Several hundred people gathered in three border states Saturday to call for stricter immigration security, ending the cross-country “Take Our Border Back” convoy that traveled from Virginia to Texas last week. Convoy organizers and supporters initially said as many as 700,000 vehicles would take part in three separate rallies in Arizona, California and Texas, including…
For the first 30 or so months of her tenure, UPS CEO Carol B. Tomé had the wind at her back. For the past year, however, a gale force storm has been blowing right at the company. The question is whether she can steer Big Brown through an environment bereft of tailwinds that mayh have…
Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced on Monday that it has taken the first steps in activating an API technical standard produced by the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) industry group. The group released its standards to the FreightTech industry on GitHub in October. The need for an API scheduling standard stems from the recognition that…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s truckers plan nationwide strike against cargo theft; EV maker Lucid expands its U.S. manufacturing facility; Grainger announces new distribution center near Houston; and supply chain services provider Kinaxis opens Dallas office. Mexico’s truckers plan nationwide…
Chart of the Week: Spot to contract rate spread (excluding estimated fuel costs above $1.20/gal, Van Outbound Tender Rejection Index – USA SONAR: RATES12.USA, VOTRI.USA The difference (spread) between dry van truckload spot and contract rates has risen to its most balanced level since the holiday season last year. While the weather has certainly played a role…