U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn believes the nation’s top transportation official is not paying enough attention to the I-40 bridge outage and wants better coordination on the issue between federal and state authorities. The Tennessee Republican revealed her frustration during a…
With the clock ticking on the 3G cellular network and the need to transition to higher speeds relied upon by telematics devices, carriers are looking for the right partner — if they haven’t already found one — to make that…
This recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves Live @Home. TOPIC: Top 25 organizations for managing strong carrier relationships DETAILS: A diverse panel of 40 judges from trucking, logistics and technology companies that deal with large amounts of freight picked…
This is an excerpt from Thursday’s (5/17) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. The headlines read something like “April retail sales flat, missing expectations.” Indeed, Americans spent 0.0% more in April (seasonally adjusted) than we did in March. Compared…
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How technology and innovation are key to navigating today’s supply chain DETAILS: Necessity is the mother of all invention and innovation, and the past year…
Rail stakeholders and observers are weighing in on how competing attempts by Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and CN (NYSE: CNI) to merge with Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) might affect the freight rail industry. Both CN and CP are seeking…
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Great companies should always be in stealth mode DETAILS: Drew McElroy of digital freight marketplace Transfix and FreightWaves’ JP Hampstead discuss the dissolving borders between…
This is an excerpt from Monday’s (5/13) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. One of the most intriguing COVID silver linings was the opportunity for massive companies to pivot. For the apparel industry, those pivots have been largely consistent…
Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle are back for another special episode of Put That Coffee Down during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. On this episode, they look at how two companies have designed platforms to help with the sales process from automation…
An exemption for local delivery companies – including food delivery platforms and Amazon Flex drivers – from regulations generally used to regulate trucking companies in the state of Oklahoma has been signed into law. The bill, the Oklahoma Courier Application…
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