The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight May’s retail sales numbers, battery technology for locomotives and more. The High Five 1. Retail sales in May fell 1.3% seasonally…
Brokers booking freight on behalf of their customers say they have no choice but to pass through charges assessed by ocean carriers — charges that some shippers claim are unjustified. That was one of the main takeaways from the only…
In our latest white paper, “How to Prevent Costly Delays for Time-Critical Medical Specimen Shipments”, we share the current challenges labs and hospitals face with inefficient manual shipping processes and how to solve this costly, and sometimes life-threatening, problem. Take a…
Akron, Iowa-based carrier Heyl Truck Lines announced that it has acquired fellow family-owned carrier Holiday Express Corp. Based in Estherville, Iowa, Holiday Express operates a fleet of more than 50 tractors and 80 refrigerated trailers. The more than 50-year-old company…
Tiremaker Bridgestone Americas will integrate its smart-sensing technologies into autonomous trucks from Kodiak Robotics and make an undisclosed minority investment in the startup software developer.. The partnership announced Wednesday includes an observer role for the Japan-based company on San Francisco…
The battle for market control has been in the carriers’ favor the past few months, but is that trend expected to continue? On this episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor use SONAR data to illustrate how carriers are…
Hundreds of shippers, including ones that supply big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, are scrambling for transportation after FedEx Freight (NYSE: FDX) on Monday abruptly stopped truck pickups at many locations to help overwhelmed terminals restore productivity levels. The…
Companies are unlikely to reshore their supply chains from Asia to North America between now and 2025 due to high production costs, concerns about the business climate in Mexico, and fears of the loss of access to close-by markets of…
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 are the experts at developing resilient,…
TFI International (NYSE:TFII) has once again proven it has a seemingly insatiable appetite for trucking and logistics companies, buying a small Canadian carrier, Procam International, as it works to integrate UPS Freight into its expansive portfolio. TFI acquired Procam in…
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