This episode is sponsored by AIT. Most automakers rely on “just-in-time” manufacturing to optimize production. That model requires precise coordination throughout every link in the global supply chain. And that’s where AIT Worldwide Logistics comes in. AIT’s automotive logistics professionals…
The Biden administration plans to investigate transportation supply-demand imbalances in response to a 100-day review of four key product supply chains. The White House issued a report on Tuesday following the review that began earlier this year in which the…
Shippers groups, Canadian railway CN (NYSE: CNI), Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) and Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) have all been weighing in on whether the Surface Transportation Board (STB) should approve CN’s and Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) proposed voting trust.…
Trent Broberg joins host Kaylee Nix on this episode of At Your Doorstep to explain how his company, ACERTUS, is changing the way car buyers are taking possession of their new rides. Broberg breaks down how the pandemic changed shopping…
This podcast is brought to you 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…
An earlier FreightWaves Classics article provided an overview of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). One of its key agencies is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA. The FMCSA is the lead federal agency responsible for “regulating and…
Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) reported a big jump in its Q2 fiscal-year earnings due in part to gains on its investment in autonomous trucking software startup TuSimple Holdings. Navistar and TuSimple (NASDAQ: TSP) are working together to bring a…
Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) announced Tuesday a new way to tackle the trucking industry’s capacity headwinds. The Greeneville, Tennessee-based asset-light trucking and logistics company will now provide additional compensation to team and solo owner-operators depending on the destination of the…
Turntide Technologies announced Tuesday the launch of Turntide Transport — a division focused on developing electric “smart motors” for commercial vehicles. As part of the launch of Turntide Transport, the company has acquired two U.K. businesses — Hyperdrive Innovation and…
Just one month after announcing it would begin drone delivery service in Centerville, Ohio, grocery chain Kroger officially kicked off the service on Wednesday, according to a report in the Journal-News. The drone service, provided by Drone Express, a division…
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