Mother’s Day honors motherhood, women who provide maternal bonds in our life and the influence that these moms have on our society. FreightWaves interviewed four mothers in the industry, including three drivers and one mother who helps run the operations,…
Chart of the Week: Flatbed Outbound Tender Reject Index – USA, Institute of Supply Chain Management – Purchasing Managers Index SONAR: FOTRI.USA, ISM.PMI The transportation sector responsible for moving raw materials and manufactured goods throughout the U.S. has hit the proverbial ceiling,…
Truck drivers and fleets have two months to prepare for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Operation Safe Driver Week, which is set for July 11-17. CVSA said inspectors throughout North America will focus on speeding and unsafe driving,…
Diesel markets could be on the verge of a significant upward move when trading kicks off Sunday evening in the U.S. following the closure of the Colonial Pipeline. The pipeline, which carries diesel, gasoline and jet fuel from the U.S.…
After a long day of driving, Lakeesha Martin, a veteran long-haul truck driver, decided it was time to end her day at a nearby truck stop and take a shower before finishing up the 1,000-mile trip she had left to…
This is an excerpt from Friday’s (5/7) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. What happened? More than two weeks after declining the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s request to recall its treadmills, Peloton announced Wednesday the company is voluntarily recalling…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight a young company as it competes in the growing market of autonomous trucking, an exclusive report about Mother’s Day flowers and…
On its first day of public trading, Canada’s Lion Electric Co. made good on a pledge to expand manufacturing in the U.S., investing $70 million to convert a partially finished warehouse in Joliet, Illinois, into a plant to build electric…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) will open its first fulfillment center in Savannah, Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp said late Friday afternoon. The 640,000-square-foot facility, which is scheduled to open next year, will contain Amazon’s robotics technology and create 1,000 full-time jobs, according…
Everything’s connected in ocean shipping. Very high demand for ships in one segment can affect supply-demand fundamentals for entirely different vessel types. It’s happening now. Container shipping is so strong that reverberations are being felt in dry bulk. Spillover effects…
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