La instalación de una válvula incorrecta en un sistema de combustible diesel condujo a un incendio que mató a dos tripulantes e hirió a otro a bordo de un barco de contenedores atracado en Port Houston en 2024. La Junta Nacional de Seguridad del Transporte del Transporte dijo el jueves que su...
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¿Amazon está en curso para volcarse la industria LTL?
La industria menos que la carga de la carga puede enfrentar un cambio sísmico a medida que circulan los rumores de que el gigante de comercio electrónico Amazon se está preparando para expandir las operaciones como un operador LTL de alquiler. Los mercados LTL, que ya están lidiando con tibias...
https://fullavantenews.com/amazon-esta-en-curso-para-volcarse-la-industria-ltl/?lang=es
TFI acknowledges US LTL ‘disaster’ and difficult Daseke integration in Q4
While the theme of TFI International’s fourth-quarter earnings call was much like that of the third quarter – its U.S. less-than-truckload operations are struggling years after the acquisition of UPS Freight – CEO Alain Bedard also turned his attention to how things are going at another high-profile acquisition: Daseke.
Bedard summed up the overall performance on the call with analysts: “Q4 was a disaster for us,” he said.
But that comment was mostly reflecting on the U.S. LTL operations, the...
NTSB: Wrong valve led to fatal container ship fire
The installation of an incorrect valve in a diesel fuel system led to a fire that killed two crew and injured another aboard a container ship docked at Port Houston in 2024.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday said its investigation found that six weeks before the Jan. 8, 2024, fire that broke out aboard the 600-foot vessel Stride during fueling at the Barbours Cut Marine Terminal, a replacement valve was installed that was different from the one specified for the ship’s fuel...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ntsb-wrong-valve-led-to-fatal-container-ship-fire
Tariff fears help Port of Long Beach containers to best start on record
Consumer goods brought in earlier than usual to avoid new tariffs powered new year container volume to record highs at the Port of Long Beach.
The second-busiest U.S. container gateway and neighbor to the top-ranked Port of Los Angeles in Southern California’s San Pedro Bay complex, in a release said it had moved 952,733 twenty-foot equivalent units in January, up 41.4% from the same month the previous year and surpassing the old record set in January 2022, by 18.9%.
Imports soared 45% to...
Is Amazon on course to upend LTL industry?
The less-than-truckload industry may face a seismic shift as rumors circulate that e-commerce behemoth Amazon is preparing to expand operations as a for-hire LTL carrier.
LTL markets — already grappling with tepid demand and pricing pressures — now confront the specter of a formidable new entrant. Recent data suggests that the industry is approaching an inflection point where carrier pricing discipline could begin to erode.
Amazon’s strategic maneuvering toward LTL capabilities is evidenced by...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-amazon-on-course-to-upend-ltl-industry
Los temores de tarifa ayudan a los contenedores de Puerto de Long Beach al mejor comienzo en el registro
Los bienes de consumo introdujeron antes de lo habitual para evitar nuevas tarifas impulsadas por el volumen de contenedores de año nuevo para registrar máximos en el puerto de Long Beach. La segunda puerta de enlace del contenedor de EE. UU. Y el vecino de la parte superior Puerto de Los Ángeles...
Trinity Q4 results fall on lower railcar deliveries
Trinity Industries saw revenue and profit fall in the fourth quarter on fewer deliveries of new railcars and said U.S. tariffs are expected to cut industry deliveries by 20% in 2025.
For the three months ending Dec. 31, Dallas-based Trinity (NYSE: TRN) on Thursday reported revenue of $629 million, down from $798 million year over year, and operating profit of $112 million, off from $149 million.
Pretax earnings fell to $191 million from $225 million. Diluted earnings per share totaled 39 cents...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trinity-q4-results-fall-on-lower-railcar-deliveries
Newspaper: Trump to order hostile takeover of US Postal Service
President Donald Trump plans to remove the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and take away the agency’s independent status by placing it under the direct control of the White House, which poses a risk for disruption of mail and parcel delivery, according to exclusive reporting by The Washington Post.
The newspaper, citing six anonymous sources, said the Postal Service’s board of governors is prepared to contest a hostile takeover in court, and postal experts said such a takeover would...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/newspaper-trump-to-order-hostile-takeover-of-us-postal-service
Trucking execs see green shoots as industry awaits upturn
Signs that a freight recovery may be taking shape continue to surface, said trucking executives on the investor conference circuit this week. The overall sentiment is that the truckload industry is no longer in a recession and that normal seasonal trends have returned, but no one is ready to commit to when a meaningful positive inflection will occur.
“We know we’re coming off the bottom of the market,” Drew Wilkerson, CEO at truck broker RXO (NYSE: RXO), told investors at Citi’s 2025 Global...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-execs-point-to-green-shoots-as-industry-awaits-upturn