Ghost loads. Bait-and-switch posts with inaccurate origin and destination information. Double brokers. Carriers of last resort with questionable credentials and safety records. These are just a few of the structural issues that introduce friction into trucking load boards and undermine the integrity of the data derived from them. Load boards for the trucking spot market…
Knight-Swift Transportation’s latest acquisition is a bit of a reversal from recent initiatives, which were designed to dilute some of the cyclicality inherent in being an over-the-road truckload carrier. Those actions included acquiring less-than-truckload assets and building out a power-only brokerage offering. On Tuesday, Knight-Swift (NYSE: KNX), the nation’s largest TL carrier, announced it will…
Automation solutions provider Mujin has unveiled its latest technology, TruckBot, an automated trailer and container unloader. Reaching up to 52 feet while handling boxes weighing up to 50 pounds, TruckBot fastens onto extendable conveyors, frequently seen in modern warehouses and docks, and uses suction cup grippers to grab the sides of boxes and place them…
CHICAGO — ProMat 2023 is well underway, and the announcements have been coming fas and furious. The massive trade show, running this week for the first time since 2019, features 1,000 of the top supply chain and logistics companies pitching their latest and greatest solutions to tens of thousands of guests. As you can imagine,…
The National Transportation Safety Board released two preliminary reports Monday that describe the events surrounding two separate incidents involving Norfolk Southern trains. Investigations into both incidents are ongoing, the agency said. For one incident involving a derailment of an NS train on March 9 in Alabama, NTSB said that as it continues to investigate the…