Freight

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, sits down with Erik Neandross, CEO of Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, to discuss emissions-reduction strategies for fleets. A previous NZC episode dove into why measuring...

When Canadian trucker Kerry Delaine, a lease operator from Winnipeg, Manitoba, received his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recently, he made a shirt to commemorate the occasion. It has a swastika formed with syringes encircled by the message: "Vaxxed by Force."  Delaine does not believe...

The supply chain is becoming a mainstay of public concern as a result of COVID-19, but industry leaders know that supply chain health is historically fragile under natural and market forces: hurricanes, tariffs, wildfires, labor regulations, and carbon-reduction mandates. The rising demands of e-...

Shareholders of Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO), a leading Chicago-based third-party logistics provider, will gather Friday for an extraordinary meeting to vote on the 3PL's acquisition by private equity firm The Jordan Company for $48.25 per share. Echo's management team is proud of the deal...

BrightDrop's smaller electric van, the EV410, received a nice welcome when it was unveiled in September, with Verizon announcing it would be the first company to place an order for the vehicle. Now you can add Merchants Fleet as the second major customer announcement. The fleet management company...

Digital freight network Convoy announced on Thursday it has added a program to its suite of tools called Convoy for Brokers, enabling freight brokers to leverage its existing carrier network to cover their loads. "Convoy's mission is to transport the world with endless capacity and zero waste. The...

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This week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 70 (Carriers) Last week's DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 70 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 75 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to...

As freight rates fluctuate daily, it is important to have the most current data in order to price yourself into finalizing a sale.  In this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle talk about how to take that data and make it actionable to close deals and make a margin when...

AIT Worldwide is expanding its last-mile logistics capability, agreeing to acquire New York City-based Select Express & Logistics. Select Express is a third-party logistics provider specializing in final-mile delivery and assembly services for big and bulky consumer and commercial goods — so-...

Coros, a real-time visibility provider for e-commerce and parcel fulfillment, announced Wednesday that it has raised a $6.1 million seed round of venture capital funding led by Dynamo Ventures. Susa Ventures, Greenhawk Capital, Fontinalis Partners, Engage VC, Flexport, and Stord CEO Sean Henry also...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) built its business around access, connecting its millions of sellers with its millions of customers in one simple platform. As we now know, that model was pretty effective. It's been so effective, in fact, that other brands are building their businesses around Amazon's...

Ree Automotive has announced the Leopard, a skateboard design electric vehicle (EV) for autonomous last-mile delivery and passenger transport. The Herzliya, Israel-based company will showcase the Leopard at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The company is opening a U....

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A fourth-quarter economic outlook from Chattanooga, Tennessee-based truckload carrier U.S. Xpress calls for a continuation in elevated freight demand moving forward with some signs of caution. "For the foreseeable future, freight will continue to run at a torrid pace," the Monday report read. The...