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Uzbekistan, 11 countries eye 2027 rail freight tariffs at Tariff Conference

Uzbekistan’s regional loan portfolio reaches $30.17B, accounting for 54.9%

Sacha Baron Cohen Apologizes to Kazakhstan After Reviving Borat

Twenty years after Borat , Sacha Baron Cohen has apologized to the people of Kazakhstan. The apology became public just weeks after he used the character to promote another film. On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, released October 26, he said, “I want to apologize to the people of Kazakhstan for the first time ever.” …

Rail Rivalry: Schneider’s Bold Move to Norfolk Southern from CSX

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Unexpected Boom: Trailer Leasing Demand Hits Record Highs

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SAIA’s Record $982.5M Q3 Revenue | What’s Next?

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TFI chief Bedard rips into its US LTL operations, promises change

Alain Bedard, the CEO of TFI International, had been highly critical of his company’s U.S. LTL operations back in 2024, at one point referring to some of its practices as “stupid.” As recently as April, he was far more optimistic about the segment that was built largely through the TFI acquisition of UPS Freight in 20…

Beverage Distribution: Why Your SKU Count is Crushing Productivity

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Arkansas truck blitz nets 183 English violations, 44 arrests in 48 hours

Arkansas Highway Police and federal law enforcement agencies conducted a sweeping 48-hour commercial vehicle enforcement operation that resulted in 183 English-language proficiency violations, 44 criminal arrests and more than 1,000 motor carrier safety violations. The crackdown, dubbed Operation Highway Shield , took…

European postal operators gear up for surge in holiday volume

Postal operators in Norway and Germany are adding significant parcel capacity and making operational adjustments to handle an expected flood of packages and gift cards in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Posten Bring, the state-owned postal services and logistics provider in Norway, has installed hundreds more parce…

Kazakh–Korean Action Film KESU Sets Sights on South Korean Cinemas

A Kazakh former special forces officer and a South Korean taekwondo champion find themselves on the same side when their shared mentor disappears. Their search takes them from Kazakhstan to Seoul, where they become entangled in a dangerous conflict rooted in their teacher’s past. This is the story of KESU , a Kazakhst…

Covenant Logistics CEO expects double-digit truckload rate hikes in 2027

Covenant Logistics Group CEO David Parker expects truckload contract rates to increase by double digits in 2027 as trucking companies contend with rising operating expenses, tightening driver capacity and continued federal enforcement of safety regulations . Speaking during the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based carrier’s t…

Georgian Dream making move to ban main opposition parties

Critics say ruling party wants to “formalize one-party dictatorship.”

Azerbaijan and Turkey: Feud deepens over differences on Israel

Aliyev shows up Erdogan by skipping Turkic summit.

Jett McCandless named first FreightTech Vanguard Award winner at F3

Jett McCandless, founder and CEO of project44 and LSP44, received the FreightTech Vanguard Award at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival dinner Monday, recognizing his contributions to the freight and logistics industry. FreightWaves presented the award during F3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, an annual event focu…

Safety Technology Is Only as Good as the Trust Behind It

Every carrier with a safety technology program eventually learns the same lesson: the hardware is the easy part. Cameras can be mounted, collision mitigation can be specified on new tractors, and telematics can be switched on. What’s harder to install is the belief, among people who spend their working lives behind th…

Opinion: A Deeper Understanding of Transshipment

The White House recently issued a report on the transshipment of goods. It focuses on allegations that some countries with lower tariffs seek to evade U.S. tariffs on China by exporting goods that are really produced in China and only slightly modified, if at all, before further export to the U.S. The report groups mo…

Mexico truckers halt protests, demand action on deadly highway crime

While Mexican truckers have suspended a nationwide strike that disrupted highways across 19 states, industry leaders warned that demonstrations could resume if federal and state authorities fail to address grievances that include cargo theft and violence against drivers . The suspension follows negotiations between Me…

Aurora reaffirms it’s on track to produce more than 1000 trucks in 2027

Aurora Innovation cut its 2026 revenue forecast to about $9 million on Wednesday, down from the $14 million to $16 million reported in its second-quarter results , after a six-week manufacturing delay. The company reported third-quarter revenue of $3 million and an operating loss of $257 million. Over the past month, …

Schneider partners with Norfolk Southern; raises outlook despite Q3 miss

Schneider National announced Thursday it has inked a deal to utilize Norfolk Southern’s rail network in the East. The announcement was in conjunction with the multimodal transportation provider’s third-quarter report, which was slightly worse than expected. New Norfolk Southern service agreement Schneider said its new…

CN 3Q profit rises 6% as freight revenue climbs

Canadian National Railway reported a 6% increase in third-quarter profit Friday as stronger grain, energy and automotive freight activity lifted revenue, while higher fuel costs and a technology write-down weighed on reported margins. The Montreal-based railway (NYSE: CNI ) maintained its full-year earnings outlook, s…

Schneider to shift eastern rail business to Norfolk Southern from CSX

Schneider will make Norfolk Southern its primary eastern rail provider under an agreement announced Oct. 29 aimed at expanding domestic intermodal capacity and giving shippers more options to move freight across the eastern United States. The agreement, effective in November, shifts Schneider’s NYSE: SNDR ) company-ow…

Tokayev Proposes Russian Role in OTS as Aliyev Skips Ankara Summit

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed inviting Russia to cooperate with the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) or granting it observer status. He made the proposal on October 30 at the summit in Ankara, where Türkiye assumed the organization’s rotating chairmanship from Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani President…

Uzbekistan–Türkiye Trade Agreement to Cover More Products

Uzbekistan and Türkiye have agreed to expand the list of goods eligible for preferential trade treatment and signed agreements on business support and social security. Five documents were signed in Ankara on October 29 following talks between Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkish Trade Minist…

Rogun Hydropower Plant Accident Sparks Conflicting Injury Reports

A water tank ruptured in a construction tunnel at Tajikistan’s Rogun Hydropower Plant on October 21, sending water rushing toward workers below. While the authorities maintain no one was injured, witnesses have reported that more than five workers were hurt. The accident occurred inside the plant’s tunnel system, Asia…

$6.3 Billion Binance Cyberattack Comes as Exchange Expands in Central Asia

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has reported a cyberattack affecting approximately $6.3 billion in digital assets. Blockchain analysts say the October 29 attack is the largest cryptocurrency theft on record. The company says around $3 billion has been frozen and withdrawals have been temporarily …

Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Fencing Complete in Batken, Demarcation Continues

Kyrgyzstan has completed the installation of nearly 328 kilometers of border fencing in the Batken region in the country’s southwest, where armed clashes with Tajikistan took place in 2021 and 2022. For some residents, the new boundary has also raised questions about compensation for lost homes and farmland. On Octobe…

Kazakhstan and Türkiye: Partners Across the Middle Corridor

On October 28 in Ankara, Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held talks in a narrow format and then with their delegations. They met less than six months after chairing the sixth bilateral High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Astana on May 14, suggesting a more…

New Georgia hub aims to take 26,000 containers off the road

Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Ports Authority officials celebrated the grand opening of the $134 million Gainesville Inland Port on Thursday, marking a new connection between Northeast Georgia’s manufacturing economy and international markets through the Port of Savannah. The ceremony followed the terminal’s operational…

Venti brings driverless yard trucks to US yards

Venti Technologies’ driverless container trucks have worked PSA’s port in Singapore for nearly three years. Traffic there runs in one big loop, so the trucks never had to back up. U.S. rail yards are less forgiving. Venti says a Class I intermodal railroad plans to run more than 130 Venti trucks across eight sites by …