With more choices than ever, shippers must come up with a plan for choosing — and evaluating — their carrier partners.
Truck safety lobby pressures DOT on crash prevention
urricane season can frequently — and unexpectedly — change the trucking dynamic. Part of this involves the positioning of equipment in anticipation for hauling FEMA freight.
“Using the TruckCoinSwap mobile and web apps — and TCS Token — transportation companies can now receive free invoice settlement and get paid sooner. TCS is helping to write a new chapter in blockchain and Web3,” says CTO Jake Centner.
Clean Energy opened a renewable natural gas station in Groveport, Ohio, as part of an agreement with Amazon.
A nonprofit trucking group is partnering with a volunteer-run disaster-relief organization to collect and deliver critical supplies as Hurricane Ian intensified into a Category 4 system and is expected to pound Florida’s southwest coast late Wednesday morning.
Port officials and carriers prepare for hurricanes and other emergency situations year-round.
“Their truck-first mentality is the right approach to win the highly fragmented road freight industry,” says a Founders Fund partner on its recent investment.
As the trucking industry prepares for Hurricane Ian, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller offers advice to truckers interested in hauling FEMA loads.
Danny Gomez and Tyler Cole, who have both hosted FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon over the past year, discuss what they have learned.
Algorithm-driven insights help fleets strategize their operations better when faced with rapidly changing weather conditions.
This week in Borderlands: Mexico truck makers break an export record in August; trucks moved $44 billion in U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight in July; Kia announces a $408 million expansion to grow its operations in Mexico; and an autonomous vehicle technology maker plans a factory in Mexico.
Inbound container volumes into the U.S. bode poorly for future trucking volumes. Trucking is the critical node for transporting goods, handling over 70% of freight in the U.S. at a given time.
In a Q&A, supply chain industry executives provide their thoughts on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rules that could put retailer pressure on fleets to share emissions data.
The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in August after a disappointing 1.5% drop in July. The ATA data primarily relates to contracted freight tonnage volumes and is a useful indicator of shipping activity.
For many carriers, the rapid adoption of technology has sparked skepticism and reticence.
We take a look at Garmin’s Dezl OTR810 truck navigator and how it aims to make the roads safer and easier for truck drivers.
Infinium will provide Amazon with enough electrofuels to power its fleet approximately 5 million miles a year.
The ports at Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, continue to see monthly cargo growth from oil and steel shipments.
This week in Borderlands: Tesla proposes $375M lithium refinery for EV batteries in Texas; PGT Trucking expands border operations; Lineage Logistics signs lease at Houston ColdPort; and Otay Mesa port of entry receives $150M federal grant.
