Transportation insurance broker Reliance Partners announces a recapitalization with plans to reach $1 billion in written premiums in the next three years.
Growing hemp has been legal since 2018, but transporting it across state lines remains a risky proposition for trucking.
Expedite All, which launched on Monday, plans to consolidate smaller carriers onto its platform and give shippers options for expedited freight moves, which could lower prices 10%, the company says.
This week in Borderlands: Kansas City Southern set to build second rail bridge in Laredo; Texas firm constructing a truck and trailer parking facility near Houston; Omni Logistics opens new shipping hub in Dallas; and New Mexico port expanding with help from federal grant.
Nikola founder Trevor Milton bought 3 million shares of electric truck company stock weeks before his criminal trial is to start.
FedEx unit drops Spencer Patton’s companies from its contractor network, says it has contingency plans to pick up the slack.
This week: Schneider driver becomes first woman to receive veteran Ride of Pride truck, FedEx celebrates 10th anniversary of Purple Eagle program and WIT releases latest diversity index report.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issues a temporary exemption to hours-of-service rules for the states affected by BP’s refinery shutdown.
AskWaves takes a look at managed transportation services in the less-than-truckload market.
FedEx Ground’s lawsuit alleges Spencer Patton is creating a contrived crisis with contractors to benefit one of his businesses, Route Consultant.
Everybody thought the legal wrangling over California’s AB5 was done, but a court hearing Monday says otherwise.
The podcast covers three topics: truck insurance, its impact from AB5 and what links prices for natural gas and diesel to the removal of sulfur from fuel.
Lego bricks can help explain a lot of things, including a very messy supply chain. Penske Truck Leasing’s Paul Rosa got creative .
The Inflation Reduction Act has been signed into law. What do its climate measures mean for supply chains?
A bill that would make thefts of private-sector parcel deliveries a felony is the latest step in efforts to curb a growing problem.
Hyliion Holdings is buying generator technology from General Electric Co. that can make electricity from a variety of mixed fuels.
Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma says that border-crossing expansions in Texas and Mexico are critical to North American trade.
Plug Power will supply Amazon with 10,950 tons of green hydrogen annually for transportation and building operations starting in 2025.
The Postal Service is leaning on freight brokers as it cuts costs and chases efficiency. That’s bad news for long-time contractors.
Uber Freight and others announced LightningPay last fall, and the product’s philosophy and practices were presented at a key industry conference in Atlanta.
