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An open letter from Project44 CEO Jett McCandless regarding MyCarrier dispute

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

Mike Bookout’s recent FreightWaves letter is misleading and filled with misrepresentations. 

Here’s the real story:

As many readers know, I have been an investor in MyCarrier, and Project44 (p44) and MyCarrier have had a long-standing partnership focused on innovation in the LTL industry. In fact, p44’s data and products have powered MyCarrier’s platform since its...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/an-open-letter-from-project44-ceo-jett-mccandless-regarding-mycarrier-dispute

The Super Bowl LIX supply chain

After an exciting season of helmet-crushing football, we finally know who’s going to play in one of sports’ top events in North America. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.

The best players in the NFL do not always make it to the Super Bowl. You can ask Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals, who led the league with 4,918 passing yards. Or Jared Goff from the Detroit Lions, who threw for 39 touchdowns, the most in the league....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-super-bowl-lix-supply-chain

The evolution of supply chain agility amid greater supply chain complexity

January 15, 2025

We recently closed the door on 2024, and what a year it was. The headlines told of growing supply chain complexity driven by huge weather events, including 27 weather disasters in the U.S., labor strikes, geopolitical instability and continued constraints on the labor force. And 2025 promises even more complexity.

As we are just days from a new administration in the White House, supply chain companies are faced with a lot of unknowns around global trade and tariffs as well as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-evolution-of-supply-chain-agility-amid-greater-supply-chain-complexity

Why you should never sign DAT’s default agreement

This is an opinion piece by Craig Fuller, CEO and founder of both FreightWaves and SONAR.

DAT, the dominant leader in the load board business, has sneaked an abusive and predatory term into its agreements with clients. No one should ever sign DAT’s default agreement. 

The urgency for clients to push back on DAT has exponentially increased now that the firm has acquired Trucker Tools, a leading truck matching platform.

In Section 2.5 of its terms and conditions, DAT states that, “Without Our...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-you-should-never-sign-dats-default-agreement

How to cut transportation emissions, evaluate new zero-emission vehicles

By Vijay Cherukuru, director of product at Walmart GoLocal

Around the globe, 7,000-plus companies have announced plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions or carbon neutrality. Medium- and heavy-duty transportation vehicles account for 1% of total vehicles on the road but contribute to about 20% of emissions and particulate matter. 

There’s a global push to decarbonize transportation fleets. An emissions-free transportation future will require a combination of technologies including electric,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-to-cut-transportation-emissions-evaluate-new-zero-emission-vehicles

4 changes coming to US trade policy in early 2025

By Aaron Rubin, founder and CEO of ShipHero

With the inauguration still over a month away, President-elect Donald Trump has already announced some of his plans regarding U.S. trade policy. This is a breakdown of a few of the ones most relevant to e-commerce and how brands do business.

Some of the proposed changes are near certainties, and some are still uncertain. Let’s discuss each of them, covering the certainties first.

No more duty-free imports from China

Even before the 2024 election,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/4-changes-coming-to-us-trade-policy-in-early-2025

Supply chain impact of incoming tariffs likely to vary from country to country

Bart

By Bart De Muynck

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

On Feb. 23, I published an article on FreightWaves titled “2024 presidential election may have big impact on supply chains.” We now know the outcome of the presidential election so we can begin to analyze the actual impacts on supply chains when President Donald Trump will be sworn in on Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump’s presidential election victory has huge...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/global-supply-chains-brace-for-impact-of-incoming-tariffs

GOP Senate majority could mean different future for rail safety legislation

By Loren Smith

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

While the final margins may not be determined for some time in several outstanding races, the election results are coming into focus. Former President Donald Trump has been reelected, Republicans have won a majority in the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House will be split fairly closely, as it has been for the past four years.

With the Senate shifting...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gop-senate-majority-could-mean-different-future-for-rail-safety-legislation

Washington’s supply chain at risk with EV mandates

By Sheri Call

New zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandates on the trucking industry are creating serious challenges for trucking fleets, which face limited and costly options in order to operate legally in Washington state. That should concern all of us, since almost 90% of consumer goods arrive by truck.

At issue is the state’s adoption of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) program. ACT is meant to move the industry toward zero emissions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Beginning next year,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/washingtons-supply-chain-at-risk-with-ev-mandates

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