As companies look for ways to remain competitive, they need to re-evaluate their fleet. For shippers, there are many differences between owning a private fleet and using a dedicated fleet. Some of these differences include cost, service, reliability, and the…
Maybe not today, and not likely tomorrow, but one day soon, many Americans will receive their first e-commerce delivery by drone. For residents in select areas of the country – North Carolina, Arkansas and Ohio among others – drones are…
President Joe Biden has thrust a dagger into the heart of the federal motor fuels tax and, with it, the trust fund that’s long been dedicated to paying for highway projects. So says Randy Mullett, a multidecade veteran of the…
What defines whether a merger is in the “public interest” and whether it is beneficial or harmful are questions that the Surface Transportation Board may need to unpack as it reviews mergers between Class I railroads, including the proposed acquisition…
This is an excerpt from Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here. The request: Last week, AdvaMed, the lobbying organization for the medical device industry, sent a letter to the White House asking the Biden administration to prioritize…
This episode is brought to you by DDC FPO. DDC is a business process outsourcing provider that specializes in freight. Perhaps best known for Freight Billing, DDC also offers Customs Brokerage Processing to help companies clear customs faster. Learn more…
The leasing arm of Air Transport Services Group, an aviation services and air cargo transport provider, said Tuesday it has committed to purchase two Airbus A321 passenger planes and convert them into freighters to meet growing demand from express delivery…
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…
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…
Workhorse Group claims the U.S. Postal Service treated it shabbily and never intended to consider its bid for new mail trucks while allowing Oshkosh Truck Corp. to switch its proposed vehicle and lobby to win the multibillion-dollar contract despite a…
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