On episode 680 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by CKE Restaurants’ John Brewer, who talks about the logistics behind Carl’s Jr.’s free burger day Super Bowl promotion. Mutha Trucker News’ Alex Mai has built his own empire on social media. We’ll find out how he did it. Plus, does he think autonomous trucks…
A preliminary report released Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board shows that the engine on an Atlas Air 747-8 cargo jet that caught fire last month during takeoff from Miami International Airport was inspected four days before the incident. The crew of Atlas Air flight 3885 received a warning signal on its cockpit display…
This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers) Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers) Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 40 (Shippers) The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for…
Transport and logistics company TFI International Inc. posted fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.71 per diluted share, a 4-cent-per-diluted-share beat from consensus estimates. Alain Bédard, the company’s chairman, president and CEO, told analysts that he expects full-year earnings per share to exceed $7 per diluted share on an organic basis, bettering 2023’s $6.18 per share but…
Delays from the customs system on Mexico’s side of the border have snarled commercial truck traffic the past several days at ports of entry in California and Texas. Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM) began reporting intermittent issues with its customs operating system at the border on Tuesday. On Wednesday, ANAM suspended all operations at the…