It’s not just a big deal in terms of dollars. The acquisition of LTL carrier AAA Cooper by Knight-Swift (NYSE: KNX) is radical in that it joins an LTL carrier with a truckload carrier, one of the biggest. The two…
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting trucking, transportation and weather. This week features a Georgia overpass dislodged by a hopper, big rigs that wrecked during a New Mexico dust storm…
The $700 million fee that Kansas City Southern paid to terminate its merger agreement with Canadian Pacific slashed KCS’ income for the second quarter. KCS (NYSE: KSU) folded the fee into its operating expenses, which became $1.18 billion for the…
Truckers will face a wet weekend from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast. Parts of southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois have already seen up to 5 inches of rain and flash flooding Friday morning due to a slow-moving cold…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight the fallout from K-Ratio’s closing of its fuel hedging program, Uber Freight’s expansion into the LTL space and more. The High…
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There are almost no container ships in the world left for liners to charter. Secondhand purchase prices are through the roof. It takes two years or more to get a newly built ship. How can liners find more capacity? There…
Matt Blois continues his conversation with Vizient Vice President of Contracting and Program Services Mittal Sutaria and Senior Vice President, Emerging Solutions and Suppliers, David Gillan about the shining examples of resilient supply chains. Vizient’s website lists three things the…
Talking to experts can be intimidating, whether you’re the one conducting the interview or the one being interviewed. Nervous subjects can lead to confusing content and leave the audience wondering what the core message is supposed to be. So how…
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