Kaylee Nix

1 month ago | freightwaves.com | Timothy Dooner |Matt Herr |Caleb Revill |Kaylee Nix

The trucking industry faces a rapid push in technology and innovation. It is more important than ever for carriers and logistics companies to determine how they will modernize. DDC FPO’s vice president of marketing and communications, Madison Conway, explains how companies can impact their futures and the trucking industry through optimization initiatives, services and technology solutions.

2 months ago | freightwaves.com | Kaylee Nix

FreightWaves’ 2025 3PL Summit brought together experts from across the transportation industry on Wednesday to deliver their thoughts on trends that will impact 3PLs this year. Topics included fraud, market conditions, hiring and more. You can find all of our segments from the summit below or directly on the FreightWaves YouTube page.

2 months ago | freightwaves.com | Kaylee Nix

The trucking industry’s lifeblood is small carriers. They make up a majority of the operating authorities in the United States, and while large carriers dominate the headlines, small carriers keep the industry running.

Jan 20, 2025 | freightwaves.com | Kaylee Nix

Another strong, disruptive winter weather event will unfold across the U.S. this week, but this time the Gulf Coast is preparing for impacts. Polar air is plunging south from Canada to start the week and meeting with moisture across the Gulf Coast from East Texas to Florida. As a center of low pressure moves over the Gulf, the storm will strengthen and bring snowfall of 3-5 inches, ice accumulation of up to 1 inch, and temperatures down into the upper teens and low 20s.

Jan 8, 2025 | freightwaves.com | Kaylee Nix

Facebook Twitter/X LinkedInAt least three wildfires are burning out of control on the north side of the Los Angeles metro area, driven by dry conditions and extremely high winds. The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire tore through neighborhoods from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena, burning thousands of structures and claiming at least five lives so far. Conditions fueling the fires, specifically the high winds, are making travel conditions dangerous as gusts over 50 mph overturn trailers on the highways.