Trucking

6-year program includes addressing shortage of truck drivers.

Volvo Trucks North America and the Western Star brand of Daimler Trucks North America will recall nearly 3,700 trucks between them for separate steering-related issues that could cause a crash. Neither issue has resulted in any crashes or injuries, according to postings on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.

Meet David Faulkenberry, FreightWaves final mile market expert, who joins the company’s deep bench after a storied career at XPO Logistics, 3PD, HomeDirect, GeoLogistics and more.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the enhancements, to be rolled out over three phases through the rest of this year and 2020, pave the way to retiring legacy truck manifest application.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will use the industry’s comments to refine its Section 321 E-Commerce Data Pilot.

The new 40,000-square-meter center is the size of five football fields and has a sorting capacity of 50,000 shipments per hour.

Preliminary orders for new trailers met expectations in October reached their highest level in 11 months, upholding expectations for a good, but not great 2020.

A truck parking fees scam has landed former logistics supervisor Chow Chi-yeung, 42, of Hong Kong, with a sentence of 160 hours of community service.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Ford’s new electric Mustang will be built in Mexico; Japanese plastic manufacturer investing $65 million in Mexico plant; GEODIS Logistics launches direct air cargo service from Hong Kong to Mexico; Rose Brophy is named interim director […]

Mountain Valley Express, a less-than-truckload carrier headquartered in Stockton, California, has been acquired by an international buyer.

Australia’s unfinished trucking reform business; brake-maker converts creditors into shareholders; toll road operator in big debt reissue; controversial logistics software provider GetSwift fights on

There are parts of the oil market reacting to the new rule but it isnt down on the level of the diesel pump.

UPS to waive money back guarantees on late deliveries if 3rdparties access package tracking data

Vessel group alleges “lucrative cost advantage” over American-flagged ships.

A Georgia jury awarded $8 million to a motorcyclist who was seriously injured when a dump truck hit an orange construction barrel, which ricocheted into his path and caused him to lose control of his bike on Interstate 75.

Peak season woes continue

The initiative is part of a broader push to limit diesel emissions from freight facilities.

U.S. poultry producers eye more than $1 billion market potential for China after being shut out for five years.

The events of the recently completed FreightWaves LIVE event will be “center stage” on this weekend’s edition of FreightWaves Radio. Tune in to this Saturday’s show from 3-5PM to hear all about the sights, sounds, LEDs, keynotes, FreightTech award winners, donut guys, SONAR 5.0 and the story behind the story. Transportation analysis legend John Larkin […]

Chinese e-commerce heavyweight JD.com reports strong growth across its platform, a trend the company expects to continue.