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When dispatch handoffs get sloppy, mistakes multiply and money slips through the cracks. Drivers get left in the dark, loads fall through the cracks, and your business starts to bleed …

How to Build a Bulletproof Safety Binder from Day One If you’re operating trucks without a complete, organized, and regularly updated safety binder, you’re playing a dangerous game — one …

When you bring up broker transparency at a truck stop or in an owner-op Facebook group, you’ll see two things happen fast: tension and division. Some drivers will shout, “Show …

The Real Cost of Hiring the Wrong Dispatcher – And How to Avoid It In this business, your dispatcher can either be your biggest asset or your biggest liability. Period. …

Running on Ice: New partnerships come to the cold chain Compass Group, a global leader in foodservice and support services, is teaming up with Illuminate Group to transform cold chain …

Portland, Maine—The presence of AIFleet founder and CEO Marc El Khoury at a showcase of entrepreneurs and startups here, sponsored by payments provider and freight tech investor WEX, seemed slightly …

Schneider National said Friday that its shift to Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s rail line for cross-border intermodal service is yielding significant results. The multimodal transportation provider said its Mexico-to-Chicago lane …

Australia Post has introduced a modernized post office format designed to make sending, collecting and returning parcels faster and more convenient, as well as its cheapest delivery option in the …

WASHINGTON — New legislation introduced on Thursday would require FMCSA to accept positive hair drug test results into the agency’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, …

Let’s be blunt: cruising the highways without a reliable truck route app is like navigating blindly. You can hope your Garmin sorts it out—or you can use a tool purpose-built …

President Donald Trump plans to impose a 35% tariff on the majority of imports from Canada starting next month, an increase to the 25% levy the president first announced in …

Technology and telematics provider Motive recently announced the release of Positive Driving, a new AI model that automatically identifies good driving behaviors. Some of the positive driving behaviors being recognized …

Truck Parking Club has accepted a strategic investment from CAT Scale, North America’s largest truck weighing network, to make parking more accessible to truckers nationwide. According to a release emailed …

What value does an LSP get from p44? (The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) …

As E2open prepares to be acquired, slightly higher financial numbers seen as a success What if they gave an earnings call and nobody came? That was the odd situation that …

If you’re running loads without a formal review process in place, you’re running blind. Every missed appointment, every unpaid detention, every “I thought we agreed on that” moment — it …

How to Calculate Your Cost Per Hour Not Just Per Mile Everyone in trucking talks about cost per mile. And yes, it matters. But if that’s the only metric you’re …

How to Exit the Day-to-Day Without Losing Control of Your Fleet If you’re the one still booking loads at midnight, chasing down PODs on your lunch break, and jumping under …

On episode 858 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to the teams at Dr. Squatch and ShipMonk to learn how they’re cleaning up in the soap business. How does …

WASHINGTON — The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is again leaning on Congress to repeal a labor provision that relieves trucking company employers from having to pay their drivers overtime. The …

The Trump administration began sending letters on Monday to U.S. trade partners that higher import tariffs could kick in by Aug. 1. President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on the April …

The American Trucking Associations (ATA), once the pre-eminent voice of the trucking industry, is losing ground. Its president, Chris Spear, is not pleased. Last week, I posted on X a …

Jerry Maldonado, director of Laredo and Mexico operations for Warren Transport Inc., said installing forward-facing cameras on his company’s fleet of trucks saved them from a lawsuit several years ago. …

Transport and logistics provider Geodis announced the appointment of Laura Ritchey as president and chief executive officer of its Americas region. Ritchey will also join the group’s executive board, which …

The One-Page SOP Every Owner Operator Should Be Using Let’s say this upfront: if your dispatcher doesn’t have a one-page SOP taped to the wall, you’re already behind. I’ve walked …

Revenue growth for U.S. parcel shipping lagged volumes last year as an influx of new last-mile delivery companies put downward pressure on prices in a market that is expected to …

Mexico’s automotive manufacturing industry exported 331,517 passenger vehicles and pickup trucks in June, a 14% year-over-year increase compared to the same period last year. Production of vehicles across Mexico increased …

The Fourth of July is a significant benchmark for the U.S. truckload market, marking a seasonal uptick in demand that challenges transportation providers across the country. Historically, this holiday period …

The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges rose this week, resuming an upward trend that broader markets appear to believe have some more room to rise. The weekly Department …

WASHINGTON — FMCSA has declared an emergency due to the deadly flooding in Central Texas that gives truck drivers and trucking companies relief from daily driving time limits. FMCSA’s declaration, …

Various real estate investors have entered agreements to acquire four terminals valued at $3.95 million from Yellow Corp.’s estate, according to a filing with a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. …

(GIF: GIPHY) July 9 was supposed to be the day that reciprocal tariffs went into effect. The tariffs announced on Liberation Day were put on a 90-day hold shortly after …

Rapid international expansion continues to fuel growth at Hong Kong-based e-commerce logistics provider J&T Express, which reported record second quarter volume of 7.4 billion parcels, up 23.5% from the prior …

Let’s get one thing straight—hitting seven figures in revenue with a small fleet isn’t a fantasy. It’s a formula. But it’s a formula most small carriers never get close to …

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has unveiled a new electric truck charging station at Port Newark, marking a significant stride in the transition towards zero-emission drayage …

BNSF Railway wants to launch international double-stack service this week between Southern California and Salt Lake City via trackage rights over Union Pacific’s former Western Pacific route through the Feather …

Los Gatos, California-based tech platform ServiceUp has raised $55 million in Series B funding to streamline the vehicle repair process for fleet operators and insurers. The round, led by PeakSpan …

The Right Way to Create a Driver Scorecard That Sticks If you are running a moderate sized fleet with more than 15-20 trucks, measuring your drivers is important. Let’s cut …

In June 2025, U.S. container import volumes experienced a modest rebound, marking a stabilization after May’s sharp decline. Data from Descartes reveals a 1.8% increase in container imports to 2,217,675 …

A federal court has tossed out the Surface Transportation Board’s 2024 reciprocal switching rule that would have allowed shippers who suffer from inadequate rail service to gain access to a …

Freight Industry Pioneer Joins REPOWR to Lead Expansion in the B2B Trailer-Sharing Space REPOWR, the leader in the B2B trailer-sharing space, is excited to announce the appointment of Chris Hines …

Weekly rail freight showed a marked improvement as total U.S. weekly traffic reached 443,049 carloads and intermodal units, reflecting a 5% increase compared to the year-ago period. Total carloads for …

President Donald Trump said he plans to implement a 50% tariff on copper imports, and is mulling a 200% levy on imported pharmaceutical products later this year. “Today, we’re doing …

Transportation and logistics company ArcBest announced Wednesday the successful completion of a pilot using an electric Class 8 truck in over-the-road operations. The company concluded the unit’s “performance generally matched …

Parcel delivery provider Deliver It has shut down, an apparent victim of intense competition in the domestic last-mile delivery sector that took off with the entry of tech-enabled startups responding …

How to Create a Maintenance Budget You Can Stick To If your maintenance budget feels like a moving target, you’re not alone. Most small fleet owners and owner-operators either guess …

The legal issue of broker liability just got a lot messier with an appellate court decision that reversed an earlier lower court victory for 3PL giant Total Quality Logistics (TQL). …

WASHINGTON — A group representing small trucking companies and owner operators is concerned about unfair competition from foreign-based motor carriers approved to operate in the U.S., but that concern is …