3 reasons you won’t want to miss the Future of Supply Chain

FreightWaves is bringing its next live event to the rock ’n’ roll capital of the world. On June 21-22, the Future of Supply Chain will unite thousands of industry minds in Cleveland to discuss what’s next in the global supply chain and how companies are transforming digitally.  The event will take place at the Huntington…

Birmingham airport breaks ground on Kuehne+Nagel cargo facility

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BMH) in Alabama has begun construction of its first dedicated terminal for general cargo, part of a new focus on attracting cargo business that already includes new chartered freighter flights from Germany. The Birmingham Airport Authority last week broke ground on the $27 million facility, which will serve as the Southeast air…

Electric truck incentives plentiful today but won’t last forever

This story is part of a series concerning California’s impending regulations on zero-emissions vehicles, which have the potential to upend the American trucking industry. You can follow along with the stories here. Generous incentives California offers to offset the cost of transitioning to electric trucks are not forever: The spiffs begin to disappear as the regulations…

Can EPA’s electric truck proposal survive political scrutiny?

This story is part of a series concerning California’s impending regulations on zero-emissions vehicles, which have the potential to upend the American trucking industry. You can follow along with the stories here. WASHINGTON — Political and economic realities are already setting roadblocks in front of the Biden administration’s Phase 3 truck rule that could make it…