Trucking

Carol Tomé has blown through UPS like a whirlwind. Will there be long-term blowback?

UK electric van and bus startup Arrival adds to Charlotte, North Carolina, presence with second US microfactory targeted to fill UPS order.

Nuvocargo recently updated its platform to include bilingual tracking features and more visibility for cargo shipments in Mexico.

Have time to catch a NASCAR race while on the road? These are five tracks that are very accommodating to truckers.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia announces the addition of its 20th facility in the Northeast in just the last four years. The LTL market continues to garner incremental investment dollars as demand rises.

Load board adds more enterprise-level automation to its compliance offering.

The LTL brokerage business is much smaller than that of truckload, but its profitability increased during the quarter.

The soon-to-be parent of Navistar increases electrification investment to $1.9 billion by 2025 and says 80% of its brands’ trucks will be electric by 2030.

A customs broker can help navigate cross-border freight. But companies should know what to look for in a customs brokerage.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Supply chain issues halt more automakers; GrubMarket acquires Texas produce wholesaler; WDSrx opens pharmaceutical warehouses in Texas, Nevada; and Peak-Ryzex announces partnership with distributor, logistics firm.

Tender rejections and spot rates also fall slightly.

Peter DeFazio, a top transportation lawmaker, wants the Federal Communications Commission to rethink adopting rules that experts say would hinder trucking automation.

Even as the relationship between Ryder and Chanje was hitting the rocks, Ryder continued to do new deals with the supplier of electric vehicles and touted its role in the company’s green plans.

Two bullish equity research reports this week on transportation stocks both highlight expectations around consumer spending and what that means for freight demand.

Also on the podcast: Did Joe Biden help boost the price of oil?

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.

The company moves to broaden its footprint and introduce services as it posts stellar fiscal 2021 third-quarter results.

Walmart plans to convert a Dallas store for online order pickup for customers.

Smith sees no let-up in the demand for the company’s services.

The NLRB action is a gathering of earlier Teamsters actions against Universal, now pulled together in one filing by the government agency.