Borderlands Mexico: Tropical Storm Alberto disrupting freight across Texas, Mexico
Severe weather is wreaking havoc in parts of South Texas and northern Mexico as Tropical Storm Alberto drenched the region on Wednesday and Thursday. Alberto...
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FedEx explores divestment of Freight business
FedEx is conducting a strategic analysis of the company’s less-than-truckload segment and its relative value to the company, suggesting that FedEx Freight could be sold or spun...
California congressman proposes bill to tackle cargo theft
A California congressman has the United States’ growing cargo theft problem in his sights. U.S. Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif., this week introduced the Safeguarding...
California trucking industry backs curbs on PAGA citizen-initiated labor lawsuits
The California Private Attorney Generals Act (PAGA), which lets individuals mount civil cases against employers for a wide variety of perceived employment law violations, is...
Strategic cargo theft costing carriers, brokers millions in freight in Q1
Scammers impersonating and taking the identities of legitimate carriers and brokers to steal loads for a quick payday is at an all-time high, according to...
Truckers, shippers warn against delaying container fee rule
WASHINGTON — Drayage truckers and shippers are pushing hard against a request by container ship operators to delay a recent rule regulating how containers can be billed,...
Freight-related firms across US hit with 218 layoffs
Bath & Body Works Logistics Services announced June 18 that it laid off 85 employees from a distribution center in Columbus, Ohio. The layoffs are...
Transportation capacity in June: No growth for first time in over 2 years
A monthly supply chain survey registered a neutral reading for transportation capacity in June, the first time in more than two years the index didn’t...
West Coast awarded $150M for electric truck corridor in US
The US Department of Transportation has announced it will fund an electric truck freight corridor on the West Coast of the United States to tune...
Autos from Mexico to US helped cross-border trade surge to $73B in May
Boosted by shipments of cars, computers, auto parts and commercial vehicles to the United States, Mexico was the top U.S. trade partner in May, at...