BlackBerry isn’t in cellphones anymore, but its Radar division is in the middle of the market-share battle in asset tracking.
Algorithm-driven insights help fleets strategize their operations better when faced with rapidly changing weather conditions.
Associations have come together on supply chain issues in California to form the Goods Movement Alliance.
Senior executive says “strategic assets along the supply chain are a key part of Hapag-Lloyd’s Strategy 2023.”
USA Truck said Thursday it has been sold to German 3PL DB Schenker.
The MerQube FreightWaves Supply Chain Tech Index is introduced.
DHL Supply Chain provides visibility across the entire supply chain with top-notch transparency and easy-to-understand performance-tracking tools.
The MerQube FreightWaves Supply Chain Tech Index is introduced.
XPO Logistics announced that Jamie Harris will become the CFO of freight broker RXO following a planned separation in the fourth quarter.
Odyssey Logistics, a 3PL that specializes in metals and chemicals, had its debt rating upgraded by Moody’s.
Ryder has bought the rest of Baton, a logistics software startup that already had received funding from Ryder Ventures.
Jacob Patterson, who worked at TQL for nearly 14 years, claims his lawsuit against the second-largest freight brokerage in the U.S. “demonstrates the extraordinary measures TQL will take to harm the career prospects of an employee who has the temerity to leave the company.”
In order to be proactive in both the planning stage and throughout the year, shippers need access to accurate, digestible and up-to-date data.
The worst may be over for low water levels on the Rhine, but the impact on the supply chain will take time to fully ease.
FreightWaves interviewed an expert to learn more about what it will take to adapt supply chains to a circular economy.
There’s a new report out that should concern diesel buyers.
Ongoing deflationary market conditions are likely to continue causing challenges for these spot-dependent carriers even as the fall and holiday freight surge approaches.
A vote to be represented by the Teamsters at an STG facility in California has taken place but the ballots have been impounded.
XPO recorded several records in its second-quarter earnings as it prepares to turn over Brad Jacobs’ CEO seat to Mario Harik.
Logistics technology provider Slync.io announced Friday it has fired Chris Kirchner as CEO and removed him as chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Diesel has been sliding for weeks but it may be masking underlying tightness. Also on the podcast: Carrier Logistics on TMS.
Over the past several years, “culture” has become something of a buzzword in the corporate world. Despite this trending vernacular, the things that make up a company’s culture – energy, diversity and values – are the same things that determine whether or not people want to work there.
Broker Landstar System missed second-quarter expectations but noted pricing metrics are holding firm.
Axle Logistics has partnered with the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business to turn out more well-trained, entry-level sales professionals.
When pandemic-fueled headwinds pushed historic amounts of freight into the spot market, many shippers found themselves running an unmanageable amount of seasonal bids to compensate for annual contract failures.
A supply chain survey released Tuesday showed market fundamentals continued to cool during June.
Redwood is focused on bringing together a number of strong solutions that already exist. The open supply-chain ecosystem enabled by RedwoodConnect operates more like an app store than a single application, facilitating the ability to integrate a variety of solutions.
In the third in a series of podcasts on the providers of supply chain solutions, Craig Moore of Korbel talks about the needs of the warehouse sector.
Decades of experience delivering critical health care products has shaped Capstone Logistics’ last-mile solution for e-commerce and grocery delivery.
Traditional loans or recourse factoring are not the only ways to get carriers paid and build up credit. ComFreight has set out to help brokers grow and solve the problem of contract-heavy, high-stress traditional financing with HaulPay.
Burris Logistics expands cold chain service map for subsidiary Honor Foods in its latest acquisition.
What’s it like to have a totally antiquated supply chain management process and build a new one from the ground up? Karon Evanoff tells her story.
Shippers are beginning to realize that their tried and true RFP methods will no longer keep them competitive in a changing market, pushing them to consider new, data-driven options.
Real estate logistics provider Prologis set a net-zero emissions target for 2040 along with other targets in its environmental, social and governance report.
“We deliver, so you can” is more than a tagline — it’s the foundation upon which Arrive Logistics has built its business.
Rising fuel costs have affected every link in the supply chain across all modes of transportation.
Cold chain solutions provider FreezPak Logistics announced plans to add renewable solar systems to three of the company’s logistics operations.
DSV has been reported to be interested in acquiring C.H. Robinson’s global forwarding unit for as much as $9 billion.
Logistics provider Schneider is recognized by PepsiCo as its Asset Sustainability Carrier of the Year.
Logistics provider LeeWay Services Inc. filed for an initial public offering of up to $17 million with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday.
Ex-Amazon executive is seen as the more experienced operator that Flexport now needs.
In a presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, a General Mills executive said transformation can’t occur if executives get tied up in the day-to-day.
At a key supply chain forum, executives from FourKites sit down and talk about visibility and the need to meet increasing customer demands.
Redwood Logistics will give customers the option to track and offset carbon emissions associated with freight operations.
Data from a recent survey shows that supply chain executives are paying greater attention to diversity, equity and inclusion.
A FreightWaves survey of freight brokers found significant differences in entry-level base pay and commission rates by region.
At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, a vice president says supply chain officers are going to rise in importance in their companies.
Bid rates have all but bottomed out, and many shippers are jumping at the chance to save some money. Some industry experts, however, are urging shippers to proceed with caution.
On the first day of the big Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, an audience is told that no two days are ever alike in the supply chain business.
The executive transformed Amazon into a transport and logistics force.
Right now, every dollar matters, and it is important for companies to up their game when it comes to transportation spend management.
Freight broker Landstar System announces another change at CFO.
“As a $4 billion industry leader, we have a great responsibility to pursue activities and initiatives that improve the sustainability of our operations, provide an inclusive workplace for all and give back to the communities where we operate.”
Primo is looking to change logistics industry norms by partnering with companies in the industry to teach them how to provide new services to their customers.
A technological revolution and a pandemic-fueled capacity crunch came together to push digital freight matching into the spotlight over the past few years.
A case involving C.H. Robinson before the U.S. Supreme Court got the same recommendation from the solicitor general as the better-known AB5 lawsuit in California.
The need for streamlined supply chains has never been more pivotal, but many current technologies were not designed to cope with the level of uncertainty companies are facing in 2022.
Mexico-based digital freight forwarder Nowports has achieved unicorn status after closing a $150 million series C round.
The Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit takes place on June 15, 2022.
As thousands of exhibitors and attendees convened in Northwest Arkansas last week, many were introduced to Coleman Warren and the business he founded, Simple+Sweet Creamery, to fight child hunger.
Third-party logistics provider Fox Logistics announced it has acquired Boxton’s automated freight platform.
While drayage has faced demand surges, they have often been the relatively short-lived consequences of labor strikes or steamship company shutdowns. The impact of the pandemic has been much greater, and it is here to stay.
Spencer Tenney speaks on the state of merger and acquisitions in trucking and freight brokerage; host John Kingston addresses East Coast diesel.
Multimodal transportation provider Radiant Logistics reported record results again during its fiscal quarter ended March 31. Demand still remains healthy throughout its network.
U.S. Bank, a major lender to the supply chain, has brought in LiquidX as its fintech partner to speed up its digitization process.
Dave Ables is the new president and COO of AFC Transport.
This fireside chat focuses on managing the ups and downs of the trucking market with Convoy’s Dan Lewis.
Reducing empty miles and dwell time could improve social, environmental and financial sustainability.
Since joining third-party-logistics firm, LFS, as an advisor and investor, Justin Hall has been working to rebrand the company under the name of Primo.
Universal Logistics saw improvement across all of its asset-light segments during the first quarter. Its updated guidance may prove conservative.
Echo Global Logistics announced its first acquisition since being taken private last year. It signed an agreement to acquire temperature-controlled services provider Roadtex Transportation.
Revenue seen growing by 11% to 15%, up from 8% to 12%; CEO sees growth across all verticals.
XPO Logistics released a sustainability report that hones in on recruiting underrepresented groups and using optimization to reduce emissions.
Capacity tightness was fueled by a massive demand spike along the I-55 corridor.
Freight forwarding, supply chain and express units see strong trade-related demand.
Expeditors suffered a serious cyberattack in the first quarter, with a loss of volume, but still managed to make more money than the first quarter of 2021.
Freight brokerage firm C.H. Robinson had its debt rating affirmed by Moody’s, with the agency seeing “disciplined” finances at the 3PL.
Working as an independent commissioned agent gives folks a level of control over both their business operations and their day-to-day schedules that is impossible to come by in a more traditional setting.
Craig Fuller explains the impact of higher diesel prices on the U.S. economy and consumers.
Companies across the logistics industry will need to start considering their carbon footprint as new regulations come down and consumers start voting with their dollars.
Management from ArcBest said positive yield actions are allowing it to keep reinvesting in the network, which will continue to improve service and margins.
Customers are keen to lock in capacity for the year and mitigate risk, executives said during Hub Group’s first-quarter 2022 earnings call.
Schneider beat estimates and raised full-year expectations Thursday. Management has been “encouraged” by contractual rate renewals so far this year.
E2open has completed its first full year as a public company with good numbers, although the stock price is lagging.
Parcel data is incredibly complex. Shippers often don’t know how to begin working with this data because it cannot be properly visualized via traditional methods like Excel spreadsheets.
Building the most effective RFPs possible requires self-awareness, attention to detail, industry insights and a willingness to adopt new technologies.
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the impact of Chinese lockdowns on global supply chains and the U.S. trucking industry.
Finding skilled associates for your distribution center is challenging, so why not leave it to the professionals?
Throughout its successful, 20-year history, Acuitive Solutions has taken the road less traveled by not trying to be all things for all customers.
Piles of paperwork plague every mode of transportation, and recent shifts in consumer shopping behavior — namely the ongoing e-commerce surge — have only made the problem worse.
AIT Worldwide Logistics plans to use carbon offsets and emission-reduction strategies to reach net-zero emissions by 2035.
Freight brokers, just like the truck drivers they serve, are in hot demand. A recruiter in the business discusses why. Also: diesel breaks another record.
Many shippers are now looking to shorten the duration of their bid contracts in order to take advantage of current capacity and avoid being locked into sky-high rates as the market shifts.
GTI Transport Solutions announced Thursday the acquisition of container transport provider Foxconn Logistics.
Management from Landstar System is predicting “another great year” even as spot market fundamentals loosen.
Knight-Swift Transportation lays out a thesis showing how large carriers will navigate a potential downturn considerably better than small fleets.
P.A.M. Transportation Services saw significant growth in its truckload and brokerage units during the first quarter.
On its first-quarter call with analysts, management from J.B. Hunt said demand indications from customers have been strong. The path is likely not as easy for smaller players in the space.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported first-quarter results well ahead of analysts’ forecasts Monday after the market closed.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of the latest Chinese lockdowns on the supply chains between China and the U.S.
