Startup electric truck infrastructure developer WattEV won’t say how much money it has raised from investors. But its stunning accumulation of grant money is a bigger story. “It’s one of the things that definitely sets…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Continental AG announces $90M manufacturing facility in Mexico; 3PL Outerspace opens…
Forward Air announced Thursday it has completed the acquisition of Omni Logistics. The transaction’s closing ends a bitter legal dispute between the two parties. A news release said the deal, which likely closed at a…
Coming off a year in which it made several significant acquisitions even as its growth in new travel centers slowed somewhat, Love’s has an aggressive plan for 2024 that might include new growth in its factoring…
BNCT, located in Busan's New Port, South Korea, is Asia's first vertical-automated terminal which can berth four of the world's largest container vessels simultaneously. Since…
Mike Nichols, a truck driver based in Wisconsin, is probably one of the lucky ones. Unlike many of America’s 2.2 million truck drivers, he doesn’t waste hours of his week waiting to be loaded or unloaded. “My customers…
Paccar Inc. CEO Preston Feight could be forgiven for taking a victory lap celebrating the truckmaker’s 85th consecutive year of net profits. No forgiveness needed. The company’s leader since 2019 declined to brag. That’s…
As major container shipping lines consistently bypass the Red Sea to avoid the threat of rebel missile attacks, air cargo volumes are finally getting a boost. Preliminary data now backs anecdotal reports a month ago of…
One Walmart truck driver says he has 15 years left of working, and he intends to spend them hauling loads for Walmart. “Barring a lottery win or marrying a sugar mama, I don’t see myself going anywhere,” said the…
Volvo Trucks North America’s first new over-the-road VNL in seven years features a more powerful electrical system to help power eventual autonomous driving while aerodynamics and powertrain improvements boost fuel…
Elmer Bontrager, a Kentucky-based truck driver, doesn’t mind his overly helpful big rig. But he knows it has its limits. Bontrager’s semi-truck wants to alert him whenever it seems like he’s going to mess up. The problem…
WILIMINGTON, Del. — The merger dispute between Forward Air and Omni Logistics was settled just before opening arguments began on Monday. The deal is expected to close in the coming days. With a Delaware courtroom filled…
When it comes to autonomous trucks, Ryder System Inc. plays the field, forming — and sometimes ending — relationships with practically every startup contending for leadership in the medium- and heavy-duty driverless…
