We sat down with Jonathan Kolb, Founder of OBC ONE, to explore the high-stakes, hand-delivered world of onboard couriers where packages fly 8,000 miles and delays can cost millions. Plus: our featured carrier of the week.
Plus: Strait of Hormuz tensions, Senate pushes English tests for CDL drivers, Craig Fuller slams FourKites’ CEO, and more in today’s newsletter.
Craig Fuller clarifies that his comments on Project44’s Movement platform were misrepresented by FourKites CEO Matt Elenjickal
Echo's CEO offers an optimistic outlook on the freight market recovery, a Virginia freight company files for bankruptcy, and why 2024 may be the year of drone delivery.
Happy National Napping Day, but we've got a few stories you shouldn't be sleeping on. We're featuring an update on the issues plaguing the Suez and Panama Canals, the main arteries of global trade. Plus, Echo's CEO offers an optimistic outlook on the freight market recovery, a Virginia freight company is on the outs, and why 2024 may be the year of drone delivery.
🤔 Question of the Day: The Panama Canal drought caused a massive spike in toll costs, with some operators paying up to _____ times more than usual, reaching around $500,000 for a single crossing. Read our main story to find out.
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We sat down with Jonathan Kolb, Founder of OBC ONE, to explore the high-stakes, hand-delivered world of onboard couriers where packages fly 8,000 miles and delays can cost millions. Plus: our featured carrier of the week.
Plus: Strait of Hormuz tensions, Senate pushes English tests for CDL drivers, Craig Fuller slams FourKites’ CEO, and more in today’s newsletter.
Plus: An industry data sleuth challenges FMCSA, $1.4M in Nintendo consoles vanish, Trump targets more imports, and more.
Week of June 19: A round-up of the most engaging and talked-about freight content from around the web and from us.
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