U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX) announced more details on its brokerage unit, Xpress Technologies, Tuesday. The digital platform is designed to remove friction from freight brokerage and “make goods move better every day.” The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based truckload carrier said the new…
A California-based plastics resin logistics company is bringing 50 jobs to the new $75 million Cedar Port Logistics Center near Port Houston. Plastic Express Inc. will occupy 100% of the first of three buildings planned at the logistics center. The…
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has been testing an autonomous delivery vehicle in the Houston area since April. The vehicle, a Nuro R2 model, is delivering parcels as part of a multiyear, multiphase agreement to pilot autonomous last-mile delivery. “We have…
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is growing, which is increasing the demand for electric batteries and all the metals they contain. Because calls for decarbonization are at least partly driving this transition, some observers wonder if companies are sourcing battery materials…
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South Korean shipping line HMM was targeted in a cyberattack that caused outages to its email systems, the company said Tuesday. HMM said the attack, detected on Saturday, appeared limited to the company’s Outlook email system. The company said the…
A potential tropical storm could dump flooding rain in the lower Mississippi Valley this weekend. As of Tuesday morning, a low-pressure system continued to meander in the southern Gulf of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche. Forecasters at the National…
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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight the lack of standards among truck-parking notification systems, changes at the top at Lordstown Motors and more. The High Five 1.…
Electric bus and battery maker Proterra Inc. begins its life as a publicly traded company Wednesday, ringing the bell on the Nasdaq as it collects a $640 million payout from its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsor. But Proterra CEO…
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