Terminals, carriers, rates, regulations and the supply-chain stories that affect your day at the port.
Mike Nichols, a truck driver based in Wisconsin, is probably one of the lucky ones. Unlike many of America’s 2.2 million truck drivers, he doesn’t waste hours of his week waiting to be loaded or…
Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Index, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: IOTI.USA, OTVI.USA Import demand based on bookings of twenty-foot equivalent units heading into the U.S. (IOTI)…
Startup electric truck infrastructure developer WattEV won’t say how much money it has raised from investors. But its stunning accumulation of grant money is a bigger story. “It’s one of the things…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Continental AG announces $90M manufacturing facility in Mexico; 3PL…
Forward Air announced Thursday it has completed the acquisition of Omni Logistics. The transaction’s closing ends a bitter legal dispute between the two parties. A news release said the deal, which…
Coming off a year in which it made several significant acquisitions even as its growth in new travel centers slowed somewhat, Love’s has an aggressive plan for 2024 that might include new growth in…
Mike Nichols, a truck driver based in Wisconsin, is probably one of the lucky ones. Unlike many of America’s 2.2 million truck drivers, he doesn’t waste hours of his week waiting to be loaded or…
Paccar Inc. CEO Preston Feight could be forgiven for taking a victory lap celebrating the truckmaker’s 85th consecutive year of net profits. No forgiveness needed. The company’s leader since 2019…
As major container shipping lines consistently bypass the Red Sea to avoid the threat of rebel missile attacks, air cargo volumes are finally getting a boost. Preliminary data now backs anecdotal…
One Walmart truck driver says he has 15 years left of working, and he intends to spend them hauling loads for Walmart. “Barring a lottery win or marrying a sugar mama, I don’t see myself going…
