Montgomery Transport, a Birmingham, Alabama–based flatbed carrier, has filed for bankruptcy and halted operations, leaving about 1,000 employees out of work, according to internal communications and court filings described in a FreightWaves report published this week. Drivers were instructed to finish deliveries already in motion and then stand down, with…
Trucking insurers are preparing to tighten underwriting on fleets that employ non-domiciled CDL holders, with brokers warning that renewals, pricing and policy terms will get tougher as carriers digest the federal clampdown on these credentials. The immediate risk for motor carriers is operational — driver rosters and compliance files must…
Uber Freight has cut jobs as it retools how the company sells and serves shippers, a move aimed at consolidating its commercial operations and tightening focus on profitable growth, according to FreightWaves’ reporting. While the company did not disclose precise headcount details publicly, the action is tied to a broader…
US CONTAINER IMPORTS DROP 8.4% AS TARIFF FRONT‑LOADING COOLS; CHINA VOLUMES SINK 22.9% September imports fell to 2.31M TEUs as retailers pulled forward orders ahead of new tariffs, with analysts warning volumes could dip below 2M TEUs into year-end; China’s share of U.S. imports slid amid shifting sourcing to Southeast…
Cox Automotive is consolidating its fleet maintenance operations into a single organization, bringing its in-house service capabilities and third-party maintenance management under one umbrella. The move, set to take effect at the start of 2026, is designed to give shippers and carriers a single point of contact across mobile, shop…
IKEA is moving the brains of its home delivery network under its own roof. Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has acquired U.S.-based logistics software provider Locus to orchestrate planning, capacity, and last‑mile execution across key markets — a shift aimed at faster service, tighter control of SLAs, and lower…
Tariff policy is moving faster than freight. In the span of a few days, Washington set a 25% duty on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks to begin November 1, Beijing tightened controls on rare earth exports, and U.S. import flows showed clear signs of pre‑tariff front‑loading giving way to a…
Kodiak AI is now a public company, a milestone that moves the long-running debate over driverless freight from prototypes and pilots to the discipline of quarterly results and customer delivery. As FreightWaves reported, the company is framing public ownership as the capital base it needs to scale its “driver-as-a-service” model…
With Washington’s new port charges on China-linked ships set to start on October 14, Chinese state carriers executed an unexpected play: rather than tack on new surcharges or change rotations, COSCO and OOCL told customers they would hold the line on pricing and service. That stance coincided with a sharp…
US containerized import demand is poised to run below seasonal norms through the remainder of 2025 — a cooling that will ripple from the marine terminals to drayage yards, transload docks and over-the-road networks. That outlook aligns with FreightWaves’ assessment of a weaker back stretch for imports and is being…
