IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Guest post by FreightWaves’ John Kingston Virginia has approved a plan to fund improvements on interstate 81 and other parts of the state after an earlier plan to put tolls on the road collapsed. The new financing plan involves a series of new taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline, some to be […]
Not long after its IPO, Lyft is removing electric bikes from the markets of New York City, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco after reports of problems with the vehicles’ brakes.
American Airlines has lengthened the grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft through August 19. American joins other airlines in this action. What is Boeing doing to fix the aircraft, and what is the FAA doing from a regulatory perspective?
Another outbreak of salmonella poisoning has occurred – this one caused by tainted fruit. Read how blockchain could help deter and detect these outbreaks before they harm many.
Down Under Trucking: a weekly round-up of trucking news from Australia. The country has been struck by a spate of horrible crashes of trucks with multiple trailers have rolled over. On the corporate side, a major trucking-related hostile takeover has broken out. Politicians in Queensland are seeking to modify the Heavy Vehicle National Law and, on the commercial front, truck sales appear to be coming off the boil from last year’s red-hot market.
Shippers poised to pull business if pact gets thumbs down, Soehl says.
Delays could extend to U.S.-Canada as customs personnel are relocated to deal with immigration on the southern border.
Cocoa farming in Africa witnesses a lot of forced and child labor, which can be eliminated if the stakeholders within chocolate supply chains can have transparency on end-to-end operations.
The grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has caused many problems; it has also created an opportunity for freight forwarders. Read a market expert’s take on the situation.
Plus: Amazon acquires warehouse robotics startup; Germany reckons with electric vehicles
Both companies share a common goal – giving small companies the leverage they need to play in the big leagues.
While tariff fight may not repeat itself, other factors that lead to drayage capacity crisis still in play for shippers this year.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK Although capacity has risen dramatically in the past six months, one fact remains unchanged: there is a shortage. However, that shortage is not a general driver shortage. It is a critical shortage of quality drivers. Survey any random group of carriers and drivers, and this fact […]
President Trump’s executive order would create new transportation option for capacity-constrained LNG markets.
Approximately 9,000 inspectors in North America will be checking to ensure trailer underride guards meet federal regulations as part of CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck blitz scheduled for June 4-6.
Albertsons Companies is now part of the IBM Food Trust network, and plans to use blockchain in tracking its food produce from the farm to its store shelves.
In partnership with Reliance Partners …Data analytics and machine learning can help companies irrespective of the size of their data sets, as long as the data being captured is of good quality and is specific to the required operational needs.
Motor carriers may want to double-check the condition of their trailers’ rear impact guards before hitting the highways in early June.
Hair follicle testing – once cleared for use in the federal database – could have the biggest effect on driver availability.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES “You margin is my opportunity” —Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO Over the next month, we will be bringing forward the concept of disintermediation, and specifically the companies and market forces likely to lead disintermediation within trucking (some are already actively doing it). I should […]
Shortage of skilled labor industry’s biggest headache.
No pension hikes in the cards under the agreement.
Only one more local needs to ratify for national contract to take effect.
The committee will consider topics like development, refinement and implementation of policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings and security directives.
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: USX), announced a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) this week to combat human trafficking.
The fluctuating price of fuel makes it difficult for carriers and shippers to know the exact cost to move freight. Genesis Fuel is offering a way to pre-buy diesel at a set price, adding certainty to the cost for both parties.
E-commerce has changed consumer buying habits, but it has also changed the supply chain for less-than-truckload carriers, who have had to adapt in various ways to keep pace.
Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK A handful of trucking industry leaders will sit on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee. The committee will draft recommendations on surface transportation security. The committee will consider topics like development, refinement and implementation of policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings and security directives, according to a TSA […]
The Women in Trucking Association (WIT) received more than $30,000 in donations during its 10th annual Salute to Women Behind the Wheel ceremony.
Company expects to pass on lower costs to shippers.
Maersk Growth invests in Australian start-up, IncoDocs, that will automate the documentation process for small to medium trading companies.
Chemical hazmat shipments figure prominently on newly created committee within U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
sennder has raised investment to expand its digital freight markeplace footprint across Europe.
Isuzu with partners Supreme and Delivery Concepts have introduced a truck body designed for craft brewers, complete with taps. Plus, ports seek alternative fuels, concerns over fracking, and Walmart pressures suppliers.
Truck Parking Europe displays more than 34,000 parking spaces across Europe, and has over a million downloads on its smartphone application.
The two key new levies will be a percentage of wholesale prices, but with a floor tied to a particularly strong period in the diesel market.
Ashley Coker Several markets across the Midwest are experiencing climbing freight volumes, evidenced by jumps in FreightWaves’ SONAR’s Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) values. Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee saw some of the most significant increases. (IMAGE; FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) OTVI is an index of accepted outbound tender volumes on a given day. The index was created […]
Birmingham, Alabama-based McLeod Software has launched its new TopMatch technology, aimed at digitally pairing brokers and logistics providers with the best carriers to haul their freight.
Washington Auto Show policy discussion reveals states moving on electric and automated vehicles as feds struggle to keep up.
The last mile has become first priority.
KeepTruckin has announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind load-matching platform that uses data collected from its electronic logging devices, or ELDs, to help match small-business carriers with available freight.
Around the world, consumers are clamoring for more seafood. Read how airlines and airports are working to move more seafood more quickly around the world.
Lobbying group considering more legislation and White House action to stop threat to U.S. rail system.
PHOTO CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK Guest post by FreightWaves’ Chief Economisr Ibrahiim Bayaan Job growth rebounded nicely in March as employers added nearly 200,000 workers to payrolls during the month. This strength in hiring did not translate to the trucking industry however, where payrolls declined for the first time in nearly a year. The Bureau of Labor […]
Down Under Trucking: a round-up of trucking news from Australia. Top news this week: revealed – how trucks have accidents in Australia; a new in-depth government inquiry into trucking and transport. And, finally, how one truck driver thought he was being pranked… but, in reality, he was winning BIG!
This year, Brie Carere became the first woman to serve as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO) at FedEx. Now, as CMCO and Executive Vice President, Carere is using her position to promote diversity and inclusion at FedEx.
The final-mile’s future lies with heavy goods
Trump now threatening tariffs against Mexico while trade groups claim cross-border supply chains still at risk.
The funding is expected to increase the use of electric cargo bikes to fulfil last-mile deliveries, which will help reduce congestion and pollution on the English streets.
March orders for new trucks in the medium-duty weight segment dropped 32 percent compared with the same month in 2018.
Xtra Lease announced it will invest more than $300 million to buy more than 10,000 trailers in 2019, the company’s largest capital investment in over-the-road trailers in a single year.
Schneider Logistics published its 2019 Transportation Industry Review, arming shippers with the information they need to make short- and long-term distribution plans, budget freight costs and provide industry context to their broader audiences.
Move seen as another effort to position Amazon as competition to incumbents.
The facility will be capable of producing approximately 1.2 million tons of steel plate products per year. Nucor expects the plant to be fully operational by 2022.
The bridge railing collapse in Chattanooga on the morning of April 1 was likely caused by an illegally oversized load, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
This year will see Volvo and Daimler put electric Class 8 trucks to test, as start-ups still have few commercially available models.
Burris Logistics, a $3.5 billion revenue 3PL, and Trinity Logistics, a $550 million revenue brokerage, are tying the knot.
Hundreds of truck drivers across the Midwest volunteered their time to deliver hay bails to farmers affected by flooding in the MIdwest.
In partnership with Reliance Partners …Payment solutions have evolved over time, from being cash-based in the 1950s to now using data analytics and AI over data streams coming out of fuel cards, to provide better safety and security to fleets and drivers.
PHOTO CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK by Ray J. Haight, TCA Retention Coach As I’m sure everyone is aware, this process cannot be successful by jumping around the different levels; each section is designed to build on the last. So far, in this series, we have established the groundwork, platform, safety focus, as well as communication and recognition […]
Peter Armbruster was not in the original indictment from last year but now joins two other execs facing criminal charges and from the SEC as well.
Spanish logistics provider ChainGO Tech has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance. Read why the company joined the Alliance and what it hopes to achieve with its membership.
Walmart has introduced Voice Order, that allows people to add items to their Walmart online cart by giving voice commands through any Google Assistant enabled device.
Choptank Transport is on a mission to turn its remaining manual processes into more efficient digital strategies. The quick-growing logistics service provider is hopeful that the transformation will bring revenue growth and help scale the business.
Association’s new ad campaign highlights dangers to consumers of not getting a highway bill funded this year.
This morning Truckstop.com announced that ICONIQ Capital, a leading Silicon Valley growth equity firm, has made a majority investment in the online freight matching and load board solution.
U.S. and European freight railroads are very different in many respects. Market analyst Jim Blaze gives insights about how the two systems differ.
In a striking private equity deal, Providence Equity Partners has agreed to buy GlobalTranz (GTZ), a top 10 third-party logistics provider (3PL), back from The Jordan Company after selling GlobalTranz to Jordan for approximately $400 million in June.
XPO adds IT functionality to core business.
March orders for new trucks in the heaviest Class 8 weight segment plummeted 66 percent compared with the same month in 2018.
Fast Radius, a leading manufacturing technology company, has announced its Series B financing round of $48 million led by UPS, with strong insider participation from Drive Capital.
Cavalry Logistics is expanding rapidly this year by tripling its locations, hiring aggressively and integrating with Universal Logistics Holding Inc.’s forwarding division.
Air cargo volume is down year-to-date. Learn what air cargo companies are doing – and not doing – to generate greater volume and revenue.
PHOTO CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK Guest post by FreightWaves’ John Gallagher A formal rulemaking likely will not be required to make permanent a federal demonstration project that seeks to assign proper blame for trucking accidents. The 24-month “Crash Preventability Demonstration Program” that was launched by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) in August 2017 will end […]
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has handed out a smack-down to the three main longshoremen companies in Australia, which were using their oligopoly market power to impose unfair terms on trucking companies. The stevedoring companies involved are DP World Australia, Hutchison Ports Australia and Victoria International Container Terminal.
Two-person teams to be briefed, then local leaders and rank-and-file.
FedEx Freight, J.B. Hunt, Schneider National among companies with the most non-preventable accidents identified so far by FMCSA.
Roadrunner Freight has introduced a smartphone app that leverages technology to increase transparency and reduce downtimes for independent contractors.
DHL unit to enter a big auto supply chain business at Charleston.
Navistar recently recalled more than 24,000 International model heavy-duty trucks due to a possible defect that could cause the exhaust tail pipe to fall off the vehicles while they are moving.
Truck drivers with minor damage to their vehicle now have a speedier way to handle that claim if they are a Progressive Insurance commercial customer with a new photo inspection tool.
Auto sales are declining, but the National Automobile Dealers Association still expects strong sales for 2019, plus the one area where Amazon is losing and opposition to Canada’s carbon tax grows.
Canadian trucking company Bison Transport acquired H.O. Wolding Inc., or HOW, a 320-truck dry van fleet headquartered in Amherst, Wisconsin, on April 1.
Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK The employer in this case hired an independent payroll service provider to take over all the payroll tasks that would otherwise be performed by an internal payroll department. A former employee sued the employer and the payroll company on multiple claims, including breach of contract, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation. The payroll […]
All lanes of I-75 North to I-24 West in Chattanooga, Tennessee were blocked Monday after a concrete railing collapsed onto the roadway from the interchange above.
Big Apple’s traffic is rotten to the core thanks to rise of on-demand economy; congestion pricing may be cure, but uncertainties abound.
ARTBA estimates cost to repair or replace 235,000 bridges across the country at $171 billion.
U.S. Xpress driver Tim Keckley was also honored as one of P&G’s “Drivers of the Year”
Many food chains in the U.S. are shutting stores down due to lack of diners. It is time they take remote consumers seriously and look to sell food via last-mile food delivery companies.
FreightWaves SONAR platform will be the basis of further collaboration between FreightWaves U and Georgia Tech.
Becoming a Shipper of Choice requires many steps and processes, but it starts with communication, trust and building a relationship.
Danish logistics major DSV is acquiring Swiss rival Panalpina in a deal worth $4.6 billion, creating one of the world’s largest companies in logistics and freight forwarding.
Ashley Coker IMAGE: PARKSLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Motorists were in a pinch after load of crabs spilled onto a Virginia street Saturday afternoon. The driver hauling the crabs ran off the roadway, then attempted to overcorrect, according to Hopeton, Virginia emergency responders. The driver had to be extricated from the truck, but he sustained only […]
A new survey of small fleets and owner-operators found they would like to utilize many of the same tools larger fleets do to control costs, including more technology like predictive maintenance.
Down Under Trucking: a round-up of news, information and the latest developments from the Australian trucking industry. Top news this week is the announcement of a A$2 billion (US$1.4 billion) road safety funding package by the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Funding was a big theme this week, as was driver safety, road safety and fatigue.
Having the right visibility into the supply chain not only requires having the right TMS system, but also the right design of your networks.
Group hopes to set standards for `shippers of choice’.
Precision scheduled railroading and positive train control can help railroads improve service, safety and profits. Learn how in Jim Blaze’s piece.
Shipowners and marine insurers are asked to look at vessel locator data to avoid sanctions fines.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that the Department of Transportation has sent an hours of service (HOS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
