Freight News Updates

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Freight news today highlights updates on shipping volumes, supply chain trends and market conditions that direct the movement of goods across the nation. This category covers carrier performance, logistics innovations, regulatory changes and economic factors affecting freight operations. Reporting provides insights for shippers, carriers and industry professionals seeking to understand the challenges and opportunities influencing the flow of freight in today鈥檚 transportation landscape.

BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Trucker Path Launches Brokerage Service for Smaller Brokers

Transportation technology provider Trucker Path is launching a new brokerage service offering designed for small to midsize freight brokers, the company announced April 3.

April 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Port of Laredo Cargo Is Big Winner in Biden鈥檚 New I-27 Law

Boosting U.S.-Mexico cargo movements through the Port of Laredo will be a key outcome of President Joe Biden鈥檚 recent enactment of a new law designating a future Interstate 27.

April 2, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Improving Back Office Efficiency in the Freight Industry

Technology is transforming the freight industry, accelerating the transition from manual processes to digital. And in a fiercely competitive landscape where every advantage matters, adopting innovation isn't merely beneficial 鈥 it's imperative. In this report, explore six strategies to supercharge your back office.聽聽 聽聽

April 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

USDOT's Camden on Freight Initiatives

USDOT Deputy Assistant Secretary Allison Dane Camden discusses the agency's freight initiatives that are in the works or being planned for the future.聽

February 28, 2024
BusinessLogisticsBreaking News

Truck Tonnage in December Dips 0.5% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage dipped in December, closing out the worst 12 months for freight activity since the pandemic year of 2020, American Trucking Associations reported.

January 23, 2024
BusinessSafety

Driver Recruitment Rolls On Amid 2023 Freight Downturn

The demand for professional truck drivers continued to show signs of activity this year despite an overall slowdown in the freight market.

December 19, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

House Panel Advances I-27 Naming Bill

A freight route in Texas would formally be issued a name under legislation recently advanced by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

November 21, 2023
Government

Amazon Business Tops 2023 Global Freight List

Amazon's extensive 3PL operation landed it atop this year's TT Top 50 Global Freight Companies list.

November 3, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Freight Industry Confronts Climate Change

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency coined the term 鈥淢essy Middle.鈥 It refers to the fact that there is more than one way to attack the problem of climate change.

October 6, 2023
BusinessEquipmentFor-HirePrivate

Experts: Freight Environment Unlikely to Improve Much Soon

Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.

September 20, 2023

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