Who will get to the front of the COVID vaccination line? Virtually everyone agrees front-line doctors and nurses, and people in nursing homes, should be first, but after that industry sectors are fighting over who is more important. Freight transportation groups say they should be in the top tier.
Truckload carrier Titan Transfer adds another fleet to the portfolio with the acquisition of JTL Carriers.
Early signs about the end of tight capacity begin to surface.
Toyota is using the next-generation fuel cell that powers its 2021 Mirai passenger car in production-intent Kenworth trucks for internal testing as it begins handing off the earlier-generation fuel cells for customer demonstrations.
Leading supply chain experts will share their insights on what happened to the supply chain in 2020 and look ahead to 2021 as part of FreightWaves’ North American Supply Chain Summit on Tuesday.
What do you do when you find yourself with $7 million? Maven Machines succeeded in raising that much money this year to invest in its cloud-based freight software, which includes an ELD product and machine learning-driven route optimization. It also hired a lot of people. Its founder and CEO Avi Geller joins host John Kingston […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had his day in court so to speak. He said he stands behind the YRC loan and others made, noting that many lawmakers wished Treasury had taken on more risk.
Operation COVID Logistics is underway, with the auxiliary materials to administer vaccines moving out to local distribution sites.
Business-to-business exemption may play key role if trucking falls under employee classification law
U.S. officials at Operation Warp Speed say they are ready to go with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, but a high-ranking state health official says people should be prepared for hiccups based on recent trials
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, it’s been one year since the collapse of Celadon, and FreightWaves talks to some former drivers. Plus, Estes has been hit with a COVID-related lawsuit and Covenant is bumping up driver pay.
USDA rule under review at OMB expected to help prevent unlawful arrests and cargo seizures
Black Friday-CyberWeek performance of mid- to high-70% range for FedEx and UPS was way off from 2019 levels, Convey data shows.
FMCSA has included restrictions and limitations in waivers so far to avoid compromising safety.
A new lawsuit against less-than-truckload carrier Estes Express is just one of what are now believed to be more than 1,200 lawsuits filed by workers against their employers over a COVID-related dispute or claim.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday nominated Liane Randolph as the new chair of the powerful California Air Resources Board (CARB). Randolph, an attorney, has been a commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2015. If confirmed by the state Senate, she will become the first African-American chair of CARB, an agency that has reshaped […]
The United States stands to prosper with more supply chain collaborations between Canada and Mexico, according to trade experts.
Landstar System announced after the market close on Wednesday what it would do with cash on the balance sheet. The company plans to pay a one-time special dividend of $2 per share in January.
U.K.-based Arrival picks Charlotte, North Carolina, as its North American headquarters. It’s a 30-minute drive from its planned microfactory in South Carolina and close to UPS, a major customer for its electric vans.
Local deliveries are now available in 2,400 U.S. markets, the unit says.
