While capacity utilization in long-haul trucking is going down, the capacity needs of last-mile delivery are increasing due to the rise of e-commerce.
Volumes not yet showing signs of life.
Delivery companies that don’t meet Amazon’s standards are being cut from its vendor list. Three got dismissed this week.
Court orders pave the way for bankrupt Celadon to move forward with existing deals to sell two Canadian properties of Hyndman Transport for a combined C$16.25 million — with a portion set aside for former truck drivers and other personnel.
Founders of the self-driving truck outfit discuss efforts to build a logistics company for autonomous vehicles.
Bear Down Logistics didn’t meet Amazon’s standards so Amazon cut ties.
Ben Thrower explores the U.S. food chain is complex, but provides a cornucopia of food choices in almost unlimited supply.
XPO Logistics Inc. will lay off more than 300 workers at its Fort Worth distribution center in April, according to a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission TWC. According to the notice, XPO plans to lay off a total of 304 workers at its AllianceTexas facility, located at 3300 Eagle Parkway in Fort Worth. […]
Into its second decade of existence, Daseke pumps the brakes on acquisitions and attempts to streamline all that it has bought.
Good day, The Portland, Oregon, City Council has renewed a tax on drivers of heavy-duty trucks who travel on city streets, according to OPB. The original levy was passed in 2016 in concert with a 10 cents-per-gallon gas tax passed by Portland voters. The truck drivers, who don’t pay the gas tax, are assessed a […]
The electrification of the transportation sector is not easy, and it is not something that industry needs governments to lead. But, a little help from state and local governments will go a long way toward moving electrification forward — wherever that leads. “This isn’t something we need Washington to make a call on. It is […]
FedEx paid the Big Apple $9.8 million in fines as multiple users compete for limited curb space.
Rodgers Trucking owner Frank Ghiglione cites the ever-increasing cost of doing business in California as one of the main reasons to shutter operations after 48 years.
Canadian National begins “disciplined and progressive” shutdown of eastern network and plans to halt all transcontinental service in response to anti-pipeline protests as impact hits intermodal carriers.
Drivers looking to improve safety and avoid legal pitfalls must thoroughly understand Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents working at the Ysleta port of entry in El Paso, Texas, seized 1,543 pounds of liquid methamphetamine Wednesday. CBP spokesman Roger Maier told FreightWaves the liquid methamphetamine “would have an estimated street value of $30 million.” The liquid methamphetamine was reportedly hidden in a shipment of cleaning supplies […]
“Robert has turned the trucks faster than any other solution I’ve found,” said Max Fuller, co-founder of U.S. Xpress.
Burlington Motor Carriers, started as a division of Burlington Northern, the railroad.
Host John Kingston talks about predictive wholesale diesel prices with Scott Susich of DTN.
Fuel card provider WEX Inc. reports a solid fourth quarter but calls out weakness in the trucking market.
