Daily Infographic: What are the most common reasons freight is rejected?

Modern trucks rely on advanced systems vulnerable to cyberattacks, posing serious risks to fleet operations. Traditional security methods, like the seed-key exchange, are becoming outdated, leaving fleets exposed to potential disruptions. Download the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc.’s (NMFTA) latest guide to learn how upgrading to stronger security measures, such as certificate-based authentication, is…

FedEx plans to remove 29 aircraft from its fleet this year through permanent retirement and temporary storage, fulfilling its new program to eliminate permanent costs and make its logistics network more flexible as global trade slows. CEO Raj Subramaniam said on Tuesday’s earnings briefing that the Express unit will park 20 aircraft in fiscal year…

C.H. Robinson posted a second consecutive quarter that exceeded expectations, sent its stock higher in post-market trading and is starting to indicate that Dave Bozeman, roughly one year on the job as CEO, is making changes that are having an impact on the giant brokerage. When C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) released its first-quarter earnings at…

Lorus Byers, CEO of Carrier Intelligence, sat down with Taking the Hire Road host Jeremy Reymer to discuss the driver recruiting and retention strategies that Carrier Intelligence uses to stand out. Byers spent his early freight career with C.H. Robinson in capacity and load tendering. Eventually, he found that many carriers didn’t necessarily lack loads,…

French transport and logistics company Geodis said Tuesday that it has acquired U.S. drayage provider Southern Companies, a Miami-based company that serves seven Southeast ports. The acquisition, terms of which were not disclosed, beefs up Geodis’ operations in the region. More than 80 Southern employees are expected to join Geodis. Geodis currently operates 150 warehouses…

A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced it will begin using a freight railroad to bypass the drought-stricken Panama Canal, as low water levels have forced authorities to limit the number of large ships passing through. The shipping container giant said Wednesday its Oceania-Americas (OC1) service, which normally uses cargo ships to transit the canal, will instead utilize…