By FreightWaves | Eric Kulisch | 7/21/2025 1:28 PM

Businesses will stop using Canada Post if workers decide to go on strike again, worsening the existing mail drain, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The post Survey: Small businesses would flee Canada Post if mail carriers strike appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Noi Mahoney | 7/21/2025 1:11 PM

Ruan Transport is laying off 144 workers from a facility in Tolleson, Arizona, after losing a customer contract. The post Ruan Transport laying off 144 workers in Arizona after losing contract appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Adam Wingfield | 7/21/2025 1:00 PM

Meet the Founder Garrett Allen has spent more than a decade immersed in the trucking and freight space, working closely with brokers, carriers, and shippers. He’s not just a tech founder—he’s a builder with firsthand knowledge of how clunky and inconsistent freight data has made life harder for the very people trying to move freight […] The post AMPLIFY: SearchCarriers – Smarter Carrier Data for the People Who Move Freight appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Stuart Chirls | 7/21/2025 7:00 AM

In a business as tightly coupled to its past as railroading, there is much at stake for several individuals in the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. The post Analysis: UP-NS rail merger spotlights individual legacies in a legacy business appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Stuart Chirls | 7/21/2025 6:27 AM

Small- and medium-sized businesses are feeling the tremors of unpredictable U.S. trade policy and dozens of recent tariff changes. The post “It all unraveled quickly”: Family-owned business laments tariff and trade chaos appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Thomas Wasson | 7/20/2025 9:00 AM

Daimler Truck AG is pivoting to Europe for zero-emission vehicle growth under its “Stronger 2030” strategy, citing favorable regulations and incentives over U.S. uncertainties. Mercedes-Benz Trucks aims for 25,000 ZEV unit sales by 2030 The post Daimler Truck looks to the Old World for its new zero-emission trucks appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Noi Mahoney | 7/20/2025 7:00 AM

This week in Borderlands: US ending tomato trade agreement met with praise, criticism; Amports expands vehicle storage capacity at Mexican seaport; and CBP find cocaine in raspberry shipment from Mexico. The post Borderlands Mexico: US ending tomato trade agreement met with praise, criticism appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst | 7/19/2025 8:30 PM

The widening gap between regional rejection rates underpins the growing fragility of the truckload market. The post Regional disparity grows as truckload capacity tightens appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Eric Kulisch | 7/19/2025 3:03 PM

The Trump administration is taking punitive steps against Mexico, including the potential cancellation of a joint venture between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, for alleged violations of a bilateral air service agreement. The post US moves to restrict Mexican airlines over cargo, competition concerns appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | John Kingston | 7/18/2025 5:00 PM

Triumph Financial wrapped up a quarter where lots happened with the company beyond its bottom line. The post Much happened at Triumph Financial during the quarter; USPS dispute settled appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Mary O'Connell | 7/18/2025 2:00 PM

In this edition: GHX new AI solutions for healthcare, Lineage expands in Kentucky, and mochi mixes with ice cream sandwiches. The post Running on Ice: GHX rolls out new AI capabilities to strengthen healthcare supply chains appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Stuart Chirls | 7/18/2025 12:59 PM

Ocean container rates on the Asia-U.S. trade lane continue to fall, according to Drewry’s latest data. The post Drewry: Ocean rates fall for fifth straight week appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | John Gallagher | 7/18/2025 12:55 PM

Consumers will have a direct pipeline into the Trump administration for priorities to be included in a funding bill that will be crucial to freight markets. The post DOT seeks public ideas for next major transportation bill appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Contributed Content | 7/18/2025 12:05 PM

Matthew Leffler, The Armchair Attorney, explains why the U.S. Supreme Court must act now to resolve a widening circuit split over whether the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act preempts state common-law negligent hiring claims against freight brokers. The post The Supreme Court must end the legal chaos threatening freight brokers appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | John Paul Hampstead | 7/18/2025 10:51 AM

Intermodal, coal, and grains are driving Class I railroad traffic higher. The post Higher electricity demand boosts railroad coal carloads appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Noi Mahoney | 7/18/2025 10:42 AM

More than 4,000 layoffs hit freight-related companies across the U.S. over the last several weeks. The post Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S. appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Todd Maiden | 7/18/2025 10:27 AM

Numerous changes to the way less-than-truckload freight is categorized take effect on Saturday. The post New LTL freight class rules take effect on Saturday appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Stuart Chirls | 7/18/2025 10:23 AM

Uncertainty over tariffs and shifting supply chains undercut the Port of Oakland’s June container volume.  The post Port of Oakland containers off 10% as ‘recalibration’ hits ocean supply chain appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | Eric Kulisch | 7/18/2025 9:33 AM

Many businesses are diverting parcel shipments to cheaper carriers as FedEx and UPS hike rates and surcharges, according to the latest TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The post FedEx and UPS cease parcel discounts, ‘weaponize’ fuel surcharges: report appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story

By FreightWaves | John Kingston | 7/18/2025 7:00 AM

Oregon isn’t enforcing its copycat Advanced Clean Trucks rule, but it just tied itself closer to what California is doing. The post Oregon ties itself closer to California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule, even though it may have no future appeared first on FreightWaves. ... Read full Story