The acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told a Senate panel that the mandated study of the effectiveness of the agency’s Carrier Safety Accountability scoring program is slated to begin next month.
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2015 A Banner Year for Trailer Shipments
Last year was the trailer industry’s best shipment year in history, edging out the previous record set in 1999, according to an ACT Research report. Despite slower trailer orders in December, which fell 31% month-to-month and 38% year-over-year, ACT also believes the solid trailer-order trend will continue, though volume may not reach last year’s levels.
Supply chain managers want ports to get their acts together
Following up on last fall’s successful campaign to include a port performance statistics program in the federal long-term surface transportation bill, the National Retail Federation is leading a coalition of more than 100 groups in sending specific recommendations to the Department of Transportation.
Spot Freight Rates, Activity up with Start of 2016
Spot truckload freight activity increased sharply during the first full week of 2016, as rates also improved or held steady – while a separate report shows December was better than the month before. According to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards, despite a 2-cent decline in […]
Winter weather tests US intermodal rail service recovery
Just as Class I railroads announce service has finally recovered to 2013 levels, harsh winter weather is testing their improved train speeds and dwell times. A winter storm swept across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast early this week, blizzard-like wind and snow creating near white-out conditions Tuesday. (This article requires registration at the Journal of […]
Rate Outlook 2016: Global ripple effect
Trade and transport analysts see a negative market outlook worsen, though some contend that this trend could be reversed later in the year. Meanwhile, logistics managers should brace for a volatile period of rate fluctuation.
Wal-Mart to Shutter 269 Stores, 154 of them in the US
Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S. and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the company’s 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1 percent of its global revenue.
Nation’s Truckers Enjoy an Average 3.4-cent Drop in Diesel Prices
Diesel fuel prices dropping nearly 6 cents a gallon in the Rocky Mountain states last week, and with smaller declines seen in all of the other regions of the nation, plenty of smiles could be seen on truck drivers’ faces at truck stops throughout the U.S. The average per-gallon price for a gallon of diesel […]
December and full-year 2015 intermodal volumes are strong, reports IANA
Despite the many peaks and valleys freight flows saw in 2015, one mode that collectively saw more of the former was intermodal. That was especially clear in December and full-year 2015 volumes from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).
Rail traffic produces mixed results in 2016’s second week
U.S. railroads logged 242,670 carloads, down 16.6 percent, while intermodal volumes edged up 1.1 percent for the second week of 2016, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). For the week ending Jan. 16, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 506,433 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.2 percent compared with the same week last […]