Leverage aggregation to shorten last mile, improve sustainability efforts

By Adam Bryant, CEO of AxleHire The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. Sustainability is a growing priority for last-mile delivery providers. However, while media coverage focuses on electrification, robots or other future technologies, we tend to ignore the underlying…

Rail industry ‘crises’ spur call to oust STB chair

Three progressive groups want President Joe Biden to remove Marty Oberman from chairmanship of the Surface Transportation Board and replace him with board member Robert Primus because of the way Oberman handled the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. Their Wednesday letter addressed to Biden follows unrelated actions last week when the Coalition…

Roadrunner continues to invest in ambitious growth plan as year marches on

Roadrunner has revamped its business model in a major way over the past few years. The company – which describes itself as “transportation’s greatest comeback story” – has taken several ambitious steps in order to become the well-respected national LTL carrier it is today.  Roadrunner’s strategic shifts included exiting both the truckload and rail markets…