Omnichannel fulfillment provider Stord has acquired Ware2Go, an on-demand warehousing and fulfillment network, from UPS, the companies announced on Monday. The deal gives the Atlanta-based startup an additional 21 e-commerce warehouses, with a total capacity of 2.5 million square feet…
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CN continues work to expand capacity and fluidity in Vancouver
Canadian National aims to squeeze as much capacity as possible out of the Port of Vancouver, where a combination of water, development and terrain make it difficult to physically expand. CN CEO Tracy Robinson says coordination is essential to getting…
Roadcheck effects persist as truckload market still tightening
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual International Roadcheck inspection blitz has come and gone, but its effects on the trucking industry are proving more persistent than in recent years, revealing a market that may be more vulnerable to disruption…
Freight fraud: Your supply chain is showing
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How intelligence is power in freight fraud prevention DETAILS: Truckstop and Hetherington Group experts discuss the rising sophistication of fraud in the trucking…
Freight fraud: Leveraging the carrier identity solution
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Fraud is the Signal: Designing the Future of Freight DETAILS: The fireside chat between FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and Michael Caney from Highway discusses…
Freight fraud: How criminals found a way in
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas on May 14. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Freight Fraud Dynamics: Root Cause and Preventive Strategies DETAILS: Barry Conlon, CEO of Overhaul, discusses the evolving state of cargo theft and…
Southern California international intermodal volume sees weekly decline
Reflecting the sting of steep tariffs levied on Chinese imports, eastbound international container volume out of Southern California declined to the lowest level in six months during the week that ended on Sunday, according to data from RailState. The weekly…
No container tsunami heading to Los Angeles, says port chief
The head of the busiest U.S. container port doesn’t expect a big jump in import shipments during the pause in China tariffs. “Next we will see an uptick in [vessel] bookings from China, but I don’t see a huge surge…
FMCSA renews Hollywood exemption on truck driver hiring rules
WASHINGTON — A third-party consortium that manages drug testing for truckers hauling for movie studios has convinced regulators that it can safely continue a less stringent hiring process than that of general freight haulers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
Freight thefts slam Southern California shippers; retail and consumers left holding tariff bag | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
[embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=iVMaO11Knns&feature=oembed[/embed] On Episode 840 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about yet another freight theft in Southern California. The thieves spoofed a bill of lading and made off with a shipper’s freight. Travelers’ Scott Cornell stops by to talk…