With all the current disruptions happening in container shipping, many shippers are trying to think through how they can position themselves long-term to access capacity. One of the strategies that are becoming popular is to sign multi-year agreements with your…
Interstate 19 (I-19) is another intrastate interstate (as are I-2, I-4, I-12, I-14, I-16 and I-17). I-19 is one of two intrastate interstates in Arizona (the other being I-17, which was recently profiled in another FreightWaves Classics article). How can…
Daseke Inc. on Tuesday reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 42 cents, compared to 10 cents per share in the same year-ago quarter. The nation’s largest flatbed carrier’s quarterly revenue rose 15% year-over-year to $404 million, with adjusted net…
About two weeks ago, thousands of people across the United States took to the streets in protest, hoisting signs with damning statements like “Driving us into poverty” or “32 cents a mile is not enough.” In cities from Los Angeles…
Four shipper associations want the Surface Transportation Board to allow demurrage charges to be assessed on privately owned railcars as an incentive for freight railroads to move those railcars more efficiently through their networks. North America Freight Car Association (NAFCA), …
Nikola Corp. is unlikely to sell any battery-electric trucks this year because of semiconductor shortages for critical components, but it will let select customers and dealers use the trucks to build mileage and get retrofits later. The company said Tuesday…
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Due to strong consumer spending, the growth of ecommerce and other factors, transportation companies are incorporating more automation and tech into their operations to streamline administrative tasks and give more visibility to customers. The industry’s digital transformation is well underway.…
E-commerce sales of furniture and home furnishings increased 49% year-over-year in Q1 of this year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But big and bulky items still have a last-mile logistics problem — they are just difficult for traditional carriers…
For Idaho’s largest and fastest-growing beverage distributor, the pandemic exacerbated its perennial supply chain issues: shortages of drivers, cans, pallets and ingredients. This suddenly caused a lack of control over inventory and freight management. “Last year, we were really struggling…
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