The weak trucking market is still not heavily impacting new truck orders, which remained reasonably strong in February, according to the two firms that most closely track the level of activity. In releasing its report on preliminary orders for Class 8 vehicles, FTR Transportation Intelligence put the seasonally adjusted number for February at 25,700 units….
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…
On Episode 690 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit, where we’re looking at tech that is transforming the industry. Front’s Craig Klemp looks at emerging systems that aim to empower global and domestic trade. He’s breaking down what Front is seeing in the automation, AI and connected…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Legal issues and regulations to watch for in 2024. DETAILS: Transportation attorney Matthew Leffler dives into three hot topics affecting commercial trucking — nuclear verdicts, speed limiters and noncompete agreements — and how brokers should prepare for them. KEY QUOTES FROM…
Mexico’s major ports handled 728,116 twenty-foot equivalent units during January, a 20% year-over-year (y/y) increase in total container volume for the country’s 18 ports, according to Mexico’s naval ministry. The country’s nine Pacific Coast ports handled the bulk of container movements in January, totaling 532,534 TEUs for the month. Mexico’s two largest Pacific Coast ports…