Load board provider DAT and freight broker Convoy have sued one another over Convoy’s development of a product that DAT says is competitive with its own, violating a contract Convoy signed with DAT.
For shippers, the RFP is an opportunity to manage network costs and enable new business opportunities.
Rampant inflation, including high transportation costs. A tight labor market. Commodities shortages. Uncertainties tied to the war in Ukraine and the pandemic. There seems to be no end to the obstacles ready to frustrate shippers as they work to serve their customers and make a profit.
The U.S. economy shrank for a second quarter in a row—a common definition of recession—as the housing market buckled under rising interest rates and high inflation took steam out of business and consumer spending.
When it comes to the second half of the year, the only thing transportation pros can count on is more volatility. Let’s look at what the rest of 2022 will hold for shippers and movers of truckload freight.
In an unprecedented move, contractors will elect a 10-member committee to negotiate with FedEx Ground at an annual conference in Las Vegas next month.
In a video appeal and supporting letter Spencer Patton, Founder + President of Route Consultant, urged FedEx Ground to provide substantial financial remedies to its base of 6,000+ Contracted Service Providers (CSPs) by November 25, 2022.
The state of California is poised to begin enforcement of its AB5 labor law, rejecting calls from the trucking industry for a delay to give drivers and carriers more time to comply.
Around 450 protesters opposing AB5 were blocking all of the terminal gates at the Port of Oakland, forcing TraPac and the largest terminal operator, Oakland International Container Terminal, also known as SSA, to close operations on Wednesday.
U.S. President Joe Biden faces a deadline next week to intervene in nationwide U.S. railroad labor talks covering 115,000 workers, or open the door to a potential strike or lockout that could threaten an already fragile economy and choke supplies of food and fuel.