Deadly crash treated as a potential murder/suicide; Mainfreight reports US$1.93 billion of revenues; druggy truckie gets 14 months; freight costs revealed.
Nearly 47,000 Americans work in trucking-related jobs supported by cross-border freight movements with Canada and Mexico. A significant number of jobs could be impacted by President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat on all Mexican imports.
Third-party logistics providers will see their growth dented by the threatened tariffs on Mexican imports. The question is by how much?
The mandatory adoption of electronic logging devices (ELDs) has given decision-makers the ability to access a wealth of data they never knew they needed. The tough part is attempting to sift through and draw insights from that data.
Landstar System (Nasdaq: LSTR) named Robert Brasher as its new vice president and chief commercial officer, effective June 3, 2019. Brasher, a 19-year veteran of the asset-light logistics company, succeeds Patrick J. O’Malley, who has been in the role since 2011. A 34-year veteran of Landstar, O’Malley also served as Operations Coordinator, Director of Fleet […]
FreightWaves is providing a forum – Market Voices – for a number of market experts. Last week I wrote about why the ongoing decline in lumber shipments and the ongoing decline in housing starts should be a growing concern, and that continued contraction in this industry had several significant waves of secondary and tertiary economic […]
The supply chain has become a pawn in the battle over immigration, and freight businesses are the ones who will be hurt.
Blockchain can help expedite customs procedures, reduce expenses and boost both global trade volumes and economic output.
Canadian transport firm says cross-border truckload and intermodal division had struggled with weak freight market in Northeast U.S.
Raising the gas tax a priority despite pushback by conservatives.
The industry notched at least two big wins this past week.
FedEx says it will launch year-round Sunday deliveries next January, and will siphon off all of its business tendered to the US Postal Service
Navistar International has agreed to pay $135 million to truck owners to settle class action complaints over defective MaxxForce engines.
Autonomous vehicles can be commercially deployed only after it convincingly addresses public and government concerns on safety and reliability.
Simplicity is the key in managing increasingly complex final-mile operations. That and basic blocking and tackling
$2 trillion infrastructure plan would boost Highway Trust Fund to $850 billion
DDC FPO launched a free online tool to help transportation and logistics professionals calculate how much of their operational costs are going toward in-house bill of lading (BOL) processing.
LTL carrier Averitt Express has opened a large international DC near Port of Savannah to manage increased volumes at the port
Big things are happening right now in the world of freight. You might be wondering how you can position yourself to keep your fleets running, where you can find available freight, or maybe you’re just curious about how to use data to navigate the ever-changing industry. No matter your question, FreightWaves has you covered. Join […]
The TIA says that a Roush’s negative description of the role freight brokers play in freight transportation, his broad-brush statements about safety, and small carriers are ludicrous.
