Headlines on China’s port problems dominate the news cycle, but the ripple effects of the delta variant expand way beyond the Middle Kingdom. Trade is a global network and only works efficiently when all participants are healthy and cooperative. The…
Toyota Motor North America will add a dedicated production line for heavy-duty truck fuel cell modules to its assembly complex in Kentucky, moving its zero-emissions technology from prototype to production. Toyota (NYSE: TM) doesn’t make heavy-duty trucks. However, it is…
The Biden administration should reject the notion that there is a shortage of truck drivers and instead focus on why carriers find it difficult to keep drivers in their ranks, according to the largest small-business trucking lobby. In a letter…
FreightWaves was recently honored to receive the Technology Company of the Year at the Chattanooga Technology Excellence Awards, known as TechX. Presented by the Chattanooga Technology Council (ChaTech), the awards “recognize the community’s technology leaders, entrepreneurs, developers and professionals in…
On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to OOIDA’s Norita Taylor about their recent letter to the Department of Commerce regarding the driver shortage. The ATA claims driver pay is causing…
Virtually all eastbound and westbound lanes on a stretch of Interstate 84 are closed in eastern Oregon due to a truck crash. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) said it happened Wednesday morning near mile post (MP) 238 in the…
Facilitator of two-way committed ocean contracts New York Shipping Exchange (Nyshex) announced Wednesday it has raised $15 million in a recent funding round. The round was led by NewRoad Capital Partners and included Collate Capital, Blumberg Capital and the New…
There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. They are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or…
A2Z Drone Delivery is already seeing success with its Rapid Delivery System (RDS1) tether drop system, and now it is adding a dual-drop commercial drone to complete the package. The company on Wednesday announced the commercial launch of the RDSX…
Volkswagen AG-owned Traton Group replaced Persio Lisboa as CEO of recently acquired Navistar International Corp. on Wednesday, part of an executive shuffling that retains about half of senior leadership. Traton closed its $3.7 billion acquisition of Navistar, the No. 4…
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