Month: June 2026

Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 trucker alternatives; Cadogan Tate expands Southwest footprint with Phoenix acquisition; and Toyo plans $357M solar manufacturing expansion in Houston. Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: Laredo summit debates driverless freight corridors, B-1 trucker alternatives

The U.S. Department of Transportation today unveiled the American Supply Chain Sovereignty Initiative, which would pre-screen import containers as a way to streamline freight movement through the supply chain. The project would feature a dashboard connecting logistics hubs, transportation providers and retailers.  The announcement was made Friday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy during a visit… Continue reading Mid-term money-saver: DOT wants to pre-screen containers to speed supply chain

This fall, FreightWaves will host its annual Future of Freight Festival (F3) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, culminating in the prestigious 2027 FreightTech Awards dinner. Now in its ninth year, the FreightTech Awards program is widely regarded as the premier recognition honoring the most disruptive technology companies and forward-thinking transportation providers in North American freight. The road… Continue reading Nominations opening soon for 2027 FreightTech Awards

I come from some really wild people and some really wild stories. My paternal grandfather, Jack Emerson, was a farmer in VA who helped raise me on their farm with his daughter. My Dad’s paternal grandfather, Irvin Carpenter, became the subject of a Supreme Court case that held that not declaring all marital assets voids… Continue reading The Faster Labor Contracts Act passed the House

Canada Post on Thursday said it will convert 485,000 additional addresses in 37 communities from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in 2027, as part of a recently approved restructuring initiative aimed at modernizing the postal service and restoring its financial health. The planned change in mail delivery service is on top of the 136,000 addresses… Continue reading Canada Post to end door-to-door delivery for 620K addresses by 2027