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Estes Logistics expands with Key Trucking acquisition
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (199+ words) Estes Logistics, a division of less-than-truckload carrier Estes Express Lines, has acquired Key Trucking. Financial terms of the transaction were not provided. The deal became effective at the beginning of the year. "Our priority was finding a partner that could…...
Borderlands Mexico: Exports of Mexican-made trucks to US fall 54% in January
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (704+ words) Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Exports of Mexican-made trucks to US fall 54% in January; Alliant Insurance acquires trucking portfolio, opens Laredo office. Mexico's heavy-duty truck…...
Canadian e-commerce shipping platform acquires Warehowz
1+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) E-commerce shipping technology platform ShipTime Canada announced Thursday it has acquired Warehowz, a North American marketplace for on-demand warehousing and fulfillment, to enhance its ability to support merchants" logistics needs." The deal is the latest example of how smaller parcel…...
Navigating complexity: How comprehensive logistics solutions drive resilience
1+ week, 6+ day ago (800+ words) In today's unpredictable freight landscape, complexity has become the only constant. Between shifting trade patterns, labor constraints, and rapidly evolving customer expectations, shippers are being forced to rethink how they design and manage their transportation networks." During a fireside chat…...
Echo embraces bottom-up AI strategy to transform operations
1+ week, 6+ day ago (757+ words) Ashley is interested in everything that moves, especially trucks and planes. She works with clients to develop sponsored content that tells a story. She worked as reporter and editor at FreightWaves before taking on her current role as Senior Content…...
FMCSA Counts Inspections. Nobody Counts Compliance.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1238+ words) Every year, FMCSA and its state partners conduct roughly 3.3 million roadside inspections. In 2024, about 21.6 percent of vehicles and 6.7 percent of drivers were placed out of service. That's over 700,000 vehicles and 220,000 drivers ordered off the road annually. How do we know…...
Legislation provides lifeline for heavy-duty truck towing
2+ week, 5+ day ago (484+ words) WASHINGTON " Legislation introduced on Wednesday would allow tow truck operators to transport large, disabled trucks to nearby locations instead of being required to disassemble them on the side of the road. "As someone who ran my own company for decades,…...
How IoT and AI are shifting freight from reactive to predictive
3+ week, 3+ day ago (696+ words) A key part of that modernization lies in the adoption of digital technologies. Internet of Things (IoT) devices, paired with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics, are modernizing how freight and logistics providers track assets, manage fleets, and build resilience into…...
Misumi Group taps Fictiv’s Dave Evans to lead North America amid global sourcing shift
3+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) Misumi Group has appointed Dave Evans, co-founder and CEO of digital manufacturing platform Fictiv, as president and CEO of Misumi Americas. Evans" promotion follows Misumi Group"s $350 million all-cash acquisition of Fictiv in 2025, a deal that expanded the Japanese industrial…...
From invoice processing to strategic advantage: The evolution of freight audit and payment
3+ week, 5+ day ago (318+ words) Luther Brown, founder and CEO of nVision Global, explains that the company's "Global by Design" tagline describes how the company's global capability was intentionally engineered to support customers and engage transportation networks around the world." "This could not be achieved…...