A congressionally mandated report on CDL skills testing reveals states that are improving — or getting worse — on testing wait times for aspiring truck drivers.
Cummins wants its filtration business to stand alone, but the engine and power distribution company will keep at least 80.5%.
The Postal Service is hit by higher costs, slowing package volumes.
White House economic adviser Brian Deese points to supply chain improvements while new pressures loom overseas.
Peterbilt parent Paccar Inc. agreed to pay $150,000 to a worker fired after he complained about COVID safety in a Texas plant.
Federal regulators release new data and ask for public comment to help determine whether to end the nationwide trucking hours-of-service waiver.
Purchase of the Bomi Group will dramatically expand UPS’ health care distribution network.
EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of the latest Chinese lockdowns on the supply chains between China and the U.S.
Record cargo revenue motivates investment in dedicated aircraft, cold storage and IT systems
The multiple testing hurdles and current stay-at-home orders in China are slowing down this critical movement of trade and increasing prices.
Third-party sellers on Amazon’s platform are suffering from many of the same supply chain issues as traditional retailers
The Biden administration plans to go after companies that may be using supply chain disruption to fix prices or overcharge customers.
Freight transportation experts weigh in on Pete Buttigieg’s one-year mark as the secretary of transportation.
The U.S. government is monitoring for omicron-related disruptions “at ports overseas and at home,” according to port envoy John Porcari.
From ocean shipping reform to vaccine mandates, the past year has been a backdrop for new and proposed government oversight and requirements affecting carriers and shippers.
The Health Industry Distributors Association said that between 8,000 to 12,000 containers filled with millions of critical medical supplies are delayed.
Overwhelmingly small business-based trucking takes a pandemic hit but still dominates freight movement in 2020.
J.B. Hunt transload service starts as shippers deal with intermodal and port congestion J.B. Hunt Transport Services has started a transload service in the New York metro area. In a press release, the offering is touted as “a one-stop source for quickly transferring ocean freight into equipment for domestic transport.” The facility, located in Jersey […]
Federal regulators are keeping in place a work-hour exemption giving truck drivers more time to haul pandemic-related freight.
“We cut out three to four hours a day of just nonsense back and forth between carriers, accounting, operations.”
FMCSA new authority approval at record high from spot rates and tight capacity The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is setting records. New motor carrier authority approvals are at an all-time high — around 10,000 each month. As of September, around 82,000 approvals for authority had been granted in 2021, compared with 59,500 for the […]
With no previous experience in the trucking and logistics industries, Mohammad Banibaker struck out on his own during the COVID-19 pandemic and founded Azmi Freight.
The end of the supply chain as we know it? Not even close, an economist believes.
The suspension of money-back guarantees comes seven months after FedEx restored them on nine air services.
In 2020, DOT received a total of 102,561 consumer complaints
Owner-operators are warning the FMCSA that shortages at drug-testing clinics are threatening truck driver livelihoods.
Reasons for Unemployment – Transportation & Warehousing industry
COVID-19 Pandemic drops 2020 household spending on transportation by nearly 14%
Airlines scheduled & operated more flights in July 2021 than any month since the start of the pandemic in March 2020
“The major thing that a port can do to positively influence its emissions is to make sure trucks get in and out fast,” said Newsome.
“There are significant inventories of already produced vehicles where essential parts are lacking.”
“One of the most remarkable asset plays in recent memory.” – Ship brokerage Compass Maritime
Business-to-business sales have traditionally been done face to face. But not anymore.
COVID-19 stimulus funding for transportation in the CARES Act and Supplemental Bills
The Port of Ningbo is in a partial lockdown, putting immense pressure on an ocean transportation system squeezed to the maximum. It’s a replay of the Yantian port slowdown earlier this summer.
“Industry veterans are even surprised by what’s going on right now,” said Moore.
The company’s earnings per share tripled the prior-year results due to strong demand, favorable comparisons with 2020’s second quarter.
Shipping and fulfillment costs continue to escalate at double-digit levels.
Truckers with 10% revenue loss can get up to $125,000 each from USDA
The Federal Maritime Commission has partnered with the DOJ to pursue competition violations.
The index’s headline number is the second-highest on record, and there appears to be no end to the tightening cycle that has made life tough for logisticians.
The brilliant thing about implementing telematic solutions is that efforts towards energy efficiency also improve the bottom line.
Yellow CEO Darren Hawkins sent a formal response to lawmakers seeking proof of compliance with the terms of the $700 million CARES Act loan.
A new supply chain task force emerges from the Biden administration’s 100-day review.
When COVID-19 shut down gyms across the country, equipment maker Aviron needed to pivot to the home fitness market. It needed a logistics partner that could handle the difficult last mile. It found one in GlobalTranz.
Ray Wood, head of global carrier management at World Courier, discusses how the air cargo market has adjusted and maintained relationships with customers.
Supposedly safer U.S. roads during the pandemic made drivers more comfortable doing dangerous stuff, a Travelers’ study found.
Overhead bins, seat bags and seat removal are among the innovations airlines started during the COVID pandemic to move more cargo while few passengers are traveling.
The company aggregates its cold-chain logistics services into a dedicated unit.
Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers says electrification and other technologies are coming quickly to trucking, and he wants his company out front.
UPS is partnering with companies like Zipline to take advantage
of drone technology to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines.
The Consumer Brands Association is urging federal action from transportation agencies to head off concerns about inflation and rising costs.
E-commerce spurs a year-over-year container volume hike of 43.6%.
Independent truck dispatchers are pushing back on potential regulatory changes that could restrict their services.
The German company posts record first-quarter profits and substantially raises full-year earnings and cash flow targets.
About 37% of 1,005 respondents said they will ship their gifts this year, the first-ever UPS Mother’s Day survey finds.
Truckload shippers are accepting double-digit rate hikes in 2021 and further increases in 2022, Deutsche Bank’s lead transport analyst says.
U.S. maritime regulators are giving ocean carriers and shippers more flexibility to meet contract filing requirements.
The company restores guarantees on domestic next-day air deliveries and U.S. air imports and exports.(Photo: Flickr/Tomás Del Coro CC BY-SA 2.0)
Starting April 5, the company will resume refunds for late or missed next-day air deliveries.
Biden taps Daniel Maffei to head the FMC amid the ongoing port congestion crisis.
Strong e-commerce demand, tight supply and higher construction materials costs are a challenging brew for occupiers, CBRE says.
Anne Reinke provides insight on current concerns and future opportunities as the president and CEO of TIA in keynote address.
The Port of LA will use tax funds for repairs needed to address its booming business.
FedEx and UPS have invested billions of dollars to replicate the favorable characteristics of B2B traffic for B2C. The long battle seems to be turning in their favor.
Major Canadian trucking and warehousing company Groupe Robert is making a large investment to build Quebec’s first 3PL automated distribution center for fresh and frozen foods.
A. Bailey Wood takes over as head of the Commercial Vehicle Training Alliance from Don Lefeve.
FedEx pilots want the company to stop releasing crews into Hong Kong for rest periods because of aggressive testing and quarantine restrictions that subject them to infection and loss of personal freedom.
Maritime regulators warn the Houston port agency against restrictions that could hamper the Gulf Coast container trade.
Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel discusses the agency’s options in regulating rates and service amid the booming U.S. container supply chain.
Workhorse Group built just seven electric delivery vans for the second consecutive quarter. Production systems and supply chain problems hamper the company.
Shipping experts chat about the COVID-19 supply chain and how consumer e-commerce demand has impacted seasonality and congestion in freight.
From brick-and-mortar locations to online ordering Richard Simons oversees a vast empire with a goal of 12-hour delivery.
Zeta Smith, CEO of the seniors division in North America at Sodexo, explores some of the challenges leaders face during the pandemic and how COVID-19 has impacted senior communities.
Geodis’ Jeff McDermott joined FreightWaves to talk about challenges that parcel carriers are facing and lessons learned from the pandemic.
On Wednesday, the company reported Q4 earnings and 208% of year-over-year growth.
Ongoing risks attributed to COVID-19 trigger a three-month extension to hours-of-service exemptions.
As vaccine distribution spreads globally, the hope for pre-pandemic normalcy heightens. But FreightWaves’ exclusive conversation with Bill Fallon, AIT Worldwide Logistics’ vice president of global accounts, reveals that the changes spurred by the pandemic may permanently shift how the global community works and shops.
The trucking and logistics company gained from strong demand and tight supply.
The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been infected with COVID-19 — with at least 700 positive test results from port employees.
A maritime coalition wants Congress to fund a new maritime relief program as part of the next COVID-19 relief bill.
UPS reports all-time annual records for revenue and earnings per share.
Ryder will provide three hours of paid time off for each of the two COVID-19 vaccinations.
CDC implements President Biden’s executive order on mask requirements at transport hubs.
Capacity can be a fleeting thing, especially in the middle of a pandemic. Airlines are shrinking their flight schedules and it’s hurting cargo shippers who depend on the lower-deck space to move goods.
The American Trucking Associations and state trucking groups call on the Biden administration to reclassify vaccine status for truck drivers.
A Prologis and MIT study said the holiday peak season in 2020 was the most environmentally friendly yet. E-commerce dominated 2020 consumer buying trends, drastically reducing the number of individual trips to the store.
DHL Supply Chain experts share how the company has adapted its sustainability efforts due to the COVID-19 pandemic and offer sustainability tips for businesses.
Reflecting on how consumer behaviors influenced changes in sourcing and shipping.
Over a decade of traffic pattern data is scrapped for now.
Transit projects are expected to take on more importance than new construction in Joe Biden’s administration.
The U.S. District Court in Nebraska sides with Union Pacific’s request to prevent Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees division from striking over the railroad’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division is considering action against Union Pacific over quarantine pay and “common sense” COVID-19 safeguards.
Orders for new trailers dipped in November but the total bookings in the last three months are still the second highest in industry history.
Navistar reported lower sales and earnings in its fiscal Q4 and for all of 2020 as it prepares to become part of Volkswagen’s TRATON Group.
The rule is designed to ease testing delays and eliminate inconvenience and expense for new drivers.
FreightWaves chats with CEVA Logistics on what it takes for retail customers to transition successfully to e-commerce. What’s the answer? Flexibility.
Heather Kettelhohn told the North American Supply Chain Summit she arrived at Cummins Inc. just four days before the pandemic began to shut down the company’s global operations. She had to learn on the fly while applying her decades of planning expertise.
