Trucking

Canadian SONAR data show that trucks helped fill the void as rail capacity left the market – and then got a nice bump as it returned.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Ikea acquires 42,000-acre forest in Texas; Port of Brownsville gains approval for $38 billion LNG projects; Laredo border bridges see long lines for cargo trucks; Global logistics provider Röhlig expands in Mexico. Ikea acquires 42,000-acre forest in […]

In this week’s round-up of trucking stories from around Australia: truckers slugged by box terminal operators; truckers slugged by tax hikes; truckers slugged by safety regulators; drivers slugged by Queensland politicians; Freightliner Cascadia rolls into the Outback; Linfox buys 90-truck fleet to transport booze.

This is the first time outbound tender rejections have remained above 6% for consecutive weeks since March 2019.

Ellen Voie, the CEO of Women in Trucking, spoke on the issues that female truckers in particular face when they are looking for parking spots.

Spanish road freight startup Ontruck has acquired digital freight forwarding platform Briver, in an attempt to consolidate its market position in the Spanish region of Cataluña.

USPS launches Operation Santa to help kids, families in need

Trucker arrested attempting to enter Ontario from Michigan after Canada Border Service Agency officers find bricks hidden in boxes.

With Christmas less than a month away, shipments of fresh-cut Christmas trees from U.S. producers are in full swing. Oregon leads the nation in Christmas tree production, with 383 growers selling about 4.6 million trees in 2018. Oregon Christmas trees had a sales value of $120.6 million in 2017, the latest data available from the […]

Dry bulk ship operator Malaysian Bulk Carriers has reported another set of losses. Barring unexpected positive developments, it may make a yearly loss. It is also reducing both long-term and current assets. The company has entered into working capital deficiency.

Courier, domestic and international logistics company GD Express reported a slowdown in total comprehensive income in its latest quarterly results. The company generated increased revenues but increased costs too. Profits shrank.

Tracy Cox pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court on Nov. 22, admitting she orchestrated an elaborate money transfer scheme to defraud the Indiana-based trucking company out of nearly $382,000.

Prologis signs joint venture with Norwegian investment giant to buy 19 million square foot U.S. portfolio for nearly $2 billion

Rapid advancements in technology continue to impact the transportation management system market. Here are five trends to watch in the year ahead.

Brian Aoaeh offers observations about the future of supply chains following his attendance at the recent FreightWaves LIVE event .

Will markets remain tight into the first quarter or soften right after Thanksgiving?

The Office of Foreign Assets Control places subsidiary to Cuban state-run oil shipper, Corporacion Panamericana, on blacklist for circumventing sanctions against Venezuela’s oil sector.

Grass might be greener in Keystone state rather than Garden state as new law puts new risk on motor carriers.

Redwood Logistics has unveiled Redwood Connect 2.0, which can be leveraged by logistics experts to drag and drop what they want to happen to the data from start to finish, without the need to code.

Mexican avocado imports to the U.S. are expected to increase around 6% this winter compared to the same period last year, with as much as 2 billion pounds of avocados shipped from Mexico over the next several months. “Mexico definitely has the volume this year to hit the 2 billion mark of imports to the […]