A BNSF train carrying mixed freight caught fire during a burglary in Riverside, California, Thursday morning. The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, BNSF told FreightWaves. Firefighters found …
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U.S. lawmakers and the Pentagon are investigating the diversion of a shipment of unserviceable F-35 Lightning II fighter jet components from Australia to Hong Kong, an incident that has raised …
A subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group is preparing to be the second operator of Airbus A330 converted freighter aircraft for Amazon, starting the company’s transition away from the Boeing …
Costco is expanding its same-day delivery network as it looks to grow e-commerce sales and compete with retailers like Walmart and Target. The retailer this week launched collaborations with DoorDash …
FleetCor and CEO Ronald Clarke agreed to a $100 million payment resolving Federal Trade Commission litigation. The settlement follows years of court action over hidden charges involving commercial fuel cards. …
Transflo strategy and freight tech execution are the focus here: what brokers, carriers and tech partners are still getting wrong in today’s market. Ryan Schreiber of Metafora and Don Everhart …
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest Atlantic hurricane outlook is calling for a below-normal 2026 season. It’s welcome news, on its face, for any fleet that has spent …
FreightWaves has announced its 2027 FreightTech100, recognizing 100 companies selected for their innovation across the freight and supply chain technology industry. The 2027 class marks the eighth year of the …
Ocean carriers are capitalizing on an extraordinary spike in container freight rates from Asia to the United States, with spot prices now within roughly 18% of their pandemic-era highs on …
Final-mile warehouse operator Link Logistics announced the acquisition of four terminals in the metropolitan areas of Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas, and Atlanta. The purchase of the Gateway Infill Growth Portfolio …
A nationwide waiver of Hours of Service (HOS) rules for the transportation of motor fuels will be in place until December 16 following the action taken by the Federal Motor …
A truck driver has been arrested after police said he intentionally drove a tractor-trailer through the front of an Aldi grocery store in East Nashville, causing more than $250,000 in …
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena is critical of rival railroads’ plans to request trackage rights over a combined UP-Norfolk Southern system. “The idea to give up tracks of your railroad …
Hub Group announced it received a formal delisting determination from Nasdaq due to delayed financial reports. The announcement follows a Monday update in which the company said it missed a …
Cybersecurity executives are urging foodservice distributors to prepare for cyberattacks as operational disruptions that can affect warehouses, trucks, customer orders and even the physical movement of freight. The message emerged …
A subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group is preparing to be the second operator of Airbus A330 converted freighter aircraft for Amazon, starting the company’s transition away from the Boeing …
HANNOVER, Germany — Tesla will begin European demonstrations of the Semi in the first half of 2027 and is targeting customer deliveries by the end of that year, said Dan …
HANOVER, Germany — Two of Europe’s largest truck makers say the battery-electric rollout got ahead of the chargers needed to run it. Eight companies in a press conference at IAA …
Estes Express Lines is investing nearly $56 million to expand its cross-border and offshore freight network, including terminals, equipment and capacity serving Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Alex …
See how leading shippers are using their own freight data to find where they’re overpaying, where service risk is building, and where they can save — live and in real …
Canada tariffs are now hitting 700+ U.S. products, and some trade flows are moving from tariffs to outright bans. Kyle Peacock of Peacock Tariff Consulting breaks down what the U.S.-Canada …
The freight market is showing an unusual tightening with widespread increases in tender rejection rates across the United States. Join us as we dive into the latest SONAR data, analyzing …
AI in freight procurement could cut bid events from months to just 2-3 weeks. Emerge CEO Mark McEntire explains why shippers can’t treat procurement as a once-a-year event anymore. In …
Weekly rail traffic on U.S. railroads totaled 494,865 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Sept. 12, down 3.7% from the same week a year ago. Commodity freight came …
Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) has expanded its road safety platform into the freight industry, giving brokers access to recent driving data from participating carriers. On Sept. 2, the company announced …
Freight’s cycle-ending forces are still stacking up, but Reliance Partners’ Chief Revenue Officer Thom Albrecht sat down with us to discuss why this one might last. Nearly 360 trucking, freight …
The truckload capacity correction is still in the “early innings,” carrier executives said at an investor conference this week. A regulatory crackdown launched a year ago compounded the impact of …
Mexican customs authorities have lifted a ban on empty commercial trucks entering Mexico through the border crossing in Eagle Pass, Texas. The ban ended a five-day disruption that stranded hundreds …
Norfolk Southern’s intermodal business is entering a new phase in which success will depend less on simply matching trucking on cost and more on making rail freight easier to buy, …
New York–The monthly FreightWaves State of Freight webinar has migrated to FreightWaves Today, but a gathering of shippers in New York Tuesday brought together by its sister company SONAR got …
Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged logistics operator accused of coordinating the transportation and distribution of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs into Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Ángel Guerrero Carrillo, also …
Diesel prices just hit about $6.33 a gallon — 50 cents above the previous record — and Tom Kloza says trucking still has a long way to go. In this …
With qualified truck drivers difficult to replace and accident litigation increasingly expensive, private fleets are putting greater emphasis on developing the drivers already behind the wheel. That was one of …
Bunker fuel prices for ships remain at historically elevated levels, keeping pressure on vessel operating costs even as the marine-fuel supply squeeze that followed disruption around the Strait of Hormuz …
Freight fraud risks and carrier vetting are the focus as Highway Chief Commercial Officer Michael Caney joins FreightWaves Today. He breaks down what brokers, carriers and shippers need to watch …
Rail market outlook with Bill Stephens of Trains Magazine: here’s what freight operators need to watch next. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Stephens breaks down the state of freight rail, …
Amazon Business is now a $60B operation serving 11 million customers worldwide. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Amazon Business exec Daniel Silverfield breaks down what that scale means for procurement, …
The freight market is showing its first signs of year-over-year growth in 42 months. Dive into this week’s Sonar update as we break down rising diesel prices, the latest spot …
Shippers have more transportation data than ever — but having the data and knowing what to do with it are two very different things. Tender activity, carrier acceptance, rates, volume, …
A commercial truck inspection at a Pennsylvania weigh station led U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to arrest a driver wanted on federal wire fraud charges. Simranpal Singh was taken …
More than 100 trucks, four drivers sidelined in recent enforcement actions Commercial vehicle enforcement actions in Saskatchewan, Canada, and Missouri recently resulted in more than 100 trucks being placed out …
Federal authorities took four men traveling in a commercial truck into custody in Michigan after a traffic stop revealed the driver did not have a commercial driver’s license, according to …
ORLANDO, Florida — American Eagle Outfitters was an early adopter of Amazon’s third-party parcel delivery service and now considers it a top performer as it executes a multi-carrier strategy for …
The Port of Savannah handled 529,523 TEUs in August, essentially flat from a year earlier, as weather disruptions in Asia and Panama constrained supply-chain activity despite continued customer demand. Savannah’s …
A truck driver fled after Nebraska troopers discovered $250,000 in stolen commercial speakers inside a semi. Officers also found false delivery paperwork during the Sept. 9 encounter near Gothenburg. Other …
More than 100 trucks sidelined in recent enforcement actions across US, Canada Commercial vehicle enforcement actions in Saskatchewan, Canada, and Missouri recently resulted in more than 100 trucks being placed …
ICE has announced arrests at New Jersey travel stops and a New Hampshire commercial-vehicle inspection station. One man’s criminal history included a driving-while-intoxicated conviction, according to the agency. The cases …
Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services were down 12% in early Wednesday trading following a third-quarter earnings warning. Company executives said late Tuesday at an investor conference that near-term cost …
Container dwell times were mixed in August, with truck-bound cargo moving through marine terminals improving while rail-destined containers remained longer at the nation’s busiest port complex. Average local truck dwell …
Nebraska troopers seized nearly 20,000 pounds of drugs worth more than $50 million during a Friday, Sept. 4 traffic stop. The discovery followed a commercial vehicle inspection along Interstate 80 …
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