With security breaches on the rise, companies across the industry realize that their current strategies are not doing enough to safeguard their systems, files and data.
Werner’s senior vice president discusses how technology impacts brokers and truck drivers during FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit.
Cloud-based solutions – think Uber and Airbnb – have quickly overtaken their more traditional competitors in other industries. In time, a similar trend will likely be observed in transportation and logistics.
With all the uncertainty the COVID pandemic has brought to the freight markets, deploying the right technology provides the clarity shippers need to maximize supply chain efficiency.
FHWA has awarded a contract for a platooning study, Schneider could be looking at an acquisition and UPS has an earnings surprise.
With companies like Convoy achieving a $1 billion valuation in roughly four years, or publicly-traded companies like Uber and Amazon encroaching on the brokerage space, it is getting harder for the smaller, “relationship-based” brokers to compete. Whether it’s managed transportation, trailer pooling, warehousing or last-mile, brokers should be looking for ways to increase their value, […]
Werner Enterprises Inc. reported net income of $39 million, or $0.56 per share, for the third quarter in 2019.
A New Mexico jury awarded the family of a woman killed in a February 2017 crash involving a student driver for Werner Enterprises Inc. around $40.5 million in damages on Oct. 11 following a two-week trial.
A federal appeals court overturned a nearly $800,000 damage award won by student drivers in a class action lawsuit against Werner after a jury found the carrier and its subsidiary violated federal labor and state wage laws for failing to pay for rest breaks.
Matching tractors to trailers could improve efficiency and lower costs for trucking fleets is among the concepts that vehicle engineers continue to chase, but the North American freight system might not be able to benefit from these advancements.
The American Trucking Associations will steer clear of the fight over longer-combination vehicles
The last mile has become first priority.
Marten Transport and other public truckload companies could make a good stock investment if historical trends hold, says an analyst from Stephens.
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) reported strong earnings in the fourth quarter of 2018, posting a diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77. This topped analyst expectations, with the average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research coming in at $0.68.
Heartland continues its strategy of being willing to walk away from revenue if it isn’t profitable and it is showing in the company’s operating ratio.
Deutsche Post DHL Group (XETRA: DPW) has taken a new approach to recruiting driving in Europe: offering to rotate them out of driving roles. Following a record-setting September, fleets continued to order trailers at near-record rates in October.
Fresh off strong third quarter earnings, Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) President and CEO Derek Leathers was optimistic about the company’s future moving into peak season and beyond.
From on-demand trucking to blockchain, loadboards and freight matching, the list of companies bringing innovative technologies to the freight industry is growing by the day, which makes the 100 that have made the cut to be honored by the FreightWaves Research Institute as part of its inaugural Freight.Tech 100 all the more special.
Outbound tender volumes have shot up 26% out of the Savannah market as the Southeast deals with hurricane Michael
There is a fear on the part of some investors in the trucking space that a peak may have been reached.
