Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control warns that companies providing bunker services must be careful not to violate the Iran sanctions, but there are exceptions.
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued 31% tariffs on structural steel imports from Mexico and 141% tariffs on steel from China. U.S. officials made a determination that producers in both Mexico and China had dumped fabricated structural steel on the U.S. market at prices below fair market value, hurting the U.S. steel industry. “The […]
Brokers’ gross margins will compress unless they get shippers on board.
But trade associations call for more certainty as political impasse continues.
In late August, Uber installed several self-service kiosks at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Pilot eLCV projects are planned in the U.S. next year with local production a long-term aim.
Maersk and Ports America onboard with app designed to optimize fraught process of picking up boxes.
The Washington State Supreme Court issued a decision September 5 stating that trucking companies are not obligated to pay drivers separately for “non-piece rate” activities. In the case of Sampson v. Knight Transportation, the court rejected the plaintiffs’ argument that the Washington minimum wage law requires employers to pay separately for time spent on non-piece […]
Federal agency finds company’s “Autopilot” technology played a role in 2018 accident.
UPS embeds Foreign Trade Zone capabilities into its operations; designates 4 US airports as FTZs
Nikola Corp. revealed two more funding sources of its heavy-duty fuel cell truck on Thursday, September 5. German supplier Robert Bosch LLC and South Korean solar panel maker Hanwha Group each invested at least $100 million cash in earlier funding rounds.
While management teams at some of the nation’s largest TL carriers have been talking up the potential for a solid peak shipping season, Universal Logistics has seen peak season sentiment move the opposite direction.
Finding reliable, trustworthy transportation partners is a challenge for shippers, brokers, and 3PLs in today’s logistics industry. Search tools currently on the market only allow users to find carriers based on the location of their registered office, resulting in a long list of potential candidates that may or may not run the lane a shipper […]
Delays, diversions and weekend gates as ports get back to normal schedules.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains caused by hurricanes and extreme weather.
SONAR provides real-time data on Dorian’s progress and forecast, along with likely and actual impacts to transportation and energy infrastructure.
IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Post by FreightWaves’ Lincoln Duff I hope you had a great long weekend and enjoyed some time with family, football and good food. Although I bet if you were anything like us here at FreightWaves, the threat of a category 5 hurricane barreling towards the 3rd largest port in the US probably […]
Class 8 truck orders fell again in August as fleets stayed on the sidelines while taking delivery of a record number of heavy-duty trucks ordered in 2018.
Tandem Workflow, using the same customer-centered ethic that branded BOLT from the start, continues to broaden in capacity, types of freight and user audience.
Daseke eliminates the role of president as it increases and accelerates its cost savings initiatives. The company will continue to search for a new CEO and begin looking for a new CFO.
