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Latest Phase in J.B. Hunt vs. BNSF Leads to Big New Charges for Hunt; Process Ending Soon?
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:53pm | 1136Read More...J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) is taking a hit $134 million hit in its long-running dispute with BNSF as the matter moves toward a resolution. In a filing with the SEC, Hunt said the arbitrator in the case had handed down a Clarified Interim Award, the cost of which Hunt estimates at $134 million. The...
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Driver Shortage Not Just About Pay, Year-End Report Says
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:47pm | 654Read More...The National Transportation Institute's year-end roundup contained one surprising data point after another. The report's conclusion, however, didn't come as much of a shocker. "The biggest takeaway is we've got a systemic labor problem," said NTI president and CEO...
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Today's Pickup: German Unions Look to Slow Amazon's Christmas Deliveries
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:44pm | 964Read More...Labor continues to rumble in warehousing sector; Autonomous truck demos one thing, but roadworthy vehicle is another. Good day, In the last week before Christmas, Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is facing a test in the largest market in Europe. German trade union Ver.di is calling for strikes at two of the...
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Freight.Tech 25: Hydrogen Drives Nikola Motor to #24 Spot
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:34pm | 782Read More...The Nikola Motor tractor is powered by a hydrogen-electric engine. Expected to be formally introduced at Nikola World next spring, the tractor has earned the company Number 24 on the FreightWaves' Research Institute Freight.Tech 25. Much innovation is occurring in the freight technology space,...
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Did Postal Reform Task Force Give Private Carriers an Early Christmas Gift?
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:30pm | 1139Read More...UPS Inc. has complained for decades that the US Postal Service uses its monopoly on so-called market-dominant products like first-class and marketing mail to subsidize artificially low rates on competitive products like Priority Mail and parcel deliveries. Based on recommendations from the Trump...
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McKinsey Paints Too-Rosy Picture of Autonomous Trucking
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:20pm | 1046Read More...TCO will fall, but rates will crash, too Over the weekend, McKinsey and Company released a report detailing their view of autonomous trucking entitled "Distraction or disruption? Autonomous trucks gain ground in US logistics." Aisha Chottani, Greg Hastings, John Murnane, and Florian...
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Fuel Consortium to Use Blockchain to Deliver Fuel to Ships
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:16pm | 861Read More...Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration shows how Blockchain technology can benefit the supply chain. Credit Shutterstock. A consortium of maritime bunker fuel supply, approval and consumer companies have established a system of delivering low sulphur fuel to ships using a system of pre-approved...
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How To Prepare Drivers And Fleets To Navigate Winter Weather Efficiently
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 5:11pm | 1061Read More...From driver health concerns to snow build-up on equipment, braving the winter months often requires carriers to plan in advance. Spireon hosted a webinar in collaboration with FreightWaves earlier this week to offer carriers tips on how to best prepare their drivers and their fleets for winter...
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Rapid-Fire Pitch: DLT Labs - Asset Track
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 4:49pm | 304Read More...Toronto-based DLT Labs appeared at MarketWaves 18 to present their Asset Track platform. VP Jason Matthison demonstrated a real-time tracker of transaction workflow. Delivery times, delays, loads, and other factors are entered into the platform. Asset Track produces block chain updates via...
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A Few Takeaways From Guggenheim's Restaurant Summit: Darden, Habit, El Pollo And Wingstop
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 2:14pm | 504Read More...Guggenheim recently hosted its third annual Emerging Growth Restaurant Summit in Dallas, which reaffirmed a healthy environment for the restaurant sector and reinforces a bullish stance on a handful of stocks. The Analyst Guggenheim's Matthew DiFrisco made the following rating and price target...
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UPS Is Oversold, Despite Teamsters, Amazon Concerns, Stifel Says In Upgrade
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - 3:07pm | 398Read More...Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) have lost around 20 percent since the end of January in reaction to concerning capex guidance and ongoing reports Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is looking to create its own potential rival delivery service. The Analyst Stifel's David Ross...
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Analyst Upgrades UPS To Buy, Says Amazon Concerns Are Overdone
Monday, February 26, 2018 - 2:06pm | 415Read More...Analysts at Deutsche Bank said Friday that investors shouldn't be buying United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), a call Loop Capital Markets disagrees with. The Analyst Loop Capital Markets' Rick Paterson upgraded UPS' stock from Hold to Buy with an unchanged $131 price target...
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'Shipping With Amazon' To Launch In US; UPS, FedEx Investors Sell
Friday, February 9, 2018 - 9:07am | 471Read More...Reports of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s interest in developing its own delivery service has been around since at least 2015, but now it's reportedly close to launching. What Happened Amazon's delivery service for businesses, dubbed "Shipping with Amazon" (or SWA)...














