Trucking

The cross-border transportation and logistics industry faced unprecedented disruption this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A partnership this year with CRST uncovered a huge opportunity for trucking technology startup Baton and its customers.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Republic Services has canceled a 2,500-truck order with embattled hydrogen-electric truck maker Nikola Corp. Plus, Forward Air is on the road to recovery following a ransomware attack and Roehl is the latest carrier to announce a driver pay increase.

Feeding America’s supply chain chief discusses a year like no other and how the group pivoted to get food to needy Americans.

Lawmakers agree to convert $10 billion loan to a grant.

Autonomous delivery company Nuro has acquired Ike, a trucking technology startup founded by veterans of Apple, Google and Uber ATG.

Port Houston will be the first U.S. port of call in THE Alliance’s new direct Asia service. The trans-Pacific EC6 service will begin in Kaohsiung, China, and reach the U.S. Gulf Coast through the Panama Canal. “We are very excited about the start of this new service by THE Alliance. It offers our regional exporters […]

Indianapolis-based third-party logistics provider FitzMark announces the completion of a majority recapitalization. The transaction allows the brokerage consolidator to further pursue organic growth plans and acquisitions.

Dave Osiecki gives his views on what happened this past year and what might be occuring in 2021.

More than $32 million worth of fake Viagra pills, knockoff Air Jordans and other counterfeit products were found in shipments arriving from China, authorities said.

Disruptions in one corner of the world can impact operations at home. With the turbulence of 2020 hopefully behind us, Global Supply Chain Week will examine where the dust has settled and share lessons on reacting to the enormous disruptions of the previous year.

Coronavirus vaccines require extreme levels of protection from organized crime organizations, nation states and others looking to steal shipments or valuable data. The U.S. government is stepping in with extra help for industry, including escorts by U.S. marshals.

A quarterly year-over-year drop of 25% needs to be on the books for access to money.

In the latest blow to already beleaguered Nikola Corp., Republic Services canceled an order for 2,500 battery-electric refuse trucks. It further calls into question how Nikola will generate revenue.

The company is not commenting yet on signs the ransomware attack may be over.

With vaccines in tow, the transportation industry will deliver a lot of much-needed holiday cheer over the next few weeks.

Roehl Transport joins the list of truckload carriers increasing driver pay to keep trucks rolling during a high-demand environment.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, cyberattacks on Forward Air and Central Freight Lines are causing supply chain issues. Plus, FedEx and UPS receive kudos for their performance transporting the COVID vaccines.

Brett Pope, director of electric vehicles for Volvo Trucks North America, suggests waiving the 103-year-old federal excise tax to help make the Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 regional hauler it will begin selling in 2021 more affordable.

A former billing and payroll clerk for South Dakota-based Blachowske Truck Line was sentenced on Monday to three years in federal prison and ordered to repay nearly $580,000.