Indianapolis-based third-party logistics provider FitzMark announced Monday the acquisition of the brokerage operations from sister companies Riverside Transport (RTI) and Transco Lines (TLI). With an existing brokerage business in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the acquisition is expected to further bolster FitzMark’s footprint…
Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter. In this issue, have we hit the top for ocean and inland rates; Buffalo Wild Wing-less; trucking movies ranked; and more. The worst is already here Twitter On wheels — Does your freight…
Wearable technology is an integral part of human lives now, from Fitbit to Apple Watches to Garmin fitness trackers. When it comes to wearing technology, how does that tech translate from casual use to on-the-job applications? Host Kaylee Nix looks…
Grocery demand has shifted slightly since the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic; consumers went from in-person purchasing to grocery delivery and now have landed in a hybrid model. Differing desires stop at the grocery store door because it is clear…
This show is sponsored by Surge Transportation. Surge Transportation is the fastest growing 3PL in the logistics space today. Based in Chicago and Jacksonville, they offer unrestricted access to almost all accounts, limitless territory, and a chance to be a…
HMM announced Tuesday that it will pay $1.57 billion for 12 container ships that each can carry 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent units. The ocean carrier said it had signed the newbuild contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy…
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ 32nd Annual State of Logistics Report has found that the United States’ business logistics costs were equivalent to 7.4% of the country’s $20.94 trillion GDP in 2020. While these costs fell 4% from…
Less than six full years after its launch, last-mile delivery management software company Onfleet has facilitated its 100 millionth delivery and said it has doubled its revenue for the sixth consecutive year. Onfleet offers a routing and dispatch platform with…
In 1887, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act. The act established a five-member enforcement board known as the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). The act also made the railroad industry the first industry subject to federal regulation. At that time, the…
Federal regulators have ordered manufacturers and operators of trucks equipped with Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) or Levels 3-5 automated driving systems (ADS) to report crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Tuesday that it was…
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