Major flash flooding continues to slam parts of the Mississippi Valley, keeping some roads closed. Flash flooding in Bentonville, Arkansas, April 28, 2021. (Photo: Aaron Hollinger) One of the worst-hit areas since Wednesday has been northwestern Arkansas, where local airports…
Joe’s Trucking has operated successfully for 20 years as a registered intrastate carrier, handling dedicated freight for two well-known manufacturers that routinely move goods between San Antonio and Dallas. What started as a single-truck operation by 2020 had grown to…
Food delivery in urban areas, on college campuses and in office complexes can be problematic, with nowhere for delivery drivers to leave the items, forcing them to wait for the consumer to come to the pickup location. During times of…
The good news for U.S. importers: Demand for consumer goods continues to boom. The bad news: Shipments from Asia face massive delays and even when cargo finally arrives, it costs so much to transport that profit margins are slashed. The…
Ford Motor Co. expects to lose about 50% of its planned second-quarter production, about $2.5 billion in earnings, due to the global semiconductor chip shortage affecting the industry. “The semiconductor shortage and the impact to production will get worse before…
Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) announced Wednesday that it will acquire J&P Hall Express, a privately held, expedited transportation provider. The deal is expected to expand Forward’s regional less-than-truckload door-to-door operation. Founded in 1989, Atlanta-based J&P Hall provides LTL, truckload, less-than-container-load…
Now what? That will clearly be the question not just in California but in the management executive suites of trucking companies big and small all across the country that do business in the Golden State, given that an appellate court…
Echo’s brokers raised prices and won more freight Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO) has reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2021, touted by management as the “best quarter in Echo’s history.” On Wednesday after markets…
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share after the close Wednesday, 5 cents ahead of the consensus estimate and 28 cents better than the year-ago quarter. An increase in the tax rate compared to…
Amazon Freight enables shippers to tap into Amazon’s network to move their full truckload freight. Experience world-class performance, reliability, and competitive rates when you put Amazon to work for you. Get started at freight.amazon.com. The maritime shipping space has been filled…
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