Trucking

FMCSA is giving states three years to comply with a new truck-driver ban for drug and alcohol abusers.

Two fleetwide messages sent to drivers Tuesday from Tim Kohl, CEO of Marten Transport, thanked drivers for their patience “in working through some systems issues” the company started experiencing Sunday, but company executives have declined to issue a public statement.

An owner-operator lawsuit fails to convince a federal appeals court that FMCSA acts as a consumer reporting agency.

The logistics arm of Cheema Freightlines announced it has acquired 3PL provider Walker Logistics.

Observers are left to speculate why the Supreme Court offered no opinion.

Third-party logistics provider Unique Logistics filed for a public offering, which is expected to raise at least $35.5 million in net proceeds.

The chaos in the supply chain has ripple effects down to the last mile. AxleHire Founder Daniel Sokolovsky is responsible for ensuring his company can meet those last-mile delivery demands.

Transportation capacity continues to contract at a record pace with rates climbing to historical levels, according to the September Logistics Managers’ Index.

AirTerra’s founder looks to connect regional parcel carriers and offer options to SMB retailers. AEO looks to offer logistics as a service to competitors.

Class 8 truck orders skipped a beat in September as supply shortages delayed the typical order season with fewer new trucks booked.

The semiconductor shortage takes a 7,000-truck toll on Paccar in Q3 with no sign of relief in sight.

Samsara’s newest features to its driver app will allow companies to create full-day workflows for fleet drivers.

Company takes no chances in keeping supply chain problems away from holiday deliveries.

Kriska Transportation Group strengthens its cross-border LTL business with the acquisition of Ontario-based Transport N Service.

Congress passes a short-term funding extension for highway projects as infrastructure investment uncertainty grows.

EKA Solutions Inc, an industry-leading provider of cloud-based integrated freight management ecosystem for carriers, brokers and shippers, announced that it is now offering FreightWaves SONAR freight lane and market trends pricing data. That data is melded with innovative decision support tools to EKA carrier, broker and shipper transportation management system (TMS) subscribers in a transformative […]

The discovery of possible explosives led to a shutdown of the Ambassador Bridge, disrupting freight at the busiest commercial U.S.-Canada border crossing.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes inflation in the supply chain.

Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker believes rate expectations of truckload management teams haven’t been reflected in 2022 earnings estimates yet.

The TCA’s public-facing stance on the vaccination mandate might not have taken place a few years ago.