Knight-Swift Logistics will be part of a pilot program that will test DAT Solutions’ new Book Now automated freight tendering solution.
Acquisition of California-headquartered Performance Team designed to strengthen the shipping giant’s ability to meet customers’ end-to-end supply chain needs.
The group is part of the company’s strategy to transform into a data-driven solutions provider.
Swollen inventories of heavy-duty trucks must shrink or manufacturers will need to cut production further to keep the industry order bank from declining further, ACT Research says.
Media outlets have customers just like any business, and both want positive results for their customers, so there is a mutual benefit to working together.
The “Amazon Effect” continues, moving in multiple directions at the same time. Here are six ways Amazon’s fast delivery is changing shipping.
We examine two historical freight market troughs, 2011 and 2013, to understand current dynamics.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance calls for an end to disruptions to Canadian National’s network as it warns of effect on intermodal carriers and the broader industry.
ATRI’s annual study finds significant congestion up 92% in five years.
Partnering with the right 3PL provider allows access to a far-reaching carrier network, expansive capacity and a full spectrum of tools and resources.
Railroads once carried much of the fresh produce across the U.S. Can they do it again? Jim Blaze explores the topic in his latest commentary.
This is part of our ongoing weekly feature called the “Online Haul of Fame.” FreightWaves will feature companies that have had a lasting impact on the trucking industry, past or present. Check out the Online Haul of Fame series posted each Friday on FreightWaves. M.S. Carriers was founded in Memphis, Tennessee by Michael Starnes in […]
The bankruptcy of several trucking firms has impacted capacity and U.S. trailer availability in Mexico, forcing companies to look at different ways to keep freight rates low.
ALC president sees little overlap in customer base.
Declines in Cass data accelerate but report calls for rates to inflect higher in 2020.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced it submitted a $425 million offer on Monday to buy most of bankrupt Dean Foods’ assets.
The mission is to make the yard environment cleaner and more efficient, Outrider CEO says.
Truck drivers in Brazil began a protest on Monday, aiming to disrupt operations at the Port of Santos.
Two updates for Tuesday on the shooting of a truck driver last Friday at a TA facility in Oklahoma. A spokeswoman for TA released this statement: “TA is aware of last week’s distressing incident involving a truck driver and a security guard at TA’s travel center on South Council Road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. TA […]
Nothing fires up the trucking community like a strong opinion on the driver shortage. From its inception, FreightWaves waded into the conversation, balancing perspectives from both ends of the continuum. We considered the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA’s) perspective that there is an ever-expanding dearth of quality drivers, especially for midsize to large carriers. We considered […]
