As high heat and out-of-control wildfires plague some parts of the country, severe storms and torrential rain will douse the Midwest. Related: Long view: Preparing logistically for extreme weather A stationary front is stuck across the region, with plenty of…
Same-day delivery firm Point Pickup Technologies has acquired GrocerKey, a white label e-commerce technology platform. Point Pickup expects the acquisition to provide it an end-to-end e-commerce platform, from pick-and-pack to last-mile delivery. Terms were not disclosed. “With almost 68 million…
Time was when a company’s marketing communications department — better known in the marketing trade as marcomm — had to beg, borrow and steal to land an adequate budget. That has changed. The pandemic has dramatically raised logistics’ visibility, especially…
Headlines on China’s port problems dominate the news cycle, but the ripple effects of the delta variant expand way beyond the Middle Kingdom. Trade is a global network and only works efficiently when all participants are healthy and cooperative. The…
Toyota Motor North America will add a dedicated production line for heavy-duty truck fuel cell modules to its assembly complex in Kentucky, moving its zero-emissions technology from prototype to production. Toyota (NYSE: TM) doesn’t make heavy-duty trucks. However, it is…
The Biden administration should reject the notion that there is a shortage of truck drivers and instead focus on why carriers find it difficult to keep drivers in their ranks, according to the largest small-business trucking lobby. In a letter…
Virtually all eastbound and westbound lanes on a stretch of Interstate 84 are closed in eastern Oregon due to a truck crash. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) said it happened Wednesday morning near mile post (MP) 238 in the…
FreightWaves was recently honored to receive the Technology Company of the Year at the Chattanooga Technology Excellence Awards, known as TechX. Presented by the Chattanooga Technology Council (ChaTech), the awards “recognize the community’s technology leaders, entrepreneurs, developers and professionals in…
On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to OOIDA’s Norita Taylor about their recent letter to the Department of Commerce regarding the driver shortage. The ATA claims driver pay is causing…
A2Z Drone Delivery is already seeing success with its Rapid Delivery System (RDS1) tether drop system, and now it is adding a dual-drop commercial drone to complete the package. The company on Wednesday announced the commercial launch of the RDSX…
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