A Texas household goods trucking company with military contracts ceased operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Tuesday.
The automaker is eyeing locations in Texas and Arizona as possible sites for its second electric vehicle factory.
A return to typical consumer spending drives conventional freight market conditions but the process of returning to normal has been anything but conventional.
Whether it is difficulty restocking gasoline stations or the need to move agricultural products around due to drought, the waivers seek to boost trucking capacity.
“The FDC is also very focused on equity and inclusion. We are extremely proud that 54% of our network is woman-, minority-, and veteran-owned.”
As businesses struggle to keep up with consumers’ growing demand for sustainability, 81% of respondents in a recent survey said companies use excessive packaging when shipping products.
July data from Cass showed freight shipments remained elevated but labor and equipment shortages constrained growth. Expenditures held near all-time records.
FedEx Ground has begun using robotics from Berkshire Grey in its Queens facility, with plans to add them to more facilities in the coming months.
A Commerce Department advisory group recommends that the department coordinate an interagency approach to addressing the driver shortage.
Brake Safety Week is set for Aug. 22-28, meaning drivers and carriers have only a few more days to tighten up on brake safety.
Legislation aimed at aerodynamic retrofits is expected to be introduced this week.
The company will build a limited number of trucks in the fourth quarter for validation and regulatory clearance.
The levies to hit hardest on heavier parcels going longer distances.
Titanium Transportation Group plans to add two more U.S. freight brokerage offices this year after the Canadian firm reported record second-quarter revenue.
Tridonex factory agrees to pay more than $600,000 in back wages to laid-off workers.
The chain that brings us Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. faced several challenges
abash National is expanding molded structural composite use beyond trailer walls and helping win sustainability points for customers.
Perishable Shipping Solutions CEO Mark Nelson said online demand for specialty perishables never leveled off from the start of the pandemic, and the growth has barely scratched the surface.
FreightWaves’ journalist Matt Blois chats with World Courier’s Alex Guite about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the cold chain and how pharma and logistics companies adapted to distribute vaccines.
Other plans called for a more radical rebuild but ran into opposition.
