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Cargo-focused Western Global Airlines will pay nearly $85,000 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged gender-based pay discrimination at the company’s headquarters in Estero, Florida, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday.  A routine compliance review determined that Western Global Airlines discriminated against female managers, support professionals, technicians and administrators in terms of base…

On Episode 782 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner and Covenant’s Matt McLelland are talking about the mystery surrounding the death of the inventor of the diesel engine. “The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel” author Douglas Brunt takes us deep inside the circumstances that led to the untimely demise of one of freight’s most crucial inventors. …

The 747 jumbo jet era is over at Qatar Airways. The company’s cargo subsidiary announced that its lone remaining Boeing 747-8 freighter finished its last flight on Friday, arriving at its base in Doha from Barcelona, Spain. Qatar Airways Cargo acquired two 747-8s in 2017 and recently agreed to sell them to UPS. The airline…

Chart of the Week: Reefer Tender Reject Index, Reefer Truckload Index – USA  SONAR: ROTRI.USA, RTI.USA The refrigerated (reefer) truckload market has settled after showing signs of destabilizing in front of the broader market last fall. The Reefer Outbound Tender Reject Index (ROTRI) has averaged below 5% since the start of March after spending much of…

BROOKLYN, New York — In a room full of the next generation of mobility entrepreneurs and financial backers of their wide-ranging projects, Geoff Douglass’ pitch was for using autonomous vessels to modernize port navigation and streamline the marine shipping supply chain. What might best be described as “pilot day” at Newlab at the Brooklyn Navy…

This monthly report analyzes the current state of the freight market based on critical insights from our SONAR platform. October’s session includes an overview of recent disruptive impacts to the supply chain from hurricanes and strikes, likely policy changes based on the outcome of the U.S. presidential contest, and intermodal’s role in the evolution of…