Aurora begins driverless routes in Texas, 2025 freight company closures list grows, USDOT ties two fatal crashes to low-English speaking skills, and more.
U.S. trucking firms, including Balkan Express, file Chapter 11 amid market strain; FreightWaves tracks 2025 closures.
We're back with another Funny Freight Friday, doing a rundown of some of the funniest message exchanges we've been sent lately.
Plus: Landstar and Schneider report Q4 earnings, an update on Freight Essentials' legal battle with WWEX, Trump approves tariffs against Mexico and Canada, and more.
Feds uncover $200M smuggling scheme at LA ports. Plus: Marten & Heartland cautiously optimistic, Nikola shares take a nosedive, and electric truck sales stalled.
Plus: Kodiak Robotics completes 100 driverless deliveries, railroads face strikes and profit challenges, cargo theft hits record highs in 2024, and more.
Plus: A shipper sues a Texas-based brokerage for negligence, Knight-Swift releases its Q4 earnings report, logistics companies ramp up investments in US-Mexico trade infrastructure, and more.
Plus: updates on Trump’s trade policies, Panama Canal plans, energy initiatives, a major warehousing giant exceeds Q4 expectations, declining Asia-US shipping rates, and more.
Plus: J.B. Hunt faces freight recovery challenges, import growth boosts trucking, and truckers push back on limiters.
Get insights on 2025 freight trends, Ohio’s $1B defense hub, J.B. Hunt’s Q4 earnings dip, California’s zero-emissions update, and more.
Inside Angie’s Transportation bankruptcy. Plus: TQL’s review request denied, US-Mexico trade remains strong, winter weather causes major trucking disruptions across key U.S. routes, and more.
Plus: A court ruling shields brokers from liability, a $22M cocaine bust on I-40, and Aurora’s fight with FMCSA over safety tech.
The port strike has been averted, and the agreement awaits ratification.
Freight’s hottest events of 2025 are here! From tech showcases to 3PL summits, find out which conferences will define the industry this year.
Aurora’s new partnership with Nvidia and Continental could be a game-changer for autonomous trucking. Plus: Broker transparency may hurt small brokers; RBX blames faulty Paccar engines for bankruptcy, Forward Air explores sale amid financial struggles, and more.
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