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Brokers are reassessing how they vet and monitor carriers, from safety review processes and load assignment practices to the tools used to evaluate performance.
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This week in Borderlands Mexico: Nuevo León governor pitches border boom as Texas-Mexico freight surges; NADBank plans nearly $164M in water projects; and Otay Business Park completes first phase near US-Mexico border. The post Borderlands Mexico: Nuevo León governor pitches border boom as Texas-Mex
Tender volumes have gone nowhere for two years. Rejections have tripled. The data says this cycle has been defined by capacity leaving the market — not by surging freight demand. The post Supply driven trucking market cycle explained in the data appeared first on FreightWaves.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent its broker transparency rulemaking to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on August 27, clearing the last internal checkpoint before publication and moving a document that had missed two target dates this year into the fin
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Canada Post lost nearly $200 million before taxes in the second quarter, but saw improvement from a year ago because a new labor contract has restored trust with customers after two years of operational uncertainty. The post Canada Post to launch weekend parcel delivery by year’s end appeared first
Highway and Motive said in a joint statement that they have reached an agreement to restore the frequency at which Highway can access electronic logging device data belonging to Motive customers when carriers authorize that access, ending a disruption that began earlier after Motive limited the appl
In response to a crackdown in federal enforcement, more states are opting out of the voluntary programs. For many, compliance requires significant changes.
The leadership change injects a measure of uncertainty at Rivian as the company works to accelerate deliveries of its new, lower-cost line of vehicles.
Nike said it hired Jane Ewing from Walmart to become the sportswear company’s chief commercial officer.
American Trucking Associations is warning the Trump administration about possible weaknesses in the oversight of military freight transportation.
New York and FMCSA will head to court in late September to fight over CDL rules and federal funding. The post FMCSA, New York ready to rumble over non-domiciled CDL rules appeared first on FreightWaves.
Canada canceled planned tariffs on about C$1.1 billion of American fish and seafood products, a break for Maine and Alaska, both major fish exporters.
Following other recent network investments, less-than-truckload carrier Averitt announced Thursday the opening of a 100,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment facility in Jackson, Mississippi. The post Averitt expands logistics network with Jackson, Mississippi, facility appeared first on Frei
Diesel prices are still above $5, and Aaron Decker says the real problem is refining capacity — not crude oil. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Decker breaks down crack spreads, refinery outages, low distillate inventories and how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is still hitting diesel markets. For
Autonomous trucking is moving from pilot talk to real freight ops. Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli breaks down 27% revenue growth, a 60% jump in driverless hours, the Amazon middle-mile rollout, and the plan for 500 Tesla Semis on its platform. The conversation gets into what matters for carriers and fle
Reefer tender rejections are still running hot while van and flatbed cool off. The big swing factor: intermodal savings are now around 33%, pulling more freight off the road while refrigerated freight stays less flexible. In this SONAR Daily Update, FreightWaves breaks down reefer rejection trends,
AI agents will be commoditized in months. In supply chain, the real moat is the data foundation underneath them. Valentina Jordan, CEO and co-founder of Nauta, breaks down why global trade AI only works when movement of goods, data and money are connected. She explains the ‘operational brain,’ how i
A new report quoting one insurance executive has startling observations about broker insurance. The post One man paints challenging outlook for brokers’ insurance appeared first on FreightWaves.