The American Chemistry Council (ACC) wants regulators to look into why chemicals shippers are experiencing “rail service challenges” throughout the U.S. and particularly within the Gulf Coast and Southeast. ACC President and CEO Chris Jahn sent a letter dated Tuesday…
Being successful as a business owner is all about capitalizing on opportunities when they arise, and data can help grab those opportunities. Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor break down how SONAR data can be a useful tool for businesses no…
Dooner and The Dude welcome a big slate of guests during a special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? at the FreightWaves Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit. They start off talking to Forward Air CEO Tom Schmitt about what it takes…
Smaller fleet owners face the near-impossible task of starting a business while competing with behemoths. As a business owner, you are wearing multiple hats, trying to run your business, get customers, learn all of the new tech coming into the…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight the latest financial news and developments at XPO, some good news for our own team and more. The High Five 1.…
Henry Ford, who famously predicted in 1940 that a combination airplane and car was coming for the average person, might not have been right at the time, nor were the thousands that followed with predictions of flying cars in the…
UPS Inc. (NYSE:UPS) CEO Carol B Tomé said Wednesday that the company is considering the launch of same-day delivery initiatives, and might go outside the UPS driver network to implement them. Such a service would plug a hole in the…
The extreme consolidation within the container liner sector is the kind of thing owners of tankers and bulk carriers can only dream of. The latest data from Alphaliner highlights the extent of liner consolidation, how soon the rankings will change,…
The resurrection of earmarks in Congress after a 10-year absence could become a boon for the Port of Mobile and its intermodal partners. A project submitted by Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., under the new “Community Project Funding” rule approved by…
The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. The armchair quarterbacking on Yantian continues and while the commentary is interesting, the only hard fact in this…
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