Trucking

AIT Worldwide Logistics is expanding its international footprint with the purchase of a German freight forwarder.

While some companies struggled through the pandemic, supply chain visibility provider FourKites found renewed interest in its products, helping it land at No. 6 on FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 list.

B2B orders can be fulfilled on one site rather than switching to a logistics provider’s platform, Freightos says.

Amazon had to close a facility in New Jersey when the COVID infection rate increased.

Tesla’s year includes becoming the most valuable auto company in the world, announcing a new car factory and inclusion in the S&P 500.

Team McKesson is implementing Phase 2 of Operation Warp Speed on Sunday, delivering the first Moderna COVID vaccines across the nation.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Three new intermodal hubs signed for the Texas Gulf Coast; jury awards $500,000 for damage from truck accident; NTG promotes Drew Herpich to chief commercial officer; and Volkswagen links U.S.-Mexico factories through cloud services.

The Defense Logistics Agency is the military’s in-house logistics management provider. It has its ducks in a row to receive new coronavirus vaccines.

McKesson is the middleman between Moderna and FedEx and UPS. Distribution is already in motion to deliver the nation’s second vaccine this week.

Convoy continued to introduce new innovations in 2020, helping it rank third in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 ranking of innovative companies in freight.

Nonprofit charity Truckers Final Mile that helps bring deceased drivers home to their families is facing a bleak future without donations.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, transportation analysts say the good times will likely continue for the sector throughout 2021. Plus, Central Freight Lines is being sued for nonpayment of invoices, and International Roadcheck compliance numbers improve in 2020.

In slightly modified statement from earlier, company says law enforcement has been contacted about cyber incident

Consumer resilience wavering.

EVO Transportation, which hauls for the U.S. Postal Service, is permanently closing its terminal in Austin, Texas.

Latest data from NHTSA shows truck occupant injuries increased by 7,000 in 2019.

Orders for new trailers dipped in November but the total bookings in the last three months are still the second highest in industry history.

FedEx shares get hammered despite record performance at Express and LTL units. The focus is on lagging margins at FedEx Ground.

Cybersecurity skills are among the gaps identified in GAO review of DOT’s workforce.

HighCom Armor said the value of products to be exported to Mexico City over the next 10 years could be up to $50 million.