Avianca Cargo recently received its first Airbus A330 converted freighter and placed it with Mexican affiliate AeroUnion to cover routes in Colombia, Mexico and the United States as part of a fleet modernization plan. The cargo division of Colombian flag carrier Avianca operates six factory-built A330-200 cargo jets and agreed in May 2022 to lease…
Nearly two dozen freight brokers say an Illinois trucking company and its network of “affiliated carriers” targeted their companies a few days before the Fourth of July holiday and are holding 36 confirmed loads hostage until ransom demands are paid. A source familiar with the situation said that number could rise to around 50 loads…
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Visibility provider project44 announced it has implemented automatic electronic bills of lading for all of its less-than-truckload pickup requests as the LTL industry looks to expedite industry adoption of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association’s (NMFTA’s) eBOL standards. “We are proud to contribute and continue to lead LTL API innovation, which includes eBOL,” Jett McCandless,…
A case seen as the trucking industry’s primary legal assault against the Biden administration’s new independent contractor (IC) rule is now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. A group of Louisiana trucking companies and the state’s primary trucking association filed the initial lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern…