A record number of ocean containers crossed the docks at the Port of Long Beach in March, further underscoring that there will be no slow season this year at U.S. ports. Earlier this week, the Port of Charleston reported record results for March. The Long Beach port authority on Thursday said its terminals handled 840,387 […]
After half a dozen tornadoes hit Southern states over the past two days, the threat lingers for weekend truckers. Tornadoes moved through Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday, followed by one in northeastern Tennessee on Thursday. Most of the twisters damaged homes and other structures, according to National Weather Service (NWS) reports. So far, no injuries […]
U.S. rail volumes in March rose double digits percentage-wise, although some of the year-over-year gains may reflect uneven comparisons because of last year’s pandemic-induced volume downturn. U.S. freight railroads originated nearly 2.59 million carload and intermodal units in March, up 14.2% from March 2020, according to the Association of American Railroads. Of that total, U.S. […]
Drivers eager to get back on the road more than a year into the pandemic will face the highest summer gasoline prices since 2018, according to a U.S. government report. Prices at the pump will average $2.78 a gallon from April to September in the U.S., more than 30% higher than last summer. While COVID-19 […]
MODE Transportation, a leading North American private third-party logistics provider based in Dallas, announced that it has acquired Avenger Logistics, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based freight brokerage. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Investment bankers at Capstone Headwaters brought Avenger to market. “We are excited to have Avenger as a part of the MODE family, […]
A powerful snowstorm continues to slow down freight flows Tuesday across the Northeast. The storm started Sunday afternoon and has dumped around 12 inches of snowfall in some major cities, like New York. Other areas have seen more than 24 inches — and the snow is still coming down. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared […]
BOSTON — People of the northeastern U.S. shoveled themselves out Feb. 2 after a two-day snowstorm that shut down public transport, canceled flights and closed coronavirus vaccination sites. Some bands of snow were still moving through parts of Maine and Pennsylvania in the morning, but the worst was over, with more than 30 inches in […]
Busy roads with many types of drivers can increase the odds for accidents, especially for truckers in bad weather. Certain interstate highways are particularly dangerous based on accident rates in recent years. This is the second of five articles counting down the most dangerous interstates. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), large […]
A new round of COVID-19 economic relief that would include aid for hard-hit transportation systems will be up for consideration in early February, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Jan. 28. The $1.9 trillion aid package proposed by President Joe Biden would provide $20 billion for struggling transit systems, as well as $350 billion for […]
A new regulation would allow truck drivers who cannot meet current federal vision standards of either distant visual acuity or field of vision, or both, in one eye to be physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. “Currently, such individuals are prohibited from driving CMVs in interstate commerce unless they obtain […]
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