transportation

Transparency19 is not only a continuation of the disruptive conference formats FreightWaves introduced to the industry in 2018, it is even bigger with an additional day and more speakers, presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities. To bring together top industry leaders requires...

Two of Australia's major representative trucking bodies have supported the review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), which was announced by the federal transport minister yesterday evening. Michael McCormack, who is both the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure,...

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLD) reported a truly remarkable 12-month turnaround in its fourth quarter operating ratio, according to its quarterly earnings released earlier Tuesday. For the fourth quarter of 2017, Heartland reported an unadjusted operating ratio of 94% and an...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said today it is expanding a program with Latch, a provider of keyless delivery services, that grants UPS drivers keyless access to drop off parcels in common areas of multi-unit dwellings. Starting mid-year, building owners or property managers in 10 markets will allow...

To meet the growing demand for transportation, distribution and logistics workers, Prologis Inc (NYSE: PLD) has expanded a community workforce initiative to Miami public schools. The industrial real estate investment trust (REIT), which released its fourth quarter and 2018 full year earnings...

The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) reported that 2018 was the best year since 1998 for its For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. The advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) Index increased 6.6 percent for the year, its largest gain since the 10.1 percent increase in 1998. The Index posted a 3.8...

As technology continues to increase in importance within the transportation industry, the once-distinct boundaries between verticals within the ecosystem are melting away. The future of transportation is decidedly about being connected, autonomous (different levels of it), and shared mobility. In...

Overall supply chain and logistics tech spending will rise to $87.8 billion over the next three years. That's according to new research from Logistics Trends & Insights, LLC and American Global Logistics (AGL). The study shows that U.S. companies will spend more than $2.5 billion in...

Three sides of the move to precision railroading (PSR) were on display last week during earnings season conference calls, and they helped to drive home how deeply the practice is embedding itself in the nation's railroads. Within 48 hours, the industry could listen in on an earnings call from...

As the transportation and logistics industry moves into bid season, we're starting to see the effect of lessons learned from 2018. Both shippers and brokers are becoming more creative, with both sides trying to proactively manage risk and stay flexible enough to seize opportunities as they...

If you wonder where all the truck drivers have gone, look no further than U.S. ports where severe congestion is keeping drivers idled as they wait to drop off and pick up containers. The number of containers coming into the U.S. bodes well for intermodal and other freight carriers concerned about a...

Commuters in the Pacific Northwest love to complain about how slow (and archaic) it is to travel between Portland and Seattle by train. It takes about three and a half hours to traverse the 170-mile distance on the Amtrak Cascades, which runs only four trains per day. As congestion clogs the I-5...