Yellow’s credit ratings fall as negotiations with union continue

Credit ratings for less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. have been lowered further by Moody’s Investors Service. The credit rating agency on Monday downgraded the carrier’s corporate family rating from B3 to Caa1. “Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk,” Moody’s said. Downgrades were also…

AI isn’t new to the supply chain, but ChatGPT is expanding its role

ORLANDO, Fla. — If there were a contest to find the buzzword that sums up the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, the winner would be clear: AI. Companies boasted about their artificial intelligence bona fides on the floor of the recently concluded show. The flood of emails sent to journalists covering the event, offering up interviews…

Mexican government urges Texas to halt truck inspections at border

The Mexican government has called on Texas to stop even the recently scaled-back state-run cargo truck inspections at the border, which it said have caused long delays and millions of dollars in lost trade. The inspections overseen by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began May 2 at Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville and…

WestJet pilot lockout would halt new all-cargo operation 

The startup cargo airline within the Canadian passenger carrier WestJet could be forced to suspend operations barely a month after launching commercial service if the company and its pilots can’t reach agreement on a new contract by Friday. WestJet Group on Monday issued a lockout notice to pilots in response to a 72-hour strike notification…