The strike at the Port of Montreal moved a step closer to ending after lawmakers in Canada’s House of Commons approved back-to-work legislation early Thursday. The legislation, Bill C-29, will require longshoremen at the port to return to work immediately…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what’s happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, we highlight the end of an injunction in California that had kept an independent contractor law from applying to trucking, as well as…
The good news for U.S. importers: Demand for consumer goods continues to boom. The bad news: Shipments from Asia face massive delays and even when cargo finally arrives, it costs so much to transport that profit margins are slashed. The…
Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) announced Wednesday that it will acquire J&P Hall Express, a privately held, expedited transportation provider. The deal is expected to expand Forward’s regional less-than-truckload door-to-door operation. Founded in 1989, Atlanta-based J&P Hall provides LTL, truckload, less-than-container-load…
Ford Motor Co. expects to lose about 50% of its planned second-quarter production, about $2.5 billion in earnings, due to the global semiconductor chip shortage affecting the industry. “The semiconductor shortage and the impact to production will get worse before…
Now what? That will clearly be the question not just in California but in the management executive suites of trucking companies big and small all across the country that do business in the Golden State, given that an appellate court…
It’s no secret that capacity is almost impossible to come by these days and with the capacity constraints not expected to abate anytime soon, how do you find a place for your freight? That’s the question Luke Falasca and Kyle…
Amazon Freight enables shippers to tap into Amazon’s network to move their full truckload freight. Experience world-class performance, reliability, and competitive rates when you put Amazon to work for you. Get started at freight.amazon.com. The maritime shipping space has been filled…
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share after the close Wednesday, 5 cents ahead of the consensus estimate and 28 cents better than the year-ago quarter. An increase in the tax rate compared to…
Echo’s brokers raised prices and won more freight Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO) has reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2021, touted by management as the “best quarter in Echo’s history.” On Wednesday after markets…
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