Plus: Chattanooga floods close I-24 and stall freight, LA port hits its highest monthly volume in 117 years, July sees another spike in trucking bankruptcies, and more.
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Bankruptcy filings and closures are mounting in trucking as tight lending and “zombie carriers” keep rates low, delaying the market correction and prolonging a multi-year freight recession.
Plus: Chattanooga floods close I-24 and stall freight, LA port hits its highest monthly volume in 117 years, July sees another spike in trucking bankruptcies, and more.
TGIF. With courts split 2–2, TQL and C.H. Robinson are pushing the Supreme Court to decide if brokers can be held liable for carrier crashes. Today’s feature breaks down the key cases and what’s at stake
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Correction: Wednesday's breakdown of the Inc. 5000 list mistakenly omitted TransCargo Solutions, the third fastest-growing freight brokerage.
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Plus: FreightWaves & Dooner drama heats up, Uber Freight CEO jumps to Waabi’s driverless push, truck OEMs take California to court, and more.
We went back to the “dispatch capital of the world” to see what’s changed.
Plus: FMCSA’s English crackdown has sidelined 1,500+ drivers, Class 8 truck orders hit multiyear lows amid uncertainty, and truck drivers are now praising Tesla Semis.
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