load-matching process, Convoy is now automating the brokerage side in select markets.

Truckstop.com’s Book It Now feature is available through Redwood Logistics’ LoadRunner TMS, giving users of both services more options and a streamlined booking process.

The biodiesel blender credit reinstated by Congress Dec. 17 is a $3 billion a year boost to a less-polluting diesel fuel.

Amazon-FedEx divorce gets ugly and hurts merchants

FedEx’s lousy second quarter results are a cost issue first and foremost

This logistics company expedites movie props to rocket engines and everything in between.

Moving theatrical shows is like choreography showcasing on-time precision prowess and graceful driving skills.

Drivers looking for work or changing jobs should register before Jan. 6.

Resilience360’s report on the impact of U.S.-China trade war discusses the uncertainty it has brought to global trade.

Truckstop.com pioneered digital innovation in logistics with the first online platform for load boards.

TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner In just a few short weeks, our industry will be graced with one of the biggest safety advancements in recent memory. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse goes live on January 6, providing an online […]

Navistar will cut 10% of its worldwide workforce even as it gained market share for the third consecutive year.

CFI employees have raised more than $800,000 for charities over the past 26 years as part of its Truckloads of Treasures campaign. Plus, airfreight may not grow next year, trailer orders drop and Connecticut delays toll discussion.

Move to pass legislation has ground to halt amid wider outcry from other industries over independent contractor limits.

A Canadian lawmaker criticized Celadon Group’s abrupt closure of Hyndman Transport, calling it a “footnote in their thought process.” Byran May, a Liberal federal member of Parliament whose Ontario district includes Hyndman, told FreightWaves he found the reports of drivers being stranded and the timing of the closure particularly troubling. “You would have hoped there […]

Vice president of operations explains what keeps PTI at the industry forefront.

Travel Centers of America named turnaround expert Jonathan Pertchik its new CEO, effective immediately.

Less than 1% have yet to comply with a federal mandate requiring them to switch over from AOBRDS to ELDs on Dec. 16.

Just days after Mexico’s Senate voted to approve modifications negotiated into the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), U.S. officials introduced a labor enforcement provision that threatened to stall the trade agreement. An annex of the agreement presented in the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 13 called for the appointment of up to five U.S. labor inspectors […]

Amazon to block customers of its Seller-Fulfilled Prime service from using FedEx units for deliveries

Sales mandates are gaining popularity in the world’s two largest electric vehicle markets.

Navistar is recall four models of work trucks because they can move even with the parking brake on.

British transport associations call on Prime Minister Johnson to quickly agree a future trading arrangement with the European Union.

U.K.-based drone technology startup Skyports operates across London, Los Angeles and Singapore today and plans to be a leader in urban aerial mobility.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Police find $3 million in barrels of pork headed for Mexico; Stabilis Energy opens new transportation hub in Mexico; sales of heavy-duty trucks and buses fell 45.7% in Mexico during November; UPS driver arrested for allegedly […]

Biodiesel blending is on the ropes awaiting congressional action on reinstating a tax credit.

This week: Electric trucks deployed in Australia; new distribution center in Far North Queensland; high compliance rates with fatigue regulations; and container terminal truck charges.

One year after a sharply negative report sent shares plunging, XPO stock has more than recovered

Peak season has arrived

Morgan Stanley eyeing truck capacity constraints and higher rates in 2020, potentially reaching 2018 levels or higher.

The National Association of the Deaf believes a federal requirement denying CDLs to individuals with hearing impairments should be rescinded.

Employees of Mexican carrier Jaguar Transportation — a subsidiary of bankrupt Celadon Group — continue to protest unpaid wages by blocking the company’s Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, terminal in order to delay the removal of trucks, according to reports. “In Nuevo Laredo, hundreds — of personnel who worked at the Jaguar company maintain their peaceful protest […]

Route-optimization software goes beyond cutting miles to provide real advantages when human brains are freed from planning what trucks go where, when and how.

GIC, Singapore’s wealth fund, has acquired a Pan-European logistics real estate portfolio that has an accumulated industrial space of over 1 million square meters.

Labor union inks pay deal to keep Christamas merry

Health, labor and environmental groups had urged the California Air Resources Board to pass “the most aggressive medium- and heavy-duty truck standard possible.”

Days after thousands of employees and truck drivers for Celadon Group Inc. received word that one of North America’s largest carriers was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, many are still struggling to take in the news.

The White House on Dec. 12 announced the private sector technology winners of its Opioid Detection Challenge.

Mobility group slams spectrum cut as “reckless decision.”

Forward Air to become top 5 final-mile provider with acquisition of most of Linn Star

David Carpenter and Praveen Boppana discuss the Georgia-based logistics company’s expanding ventures.

Fifth largest global carrier is responding to customer interest in greater container visibility.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel Employers may be well aware of the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in situations where an employee or applicant is “disabled” as that term is defined under the ADA. What about a situation in which an employer purportedly discriminates against an applicant because the employer believes […]

Assembly Bill 5 limits companies from classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees to save operational expenses.

Delay to provide more time to develop proper IT platform.

Celadon Group’s (OTC: CGIP) shutdown comes after cross-border shipping had already lost several other full truckload (TL) carriers this year that provided Mexico service. Matt Silver, founder and CEO of Chicago-based Forager, said Celadon’s closure will affect freight capacity in the U.S. and Mexico alike. “Celadon is one of the largest cross-border providers in North […]

YRC swaps CFOs, names new chair as traffic levels weaken

Lyboldt urges Washington to take action to repair subpar roadways.

President and chief operating officer, Michael Gettle, who assisted in the corporate restructuring is leaving the company.

Bad weather drives down delivery performance during second week of peak

225 employers have posted close to 500 jobs and counting.

MODE Transportation announces that it has completed the acquisition of SunteckTTS.

Latest round of DERA grants allots up to $4 million per project.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) has announced The Wall That Heals national tour schedule for 2020. The Wall That Heals exhibit includes a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center. The 25th season of The Wall That Heals will begin on February 20, 2020 in Marco Island, Florida and […]

Super Bowl Sunday is the No. 1 avocado consumption day of the year, according to the Dallas-based trade group Avocados from Mexico (AFM).  Football fans consume an astounding 105 million pounds of pounds of avocados — mostly in the form of guacamole — during the big game, AFM said. As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, guacamole […]

Freight forwarding giant details innovation required to balance sustainable packaging with customer satisfaction and product safety.

Landstar’s strong cash flow generation and enviable balance sheet allow it to pay large special dividends even in down market years.

While trucking companies stand to gain from a competitor’s collapse, they lament the loss of an industry stalwart.

It’s taken nearly a year for someone to publicly acknowledge that their company has benefited from the February bankruptcy and subsequent shutdown of less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier New England Motor Freight Inc. (NEMF). That someone is Peter Latta. Latta is chairman and CEO of A. Duie Pyle Inc., a privately held carrier founded in 1924 by […]

A plaintiff’s attorney in the case of a vehicular accident may sic the trucking company for allowing Fido to ride along.

Mexican carrier Jaguar Transportation stopped its trucking services this morning (Dec. 10) and could be shutting down as part of Celadon’s Chapter 11 filing Dec. 9. Several freight and logistics professionals confirmed to FreightWaves that cross-border account representatives for Jaguar Transportation said they had ceased services. At one of the company’s locations, the news prompted […]

Just in time for the holidays, Paccar declared a special dividend of $2.30 a share for stockholders of record by Dec. 20.

The union drive marks the seventh company at the San Pedro ports to employ workers represented by the Teamsters.

The electrification of commercial trucks is edging closer but the industry first must go through a “messy middle” that sorts out the future of diesel and other alternative fuels.

Walmart seeks to bolster its online grocery business through autonomous home delivery.

Last Friday, December 6, FreightWaves reported that Celadon intended to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy and now the company has made it official. On the surface, it sounds like Chapter 11 will give hope to at least some of the 4,000 employees at the company. Chapter 11 is the process used to describe a restructuring where […]

Volvo Trucks is building on sales of electric trucks for urban transport in Europe with battery-electric concepts for construction and regional distribution.

Truck parking reservations are now available through popular facility rating app Dock411, plus, more on the Celadon closure, drone safety a focus of working group and Virginia considers a fuel tax hike.

The sudden closure of Celadon has left thousands of lives impacted. To help those employees find work, FreightWaves has created a free job board where employees can post resumes and recruiters and fleets can post jobs.

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.

Losses in Europe are estimated to now be costing businesses billions of euros a year.

Chief Relationship Officer Brent Hutto explains the importance of embracing the freight industry’s digital evolution.

Jaguar Transportation, the Celadon-owned carrier based in Mexico, says it will remain operational and continue its cross-border shipping. “Jaguar will operate in the same way it has been working. The situation that Celadon is going through does not compromise this company at all,” Jaguar company officials said in an email to FreightWaves. However, Jaguar Transportation’s […]

Legislation demands OMB and HHS estimate rule publication date.

Drivers “in shock” and blame the troubles of their U.S. parent company for causing Canada’s largest trucking failure of 2019.

ArcherHub runs its own fleet that it uses as a backup for loads that go uncovered on its digital freight marketplace and thus guarantees hauls for every shipper.