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August 16, 2021

Cargo airlines cancel hundreds of China flights amid COVID outbreak

Chinese restrictions to control a spike in COVID infections have severely curtailed cargo operations at several airports and reduced crew…

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August 4, 2021

LTL carriers add more terminals as demand spike

LTL carrier Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it has added three service centers and relocated three more…

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July 28, 2021

TFI confronts unprofitable truths in UPS Freight turnaround

CEO says company taking hard line on shippers that weren’t paying enough TFI International’s dramatic improvement to the profitability of…

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July 28, 2021

Warning: Book now or ‘Christmas may be canceled’

Containers don’t lie — and currently they tell the unvarnished ugly story of the supply chain bottleneck facing importers. U.S….

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July 21, 2021

The Upside of COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Truck Driver Shortages

Truck Driver Shortage The shortage of truck drivers is not a new problem. For example, over the last four years…

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July 19, 2021

‘This madness must stop’ – clients go bust as shipping lines pile on surcharges

Ocean carriers are becoming ever more creative with the names for huge surcharges they are loading on top of already…

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July 14, 2021

WHAT MAKES UP THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF DIESEL?

We, as transportation professionals, are directly impacted by diesel fuel prices. If you are a carrier, fuel costs make up…

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July 7, 2021

CDL holders banned from driving due to drugs, alcohol top 60,000

The number of U.S. truck drivers sidelined due to substance abuse violations has surpassed 60,000 and continues to climb by…

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July 7, 2021

Another FTL takes out an LTL in $1.35B deal

Big M&A deals are starting to roll in for the publicly traded truckload carriers. After months of management teams saying…

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July 1, 2021

Congress succeed in boosting trucking insurance to $2 million

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a highway reauthorization bill that includes a provision to raise trucking insurance liability from…

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