FedEx says it has significantly reduced cargo backlogs at its warehouses in Vietnam after a messy switch to a new ground delivery partner and new technology system.
Some fleets are implementing pay raises for drivers early in the truckload market’s recovery.
The US Department of Transportation has signed a deal to receive high-frequency freight market data from SONAR.
The 2026 State of Logistics Report finds supply chain volatility is now permanent. U.S. logistics costs are $2.4 trillion or 7.8% of GDP.
Freight-sector bankruptcies and layoffs continued piling up in June as carriers and logistics providers cut costs.
LRT Group acquires F2F Transport. Chattanooga carrier operations continue as group pursues North American growth and fleet expansion.
Cass data released Monday pointed to the likelihood of a second-half volume recovery as truckload linehaul rates surged again in May.
Some shippers are being forced to reprice their entire book as contractual truckload rates set just a couple of months ago are no longer being honored.
The cargo was unusual. The alleged theft method was not. According to public reporting, criminals compromised a legitimate carrier’s identity and used it to divert a Walmart-bound shipment worth $1.7 million, a tactic the FBI says is becoming increasingly common.
The July 4 holiday doesn’t create supply chain vulnerabilities. It exposes them. As freight sits unattended and operations slow down, security experts warn that organized theft groups are watching closely.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 truckers; Cadogan Tate expands Southwest footprint with Phoenix acquisition; and Toyo plans $357M solar manufacturing expansion in Houston.
RXO’s debt rating held at its current level at S&P, despite growing freight market strength.
Canada Post announced it plans to transition nearly 500,000 more people to centralized community mailboxes because home delivery is too expensive.
H.R. 5408 gives employers 120 days to reach a first union contract or a government arbitrator writes one for them. The House passed it 230-193 on June 9. The Senate is the last wall. If you run trucks, this is not someone else’s problem.
Mexico remained America’s largest trading partner in April, extending its lead over Canada amid tariffs and growing uncertainty over the future of the USMCA.
For decades, transportation operated on trust, speed, and relationships. On this episode of Fraud Watch, Malcolm Harris explains why that model is changing as freight fraud becomes more organized, verification becomes more critical, and companies are forced to rethink how freight moves through their operations.
The fastest way for Amazon to add a premium expedited tier to its new national LTL network is to buy the one carrier already built for it — and already on the auction block Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) opened its less-than-truckload network to all businesses this week, and the market reaction was muted. Shares of the […]
The Transportation Intermediaries Association is asking FMCSA to take steps more clearly defining safe carriers.
On June 6, a trailer full of fireworks burned and detonated for 25 minutes on I-75 outside Chattanooga. The driver had no hazmat endorsement, no placards, no shipping papers.
Truckload carriers appearing at an investor conference this week laid out the thesis for a sustained period of rate recovery.
