By focusing on operational improvements, shipping companies are reducing fuel consumption, saving money and cutting greenhouse emissions, while continuing to increase the amount of freight transported.
LA, Long Beach drayage truckers face ‘new normal’ in wait times
When harbor drayage companies ask terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long beach these days why the average truck visit still takes 100 minutes, the truckers get an answer they really don’t like. (This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.)
Good Growth Predicted for Chemical Industry Throughout 2015
The recovery momentum for the chemical industry is expected to continue this year, backed by a strengthening U.S. economy, strength in the automotive space, healthy demand in emerging geographies and gradually convalescing construction markets.
Truckers Strike Against Four Southern California Fleets
Several hundred truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began a strike against four fleets, including two controlled by XPO Logistics, but there were no reports of interrupted cargo flow on the docks at the nation’s two largest ports.
Durable Goods Demand Up 4% in March
Orders for business equipment unexpectedly fell in March for a seventh consecutive month, a sign business investment will remain sluggish. But demand for all durable goods — items meant to last at least three years — rose 4% on aircraft and autos.
Port truckers strike in LA and San Diego, agreement reached with one major company avoiding strike
On Monday, April 27, 2015, port truck drivers serving the nation’s largest port complex began a strike of four major drayage firms serving the twin ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, where a crippling slowdown in early 2015 sent shock waves through the U.S. economy. Primary picket lines are now up company yards in the greater […]
Truckers at nation’s biggest port complex strike over wages
LOS ANGELES — Truck drivers who haul goods from the nation’s busiest port complex in Southern California walked off the job Monday in a dispute over their wages and employee status, months after another West Coast labor conflict cost major delays in billions of dollars of trade.
Congress must make moving freight a high priority
The current surface transportation bill, MAP-21, will expire on May 31. Congress must use this opportunity to craft new legislation that will, for the first time, make freight a high priority.
US Rail Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 2.3% in the week ended April 11 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
STB OKs plan to increase CSX traffic between Indianapolis, Louisville
The Surface Transportation Board approved on April 10 a joint proposal by Louisville & Indiana Railroad (L&I) and CSX Transportation to upgrade a key freight corridor between Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky.