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Mission Creep: Why the FTC is Investigating Retail Supply Chain Distortions
Monday, January 10, 2022 - 10:22am | 2520Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. The Federal Trade Commission's mission is to protect consumers and businesses against anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices, but...
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Viewpoint: Ningbo Port's Partial Closure More Than Just Vessels Berthing
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 2:16pm | 1146Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. The pandemic has entered its third year and the world of trade knows all too well 2022 has started off as a repeat of 2021. The reason? The "zero-tolerance"...
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Warehouse Executives: We Need More Information on AI to Truly Benefit
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 2:07pm | 857Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Artificial intelligence was supposed to usher in a new era of efficiency and cost savings for warehouse and fulfillment operations, but despite its great...
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Truck Tech: Wish You Were Here Edition
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 1:00pm | 2003Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Welcome back to Truck Tech for 2022. This week: A COVID-impacted CES still managed to draw tens of thousands of attendees to Las Vegas; Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA)...
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Canadian Pacific, CSX Nail Down Support for Acquisitions
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 12:14pm | 988Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. The Class I railroads seeking to acquire or merge with other freight railroads want to prove to federal regulators and the broader public that their proposed...
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Drilling Deep: Recruitment and Retention CEO on WorkStep's Approach
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 11:53am | 283Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Driver recruitment and retention were a big issue in 2021. It is likely to be no different in 2022. Dan Johnston, co-founder and CEO of WorkStep, joins host...
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Exploding Growth: Autonomous Delivery Market Set to Take Off
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 11:51am | 879Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. At $860 million last year, the global autonomous delivery market seems quite large, yet it remains in its infancy. A new report from consultancy...
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Daily Infographic: Uber Bringing Same-Day Local Delivery to 6,000 US Cities
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 10:32am | 119Read More...To view more FreightWaves infographics, click here This post contains sponsored advertising content. The content that follows is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Image Sourced from Pixabay
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Supply Chain Snarls Lead Project44 to Record Growth in Q4
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 10:31am | 967Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. The content that follows is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Real-time supply chain visibility provider project44 reported record quarterly bookings during the fourth quarter. The privately held, venture-...
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FMC Regulating Capacity? 'Hard to Imagine the Chaos'
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 10:30am | 1893Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. The content that follows is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. As the leader of the group representing roughly 90% of world container ship capacity, John Butler already has plenty on his plate with Congress...
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Coal in the Stocking: Truck Transportation Jobs Up Just Slightly in December
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 10:28am | 341Read More...This post contains sponsored advertising content. The content that follows is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. The monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is horrendous news for an industry seeking to put drivers behind the wheel....
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Uber Eats Will No Longer Deliver for Brazilian Restaurants
Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 2:48pm | 850Read More...Uber is transitioning away from restaurant delivery in Brazil as the company seeks to grow its delivery business in the country. An Uber (NYSE: UBER) spokesperson told Modern Shipper restaurant delivery services will remain active on Uber Eats until March 7, after which time they will shut down...
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Rail Industry Wants to Keep Infrastructure, Capacity Projects on Track
Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 2:28pm | 1436Read More...The issues that are before the Surface Transportation Board — reciprocal switching and proposed acquisitions — are important to rail shippers and the broader industry in 2022. But the allocation of federal grants for infrastructure projects, regulatory discussions on crew staffing and automated...
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Investors Hammer Rivian Stock After Amazon, Stellantis Deal
Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 1:06pm | 1308Read More...The darling of the electric vehicle world at the end of 2021, Rivian is facing a hard reality in the new year after its shares have tumbled more than 20%, falling below its initial public offering price, since Wednesday. Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) shares fell 11% on Wednesday following news of an...
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Will 2022 Be Kinder to Buyers of Diesel Fuel?
Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 11:02am | 1544Read More...There is a drumbeat of predictions that oil prices will continue their upward march in 2022, even though some of the most basic supply-and-demand forecasts raise a question as to why. The final scorecard for 2021 was not kind to buyers of fuel for the transportation sector. Retail diesel prices...
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