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Freight broker Fura announced that it has added another 3PL on its journey to roll up the space through automation. The post AI-powered broker Fura announces latest acquisition appeared first on FreightWaves.
FreightWaves Today discussed mergers, massive fraud rings and the mid-June rate pause among other logistics topics during Monday’s live show. The post FreightWaves Today: Mergers, fraud rings and the mid-June rate pause appeared first on FreightWaves.
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This week in Borderlands Mexico: Uber Freight sees earlier peak season; Mexico freight trucking sector outpaces Q1 economy; and 1.1M-square-foot logistics center planned in Phoenix area. The post Borderlands Mexico: Uber Freight sees earlier peak season, strong Mexico demand appeared first on Freigh
Supply chain adaptations have led to diminishing distances for truckloads. The shrinking length of haul has mitigated some of the recent market capacity shortfalls. The post Truckload’s shrinking miles appeared first on FreightWaves.
Rising diesel prices hit trucking industry in Los Angeles Yahoo
Tenet Transportation Tech merged with Crown Data Systems, combining Tenet’s carrier operations software with Crown’s airfreight trucking software business.
U.S. oil drilling has expanded for six straight weeks, the longest uptrend in almost four years, after the Iran war pushed crude prices higher.
Why the Monthly Payment Is the Wrong Number to Focus On The monthly payment is a cash flow number. It tells you whether you can keep the lights on week to week. It tells you almost nothing about what the truck actually costs. What the truck actually costs is the purchase price plus every dollar […]
Spend a day on any interstate in this country and you will lose count. Trucks rolling down the highway with the company name scrawled on the door in black marker. USDOT numbers handwritten so small you would have to be parked next to the truck to read them. Letters smeared, crooked, half peeled off,
Artificial intelligence has moved from the edges of the supply chain to its center. What began as experimental pilots and proof-of-concept projects has become the operating reality for a growing share of the logistics industry, with AI, machine learning, and large language models now driving the dem
Truck companies raise fuel surcharges as Iran war affects energy prices WRTV
Knight-Swift Transportation announced the retirement of co-founder and executive chairman Kevin Knight. The post Knight-Swift founder, executive chairman Kevin Knight retires appeared first on FreightWaves.
Descartes reported better-than-expected results in its latest quarter as customers use its tools to navigate a changing trade landscape. The post Descartes reports record revenue amid ‘challenging’ trade landscape appeared first on FreightWaves.
FMCSA eases HOS rules for fertilizer haulers in 35 states Truck News
QXO saw terms improve on a $6 billion financing package to fund its purchase of rival TopBuild, which attracted more than three times the amount of demand from investors.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO seems set to exceed its second-quarter tonnage projection based on the company's May update. The post XPO’s Q2 tonnage trending ahead of guidance appeared first on FreightWaves.
Investors betting that more old-world auto companies are in line to benefit from the boom in AI got another stamp of approval from Wall Street.
A Note Before We Start Tax law is not a place for general advice to substitute for specific counsel. The concepts in this article are educational. The numbers used are illustrative. Your actual tax situation depends on your entity structure, your annual taxable income, your state’s conformity with f
Carriers and shippers can expect a few bumps on the freight market’s road to recovery even as rates continue to climb, FedEx Freight CEO John Smith says.