A move by a major western Class I railroad to restrict certain tank cars could pinch available capacity as shippers ramp up crude oil volumes. Following a June derailment in Iowa, BNSF Railway is moving to limit the use of older tank cars retrofitted to upgraded DOT 117 federal safety standards, Reuters reported. The move […]
FedEx extended its position as the world’s busiest freight-parcel carrier in 2017 (see table at end of article), while Emirates maintained its lead in terms of pure cargo despite Qatar Airways rapidly closing the gap on its Middle East rival. As expected, the latest figures from IATA’s World Air Transport Statistics report shows that the […]
The BEA’s report last week on GDP by Industry showed that real manufacturing output (value added) in the US reached an all-time record high of more than $2 trillion (in 2009 dollars) in the first quarter of this year.
In an exclusive interview at the launch of the Chicago Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon tells CNN’s Christine Romans why he believes the strong economy may be sustainable.
In its most recent Recruitment & Retention Survey, Driver iQ found that, by and large, fleets expect to raise truck driver wages and offer more bonuses while turnover continues to increase. In a trucking environment where fleets are increasing driver pay, benefits, and sign-on bonuses, more than a third of fleets have reported that 6-10% […]
US trucking companies are throwing everything but the kitchen sink into efforts to hire and keep truck drivers, the most essential yet often missing element of freight transportation capacity in 2018. Heck, they’d even toss in the kitchen sink — if they could fit one in a Class 8 tractor. (This article requires a subscription […]
A significant number of North American fleets have not yet installed electronic logging devices, with many relying on grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices to track driver logs. A new survey by MiX Telematics found that three in 10 fleets operating in North America are not yet running ELDs, almost eight months after the mandate became […]
A Mexican government mandate intended to reduce accidents by requiring that all double tractor trailers meet new certification requirements is sparking shipper fears of higher rates. The rule will reduce available truck capacity and may spur some shippers to move more cargo by more expensive single-trailer trucks or convert cargo to intermodal rail. (This article […]
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 14, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 559,064 carloads and intermodal units, up 5 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending July 14 were 271,207 carloads, up 3.8 […]
U.S.-based low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines has launched its Houston-Mexico City route – marking the debut of the carrier’s international shipping program – with the intention to add Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas to its network later this summer.
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