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Yellow appears to be halting pickups in some areas of the Northeast, as well as Ohio, California and Texas, according to account executives who spoke to FreightWaves anonymously and company communication shared with FreightWaves. Nationwide, Yellow said in a memo sent to employees and shared to FreightWaves on Tuesday it was “limiting” pickup operations in…
Early numbers on the first quarter are starting to trickle in from container shipping lines. They show a big step down from the fourth quarter, but they also confirm that earnings are still well above the pre-COVID “normal.” Spot rates in the trans-Pacific eastbound market have collapsed, yet carriers continue to be shielded by annual…
St. Louis-based autonomous rail car developer Intramotev has received a $200,000 grant to deploy three self-propelled rail cars at a mining site in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Intramotev expects to deploy its TugVolt rail cars in late 2023. The company has been testing its battery-electric rail car prototype at its St. Louis headquarters. “We…
A 70-year-old California-based less-than-truckload carrier ceased operations Thursday, leaving over 170 truck drivers, warehouse workers and office personnel without jobs, paychecks and paid time off (PTO). The formerly family-owned company, Tony’s Express, headquartered in Fontana, had 87 drivers and 42 power units at the time of its closure, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
Canada’s two largest Pacific ports — Vancouver and Prince Rupert — remained at a standstill Friday as a strike by the port workers’ union hit the one-week mark. Ships are beginning to pile up at anchorages and rail operations serving the U.S. have effectively halted. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) claimed Thursday that…
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Reliance Partners’ Thom Albrecht about what the banking crisis means for your freight. Do four financial failures make for a crisis? We’ll answer how it is impacting fleet and consumer spending and what’s trending in banking and the freight recession. It’s reefer madness when…