On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about one of the biggest issues plaguing our industry: double brokering and load board fraud. Truckstop found reports of fraud jumped by 400% from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the fourth quarter of 2022. How can shippers and carriers fight back? We’ll hear from…
By Adam Bryant, CEO of AxleHire The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. Sustainability is a growing priority for last-mile delivery providers. However, while media coverage focuses on electrification, robots or other future technologies, we tend to ignore the underlying…
Three progressive groups want President Joe Biden to remove Marty Oberman from chairmanship of the Surface Transportation Board and replace him with board member Robert Primus because of the way Oberman handled the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. Their Wednesday letter addressed to Biden follows unrelated actions last week when the Coalition…
Roadrunner has revamped its business model in a major way over the past few years. The company – which describes itself as “transportation’s greatest comeback story” – has taken several ambitious steps in order to become the well-respected national LTL carrier it is today. Roadrunner’s strategic shifts included exiting both the truckload and rail markets…
Pilots at Federal Express have authorized union leaders to call a strike, once allowed under federal law, if negotiations with the parcel logistics company fail to produce a satisfactory contract. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said Wednesday that the motion to support a strike passed with 99% of support, with nearly all of the…