US, Mexican truckers unite for a protest caravan in West Texas to highlight low wages, poor working conditions in both countries.
This week in Borderlands: ImportYeti launches tool to help brands source Mexico-made goods; Pharr bridge construction expansion project set to begin in August; Hammond Power Solutions opens fourth plant in Mexico; and United Kingdom-based logistics company opens Dallas office.
Is wireless charging an idea whose time has come for electric trucks? In some use cases, the answer is yes.
Widespread inflation, growing interest rates and a tight labor market will keep freight service demand low, with excess capacity and low freight rates for the rest of the year. Here’s what to do.
California’s PAGA law, long a bane for business, is set to get an overhaul.
Forward Air’s review of the first quarter shows the company has a little more breathing room to upcoming debt covenants.
Less-than-truckload carrier Tony’s Express of Fontana, California, has filed for bankruptcy protection, nearly three months after it terminated 200 truck drivers, dock and warehouse workers, and office personnel via text message.
Temperature-controlled facility operator Lineage plans a public listing on the Nasdaq.
The U.S. transportation secretary took on drugs and port labor at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
Federal investigators in California recently ordered three logistics operators to pay more than $840,000 in back wages and penalties to Mexico-based warehouse workers.
Supply chain executives at companies ranging from freight brokerages to factoring companies discussed impacts of the freight cycle, technology and lower margins during Freightwaves’ Future of Supply Chain event in Atlanta. Here’s what you need to know.
ATRI has released a June update to its operational cost of trucking report, which saw significant increases in insurance premiums and truck and trailer payments during 2023.
U.S. Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif., this week introduced the Safeguarding our Supply Chains Act, which aims to stop “the rampant theft within our nation’s supply chains.”
At the 14th Annual Bike Tour with MTS for Autism, attendees got to hear firsthand from students who have benefited from the funds raised in past years.
A Montreal-based 3PL has launched a sustainability campaign by planting urban forests and using oxygen-producing paint on tractor-trailers.
Wheeler Trucking will pay $65,000 to an employee who faced religious discrimination at the company’s Ohio location.
A class action lawsuit that was first filed more than 13 years ago has resulted in another, possibly final victory for Werner.
A packaging provider in Houston and a Dallas food supplier have announced facilities closures resulting in 285 layoffs.
Parcel analyst Satish Jindel predicts FedEx will opt later this year to spin off the Freight unit to the public market.
Federal regulators cited a lack of information in denying an investigation requested by the parents of children killed in certain types of truck crashes.
