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Loadsmart's showing on the FreightTech 25 caps a big year for the New York-based company. Along with a $19 million investment from the world's largest shipping line, Maersk, and the largest U.S. ports operator, Ports America, Loadsmart made its first move into intermodal trucking with a platform...

The fifth-largest ocean carrier picks the leading provider of container management technology to handle its inland container haulage worldwide.  The fifth-largest ocean carrier by capacity said it will use a platform from Blume Global "to support its entire global network of motor carrier partners...

In this episode of FreightWaves NOW, Meteorologist Nick Austin tells you about an impending snow storm in the Midwest, FreightCaster Kyle Cunningham dives into our carrier update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Seth Holm talks about ways to measure broker performance, Market Expert Donny...

The transportation and logistics industry is in the midst of a technological awakening. Customer expectations are following suit. It is no longer enough to just provide excellent service. Now, companies must provide excellent service alongside speed, transparency and convenience.  Multi-billion...

American Cross-Dock & Storage recently announced it was doubling its warehouse space near the Port of Houston, one of the fastest growing U.S. container ports.  The company has entered into a deal to lease 102,863 square feet of warehouse space at the Bayport North Logistics Center I, as well...

This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking Along with serving bigger ships and longer trains, the port of Savannah is making truck fluidity a priority, according to a local intermodal executive. Year-to-date inbound volumes into Savannah are up close to 10% through August, making it...

A California-based drayage carrier is switching its entire diesel fleet to renewable natural gas as part of the state's drive for near-zero emissions trucking. Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI) will replace 40 diesel trucks with trucks using a 12-liter, 400-horsepower Cummins Westport...

Motor carriers and third-party logistics companies see California's new law on employee classification as universally negative for intermodal trucking, forcing further costs on an industry running on thin margins. Even so, carriers are still being advised to not yet change their business model...

Loadsmart is looking to jump into the port trucking market with a new freight matching app that has the endorsement of two big players in ocean shipping.  The New York-based company said Maersk and terminals operator Ports America are providing a $19 million investment aimed at expanding the new...

This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking Drayage trucking in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is seeing healthy demand thanks to the region's strong economy drawing in more container imports. But Seattle-Tacoma's export containers are taking a hit from the U.S. trade war with China.  The...

Opus9 is now offering to match shippers with drayage carriers as it expands coverage to major U.S. ports. The Sunnyvale, California-based startup, which already offers load matching and digital brokerage for truckload and less-than-truckload freight, wants to bring the same level of automation to...

Also known as the First Mile, drayage is the transport of goods over a short distance between ports and warehouses for truck, ship or rail. Image Sourced by Pixabay

As the on-again, off-again U.S.-China trade war continues and the Chinese New Year approaches, U.S. ports have witnessed hectic schedules, with drayage trucks lining up for many hours at a stretch. In such a scenario, shippers and carriers bear the brunt of demurrage and detention, as unpredictable...