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Pioneering brokerage and logistics technology provider Ship OGRE recently completed the acquisition of third-party logistics provider Brokerage and Transportation Sales Inc. (BTS). The merger includes integrating BTS into OGRE’s “Ship Like a Beast”’ platform, which simplifies operations, reduces costs and provides a seamless end-to-end experience from manufacturers to end customers. Wes Queen, founder and CEO…
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Driver recruiting and retention in a challenging freight environment DETAILS: Chris Schoate, vice president for driver recruiting and retention at Houston-based Gulf Winds International, talks with FreightWaves about driver recruitment and retention in a post-pandemic job market. KEY QUOTES FROM SCHOATE: “The one big change that I saw that happened in the…
Perhaps this truck is moving freight at a sustainable rate. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The trucking industry is known for its volatility. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, nearly 9,000 trucking authorities shuttered. However, shippers — the parties that use trucking services, such as retailers and manufacturers — seem increasingly fed up with the chaos….
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says only 113 motor carriers have applied for its under-21 truck driver apprenticeship program since the agency began accepting applications in July 2022, a dismal sign for an initiative that had been expected to recruit up to 1,000 carriers and 3,000 drivers. The data, included in a…
The benchmark price used for most diesel fuel surcharges declined for the seventh straight week. Tuesday’s price, delayed a day due to the Memorial Day holiday, came the same day as one of the larger one-day increases in the price of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) on the CME commodity exchange in several weeks. The…
Dearest MODESians, Well, this is it. Today is my last day at FreightWaves and my final edition of MODES … for a little while. I’m starting a new job outside of journalism in February and won’t be able to continue the MODES newsletter there. (At least for the time being.) MODES has published on Tiny…