The UPS pilots’ union is helping members and families of the victims cope with last week’s tragic plane crash.

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Outdated lumper practices continue to burden drivers with out-of-pocket fees, poor documentation, and delayed reimbursement — all for work the shipper should be covering ...

DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, is transforming from a traditional load board into an AI-powered, automated freight marketplace, drawing significant positive attention from executives. This ...

The Supreme Court will review *Brock v. Flowers Foods* to clarify the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) exemption for transportation workers, following a similar case involving LePage Bakeries. The ...

Darryl Wettlaufer has been promoted to CEO of DHL Express Canada, replacing Geoff Walsh, who moved to DHL Express Central Europe. Wettlaufer brings nearly two decades of experience within DHL Express, ...

Less than truckload (LTL) refers to shipping services for relatively small loads of freight (typically between 150 and 15,000 pounds). One of the main benefits of the LTL industry is cost efficiency.

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves. Company-paid CDL programs are prevalent, but the question remains—are drivers still learning the fundamentals that keep them alive?) The article argues that modern CDL ...

(Photo: Serbian Times. Federal enforcement efforts have triggered a quiet rebalancing of trucking capacity, with many drivers now attempting to steer clear of the efforts.) Spot market rates are ...

The "Protecting America’s Roads Act" bill, introduced by Rep. Beth Van Duyne, aims to impose tougher federal oversight on how states issue Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) to foreign nationals and ...

Maritime carriers are using blank sailings to stabilize container rates, which have been disrupted by tariffs and altered seasonality. Truckload demand is experiencing an unseasonal decline, yet a ...

Port Houston saw modest gain in container movements in August, while oil and breakbulk cargo decreased at ports in New Orleans and Corpus Christi, Texas. Port Houston handled 370,430 twenty-foot ...

President Trump announced new tariffs, including a 25% import tax on heavy-duty trucks (effective October 2025), 100% on branded drug imports, and 50% on kitchen/bathroom cabinets. The tariffs are ...