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Here is how a person becomes a federally authorized motor carrier today. You apply for a USDOT number. As part of that application, you certify on a form, the MCS-150, that you are knowledgeable about the applicable federal motor carrier safety regulations and, where relevant, the hazardous material
This week in Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown; Port Houston posts record first-half container volume; and Foundry Commercial plans logistics center in Fort Worth. The post Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown to tequila makers, baby shoe company appeared first
A quiet indicator of supply chain strategy shifts, the tender lead time is telling us many things about how shippers are feeling about transportation markets. The post Why do tender lead times keep climbing appeared first on FreightWaves.
Shippers are running out of room to maneuver as trucking capacity tightens, freight rates hold near record levels, and new driver rules choke off supply. The post Shippers face tighter capacity as trucking rates hold near record highs appeared first on FreightWaves.
Officials said traffickers hid nearly 1,700 pounds of cocaine among banana pallets inside a legitimate produce shipment moving through the international supply chain. The post Banana shipment from Ecuador to Europe concealed $290 million in cocaine appeared first on FreightWaves.
With the advent of electric, hybrid and alternative fuels propulsion, the methods and means to control these energy sources must evolve in kind.
Wall Street sold off freight brokerage stocks following a nuclear verdict in Texas. The post 3PL stocks drop in wake of stunning Texas case against C.H. Robinson appeared first on FreightWaves.
International may decide to stagger the introduction of model-year 2027 engines compliant with incoming NOx emissions regulations, the parent company's CEO said.
A spokesperson for International could not provide more details immediately, but testing of a camouflaged new cab may have been spotted in the spring.
President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on goods from the European Union in retaliation for a $1 billion fine of Google.
A big nuclear verdict against C.H. Robinson needs new arguments after Montgomery. The post C.H Robinson hit with huge nuclear verdict in a post-Montgomery world appeared first on FreightWaves.
Imports from 60 trading partners will be subject to either a 10% or 12.5% tariff, effective Friday, the same day Section 122 levies will expire.
President Trump is proceeding with new tariffs on dozens of trading partners just as the clock runs out on stopgap levies he imposed after a Supreme Court loss.
In American Truck Simulator, players haul freight, manage fleets and build trucking companies. Now they can do it behind the wheel of Volvo’s newest trucks.
Tesla missed Wall Street’s profit expectations even after a strong quarter of auto sales in a setback for the electric vehicle maker.
Vehicle manufacturers are looking to leverage their multibillion dollar EV investments to tap into a promising market in vehicle, home and grid technology.
A Senate panel advanced legislation that could eventually ban the sale of Mercedes-Benz's vehicles in the U.S. over the automaker’s partial Chinese ownership.
The partnership adds to various last-mile upgrades the retailer has deployed in recent months.
More climbs for oil prices have come after the continued attacks between the U.S. and Iran. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 3.3% to $94 a barrel.
SummaryView Transcript Trimble is reportedly selling its transportation division, including major acquisitions like Transporeon and PeopleNet. Bart de Muynck breaks down the challenges of integrating disparate carrier and shipper tech worlds, poor market timing for acquisitions, and why even large e