The US Postal Service expands its program June 23 levying rates based on a parcel’s dimensions instead of its actual weight. The fallout has yet to be determined
ndian startup Locus is helping logistics businesses automate truck routing to increase efficiency and consistency, while having more transparency into their operations.
White House receives guidelines but DOT, FMCSA still must sign off.
Donald Broughton explains the harm that tariffs can do to the economies of the United States, the country(ies) that tariffs are imposed on and the global economy.
Small carrier profits are about to be pressured by a large government organization and it’s not the FMCSA, DOT, or CVSA.
Iran has denied responsibility for the attacks carried out early yesterday morning on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the sea immediately adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry slammed the U.S. accusations as “baseless”. Maritime security experts say commercial ships are impossible to defend.
DHL Supply plans a 40% expansion of its US healthcare and life sciences footprint
Apart from creating visibility and transparency within coffee supply chains, blockchain can significantly improve livelihoods of coffee farmers by giving them a bigger share of the profit pie.
Working with over 100 outside carriers and brokers, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is likely to be a shipper of choice for many already. But even one of the U.S. freight industry’s largest customers realized it could do better for drivers. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company came in third in a field of 135 shippers for theShipper of […]
New Fortress Energy wants LNG transport efficiency using tank cars
The scale and growth of China’s domestic over-the-road trucking and international ocean container shipping trade has been revealed in new data from the country’s Ministry of Transport.
As a shipper of choice, Nestle wins plaudits for its willingness to partner and its fondness for innovation.
Ashley Coker IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Data across all modes of traffic is signaling a dramatic slowdown in the freight market, but U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) continues to come in strong. FreightWaves Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan and FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller teamed up to explain this apparent disconnect. Bayaan and Fuller regularly host a webinar, […]
Relationships between OEMs and tech giants get complicated as the self-driving and mobility race heats up.
Ten regional haul fleets will participate in NACFE’s Run on Less Regional challenge to measure fuel efficiency and other metrics in real-world operation.
Target looks to find a way into a delivery niche with the launch of same day deliveries
Volvo’s Vera autonomous vehicle is now moving containers from a local distribution center to the port in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Government finalizes long-awaited regulation, which includes third-party certification of electronic logging devices
In partnership with Reliance Partners…Data analytics has been disrupting the way the freight industry works and the insurance sector will not be left behind.
Washington’s container ports are looking to incent marine terminals to open at off-peak hours for trucks in preparation for the peak shipping season. The move underscores how U.S. ports are hoping to prevent a repeat of last year’s well-documented container congestion. The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), which oversees the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, said […]
