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Rhode Island’s truck tolling system, which has been on the shelf following a lower court ruling in 2022, has new life following a Court of Appeals decision handed down Friday. The decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals is…

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Violence against truckers surging in cargo thefts; Port of Brownsville kicks off $600M ship channel project; auto parts maker Daimay invests…

Chart of the Week: OReefer Outbound Tender Reject Index, Van Outbound Tender Reject Index – USA SONAR: ROTRI.USA, VOTRI.USA National refrigerated (reefer) tender rejection rates (ROTRI) have been averaging above 14% since early October, compared to around 8% during the same period in…

Forward Air announced Friday it has parted ways with its President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Ruble. The announcement comes as the beleaguered company tries to appease customers and shareholders following a messy merger with Omni Logistics. The abrupt separation…

By Aaron Rubin, founder and CEO of ShipHero With the inauguration still over a month away, President-elect Donald Trump has already announced some of his plans regarding U.S. trade policy. This is a breakdown of a few of the ones…

Boeing’s plea deal regarding criminal fraud conspiracy charges over two fatal 737 MAX accidents that occurred in 2018 and 2019 has been rejected by a federal judge. In the plea deal, Boeing would have accepted responsibility for the conspiracy to…

A federal appeals court upheld a law mandating China-based internet company ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations by Jan. 19, or face a nationwide ban. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers say TikTok poses a national security threat due to its…

With just weeks to go until a contract extension runs out, a coalition of shippers is urging East and Gulf coast port employers and union longshore workers to resume negotiations to avert another port strike. In a letter to International…

Kal Freight Inc., a leading provider of hauling and logistics solutions in the trucking industry, announced Thursday that it and certain affiliated companies have voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Texas. It is unclear…

In anticipation of a tighter truck freight market in 2025, some shippers have started making contract adjustments as pricing power begins to shift to carriers. “We’re actually seeing price appreciation in contract rates as the spread between spot and contract…