Persevering through disruptions such as the drought affecting container ship traffic in the Panama Canal, as well as future crises, involves building trusted networks of data to map the global supply chain, say Altana Technologies officials. Altana is a New York-based startup leveraging AI and billions of data points from customs authorities, logistics providers and…
Rail labor groups are rallying around Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman, saying calls to strip him of his position misdiagnose the root cause of the industry’s woes: operational challenges associated with precision scheduled railroading (PSR). “We firmly believe that removing Chair Oberman or failing to reappoint him would undermine the significant progress the Board…
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack about the drama over at Yellow. The carrier has told the Teamsters it will be out of money by August, but the union says it’s not going to bail the company out again. We’ll find out if Yellow can survive and…
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Michael Frolick as its 2023 TCA Safety Professional of the Year. Frolick, Milton, Ont.-based TransPro Freight Systems’ director of safety, was honored during […]
Management from J.B. Hunt Transport Services said Wednesday that overall demand continues to be subdued. However, it noted some areas of strength in the market. “We have a few pockets where it’s getting a little bit better,” President Shelley Simpson said during an appearance at a Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) investor conference in Chicago. She…