The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we look at a request by the Self-Driving Coalition, good news about the Ever Given and more. The High Five 1. A group…
This is Part III of an ongoing FreightWaves investigation into an alleged double-brokering ring based in Southern California. Click here for Part I. Click here for Part II. All State Association CEO Steve Avetyan describes his family as “the originals”…
A disruption in CN and Canadian Pacific rail service caused by a wildfire in western Canada is rippling through the supply chain to the Port of Vancouver, bringing additional delays and congestion at a time of unprecedented container traffic. While…
McCarthy Construction Cos. was recently awarded three construction projects aimed at expanding cargo capacity at Port Houston and the Houston Ship Channel. Two of the projects, totaling $99 million, are for the port’s expansions at its Bayport Container and Barbours…
DHL Express said Wednesday it is investing more than $360 million in facilities and new air capacity for the Americas region through 2022 to support parcel growth fueled by demand for e-commerce transactions. The new infrastructure, which includes technologies to…
Federal regulators are anticipating the day when hours-of-service rules may have to be changed to accommodate automated driving systems. Those changes could emerge in situations where half the team in a long-haul driving operation is not human, according to Jeff…
With a rise in last-mile delivery and an increasing need for more capacity on the road, payments and finance startup Coast aims to provide advanced technology for managing fleet-related expenses. Founded by Daniel Simon and former Lyft executive Andrew Woolf,…
Diversified transport provider Hub Group Inc. (Nasdaq: HUBG), said Wednesday it named Vince Paperiello president of its intermodal business, which accounts for about 60% of Hub’s total revenue. Paperiello, an 18-year veteran of Hub, will also continue in his current…
Savannah, Georgia’s virtuous cycle of industrial development continued on Wednesday with the announcement that a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial park will be built about 15 miles from the port of Savannah. The park, coined the “Southeast Gateway,” will be erected on…
Best-selling author — and FreightWavesTV guest — Steve Ferreira has a new book, “Navigating B2B: Master Your Industry, Your Business, and Yourself,” to be published on July 20. The chapter of this exclusive excerpt is titled, “Picasso Was No Engineer.” …
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