transportation

Canada halts vaccine mandate for truckers

Political and industry pressure appear to have helped the Canadian government to drop its mandate that all Canadian truckers prove...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Chilean fruit export profits down due to freight increases

The increased cost of ocean freight has led caused lower profit margins for Chilean fruit exporters, according to the Association...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Lineage Logistics raises $1.7B to fuel growth

NOVI, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lineage Logistics, LLC BB #:294667, the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions...

3 years ago 4 minute read

TuSimple becomes first to operate fully autonomous semi-truck on open roads

Specially upfitted class 8 semi-truck navigated 80 miles without a human in the vehicle, traveling on surface streets and highways,...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Fifth Wheel Freight partners with Loadsure to increase capacity, reduce liability

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – An innovative partnership has evolved for Fifth Wheel Freight (FWF) BB #:344357, bringing industry-leading service to...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Knight-Swift expands LTL footprint with acquisition of Midwest carrier

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Monday, December 6, 2021, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., BB #:343458 through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, acquired...

3 years ago 4 minute read

A trucker’s progress

It’s curious to think of what you remember a year later of a book you’ve read. Sometimes it’s only one...

3 years ago 4 minute read

SpartanNash plans to cut fleet mileage by 10% in 2022

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Food solutions company SpartanNash BB #:104892 is reducing the company’s carbon footprint in 2022 through an...

3 years ago 3 minute read

The ins and outs of inflation

Inflation. We think we know what it is. And we do. Sort of. A 5.4 percent inflation rate means that...

3 years ago 3 minute read

GrubMarket acquires California transportation company

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Oakland, CA-based...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Fifth Wheel Freight promotes vice president to COO

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Fifth Wheel Freight BB #:344357 Founder and Chairman Brian Bennett announced a new Chief Operating Officer...

3 years ago 2 minute read

The general strike in the transport industry

“There is no ‘cavalry’ coming” to the rescue for the transport industry. So says an article on the Medium website...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Produce groups issue joint statement on supply chain disruptions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2021) – Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the challenges facing the entire...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Busy Washington State route upgraded to T-1 Truck Freight Corridor

In 2019, nearly 12 million tons of cargo traveled by truck on SR 281 via the Port of Quincy in...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Hwy Haul partners with Tive for in-transit tracking

BOSTON and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Leading in-transit visibility provider Tive and Hwy Haul, a leading...

4 years ago 3 minute read

C.H. Robinson partners with SPS Commerce to ease holiday truck shortages

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SPS Commerce, Inc. and C.H. Robinson BB #:100586 today announced a collaboration just...

4 years ago 5 minute read

C.H. Robinson announces Carrier of the Year Award winners

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (Oct. 12, 2021) — Global logistics company, C.H. Robinson, BB #:100586 today, revealed the names of 17...

4 years ago 5 minute read

C.H. Robinson launches market rate transparency technology

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota – With tight trucking capacity and market volatility pushing more freight into the spot market, global logistics...

4 years ago 7 minute read

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