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WEBFireside Chat: Going green in the cold chain requires numerous KPIs. Jason Massey, CEO of Ndustrial, an AI-powered energy intensity platform for the $60B industrial market, and FreightWaves group lead Brielle Jaekel will discuss the cold chain challenges that are contributing to the industrial market’s high energy usage including ...
Leading Trucking News - Award Winning - FreightWaves
WEB3 days ago · Canada rail lockout ‘horrific’ for supply chain, carrier trade group head says. Trucking industry and logistics leaders said the lockout by Canada’s two largest railroads Thursday could create capacity crunches and rate spikes across the freight industry. ... FreightWaves provides award-winning trucking news coverage.
LTL platform MyCarrier raises $8M Series A - FreightWaves
WEBMar 23, 2021 · LinkedIn. MyCarrier, a software company with a less-than-truckload transportation management system for small and midsize shippers, announced Tuesday morning that it had raised an $8 million Series A venture capital round led by Greycroft and Lerer Hippeau. MyCarrier was founded in 2017 by Michael Bookout and Chris Scheid, …
Done deal: TFI completes UPS Freight acquisition
WEBApr 30, 2021 · TFI International has completed its $800 million acquisition of UPS Freight (), the Canadian trucking and logistics firm said Friday as it ushered in a new era as one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in North America.It came three months after TFI and UPS announced the deal in January. It allows UPS to jettison the largely unprofitable …
Flexport winning $8B valuation with tech-enabled global logistics
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · LinkedIn. Global logistics platform Flexport announced Monday it is looking to close a $935 million series E investment round by the end of the first quarter that will value the company at over $8 billion. The round is being led by Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners with participation from strategic investor Shopify; existing investors DST ...
American Shipper - News Provider in Global Trade - FreightWaves
WEB5 days ago · Lufthansa Cargo invests more than $600M to overhaul Frankfurt hub. Lufthansa is in the early stage of an expensive, multiyear renovation and expansion of its global cargo hub in Frankfurt, Germany. American Shipper.
Breaker 1/9: What happened to CB radios? - FreightWaves
WEBNov 21, 2021 · FreightWaves recently conducted several surveys about CB radio usage among truckers. More than 32% of respondents said they still use CB radios all the time while driving, while 32% said they rarely use them. More than 17% of respondents said they never use the devices while driving. So technological advances in GPS systems and the …
How many gallons of fuel does a container ship carry?
WEBJan 15, 2020 · Those ships are generally in the 8,000- to 14,000-TEU range. Ships in that size range can carry between 2.5 million and 3.5 million gallons of fuel. The amount of fuel actually be used on a sailing depends primarily on the ship’s speed. Most ship engines have been designed for top speeds ranging between 20 and 25 knots per hour, which is ...
Why Walmart pays its truck drivers 6 figures - FreightWaves
WEBJan 23, 2024 · The uber-retailer says truck drivers can make up to $110,000 in their first year at the company. That’s twice the nationwide median pay of a truck driver, and certainly above the $17.50 an hour that the average Walmart associate earns. Home time, paid vacation and good health insurance are also guaranteed for Walmart company drivers.