Texas resumes truck safety inspections at border entry in El Paso

Cross-border truck drivers are once again facing hourslong waits at a the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge in El Paso, Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) renewed controversial state-run safety inspections Saturday, stopping and inspecting all commercial vehicles arriving from Mexico.  “This operation may expand to other El Paso [port of entry] cargo facilities and…

White Paper: Carriers Weigh In on State of Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity concerns are becoming increasingly common as cyberattacks and ransomware breaches make headlines throughout the logistics industry. Over half of carriers recently surveyed have either been directly impacted by a security issue or seen their peers impacted. In this new white paper, Trimble and FreightWaves address the state of cybersecurity, overall perception of threats in the industry, and how…

2 people killed after oversize load falls onto Texas highway

Authorities are investigating the cause of an accident that killed two people and critically injured a third Saturday when an oversize load from a passing flatbed truck came loose and fell onto their vehicle on a Texas highway. The accident happened shortly after 11 a.m., and firefighters in Temple, Texas, responded to the reported collision…

GlobalX Airlines delivers Haiti relief supplies after airport reopens

Global Crossing Airlines, a hybrid passenger-cargo charter airline based in Miami, on Thursday was the first commercial airline to fly into Haiti since warring gangs closed the main airport in Port-au-Prince in early March. The Airbus A321 converted cargo jet carried U.S. State Department humanitarian aid for the ravaged country.  Coordinated gang attacks on institutions…

Over the past decade, C.H. Robinson lost its moat to innovation and competition

C.H. Robinson (Nasdaq: CHRW), the largest trucking freight brokerage, is in a challenging spot that isn’t strictly due to the Great Freight Recession. Its stock is trading near the lows of the COVID lockdown (closing price on April 26 was $70.22; the COVID low was $63.91), with investors asking tough questions about the company’s long-term…