Month: August 2026

Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.83 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 1.5%, or $0.04 per mile, from the prior week. Rates climbed 39.6%, or $0.81 per mile, year over year and held 32.2%, or $0.69 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $2.15 per mile, near the top of the historical range and… Continue reading Flatbed Report: Rates ease off July highs but stay up nearly 40% year over year

Federal prosecutors say a Louisiana bribery scheme helped at least 124 people fraudulently obtain commercial driver’s licenses they did not earn. Three defendants pleaded guilty July 29 for participating in the operation. The conduct stretched from August 2020 through February 2024. Each defendant pleaded guilty to bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Mahmoud Alhattab, a… Continue reading Louisiana bribery scheme gave 124 people CDLs without training or tests

Lufthansa Cargo insists it will soon resume commercial service with its four Airbus A321 converted freighters that were grounded nearly four months ago, but all signs suggest the carrier has given up on the narrowbody jets and is looking to unload them. The cargo subsidiary of Lufthansa Group (XETRA: LHA) is ready to abandon the… Continue reading Is Lufthansa giving up on its Airbus A321 cargo fleet?

Amazon continued to speed up delivery service and make improvements to its fulfillment network during the second quarter, executives said in conjunction with the release of financial results on Thursday. Globally, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) delivered more than 40% of items same day or overnight in the first half of the year versus the same period… Continue reading Amazon ramps up delivery speed, robotics roll out

An Erie, Pennsylvania, commercial driver faces 22 charges after a July 23 crash involving nine vehicles. According to the affidavit, police identified Irabaruta Ezechiel as the driver of a 2022 Freightliner semi-truck. A court-filed affidavit places the collision at West 12th and Myrtle streets in Erie PA. Judge Alison M. Scarpitti denied bail after Ezechiel’s… Continue reading Erie truck driver faces 22 charges after police say he fled 9-vehicle crash carrying Bud Light