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| Con-way to build new Wisconsin facility |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Con-way Freight is planning to break ground on an $8 million, 47,000-square-foot service center in Fond du Lac, Wis., in June. The facility, which will replace a current 27-year-old facility, is expected to deliver by March 2014. The 21-acre property in the city’s Fox Ridge Business Park will feature 96 dock doors, a vast expansion over the 25 in its current Fond du Lac facility. When needed, the development can expand to 120 dock doors. While Con-way’s...
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| Teamsters release details of tentative ABF contract |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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A 7 percent wage reduction, but no major cuts to health or pension benefits are amid the details of the tentative contract between less-than-truckload carrier ABF and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters released in anticipation of a union-wide vote on the proposal. The IBT negotiating committee has approved the deal, but union members will receive contract ballots on June 3. The two parties reached a five-year agreement in early May after two, month-long con...
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| Association to certify truckers against trafficking |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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The Truckload Carriers Association and Truckers Against Trafficking have teamed up to educate and train truckers on how to recognize and report sex trafficking, a crime that has been reported in every U.S. state. TCA will now start giving tests to truckers around the country so they can become a Certified Trucker Against Trafficking. The test is being given without any costs to the trucker and is based on a video viewable here . The organization will also pro...
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| Washington Notebook: Virginia transport politics, Commerce's export awards |
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Va. Gov. McDonnell signs landmark transportation bill. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell last week signed the breakthrough transportation funding bill passed by the General Assembly in March. The "Virginia's Road to the Future" bill, the first comprehensive transportation funding plan in 27 years, provides an additional $3.5 billion in funding by 2018 for new road and bridge construction, mass transit, rail and other needs, along with several reforms to improve project development. &...
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| UPS releases new iPad app |
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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UPS today announced a new app for the iPad to let users easily track packages, find UPS shipping locations, and access UPS My Choice, all with enhanced mapping features. The UPS app for iPad enables customers to track packages and find locations where they can send shipments. Additionally, the app allows users of UPS My Choice to access all of the features of the service including the ability to reroute or reschedule delivery. UPS My Choice Premium members can also view their d...
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| Report: Central America should embrace intermodal |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Governments in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic should create an environment that embraces an integrated, intermodal sea-land network, according to a recent report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). A stronger supply-chain network would help push global trade forward and would also encourage trade exchanges between the countries in the region. The two authors of the study, Amar Ramudhin and Don Ratliff, posit that a number of initiative...
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| Con-way prepares for HOS rules despite court challenge |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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With the impending deadline for the Federal Motor Carrier Service Administration’s new hours-of-service regulations less than two months away, the outcome of the American Trucking Association’s legal challenge against the rule is still not clear. The ATA argued against the HOS change before a three-judge panel in Washington, D.C., on March 15, but unless a ruling comes down before July 1, carriers will nonetheless have to comply with the new law before knowing if it will be str...
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| DHL to invest 10 million euros in Vietnam |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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DHL Supply Chain will invest 10 million euros ($12.9 million) in Vietnam over the next two years, hiring new staff, upgrading current infrastructure and building a new facility in North Vietnam. The integrator began operations in the country in 2001. DHL plans to hire 1,400 new workers in Vietnam, increasing its workforce by 170 percent. This new influx of employees will be added to an employment base that has already expanded by 800 workers in the past there years...
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| Executive moves |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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C.R. England, one of North America's largest trucking companies, has appointed Sam Scott and Tracy Brown as new division presidents. Scott has become president of the National and Regional Divisions, and Brown will assume the role of president of the Dedicated Division. Scott has been with C.R. England since 2003, serving in various capacities at the manager, director and vice president levels in the company. In his most recent position, first as director, then vice...
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| NTSB: Reduce legal limit to hinder drunk truck drivers |
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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After a year-long review of substance-impaired driving in the trucking industry, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued recommendations for reducing the legal alcohol driving limit; ramping up the use of interlock devices; and beefing up penalties for non-compliance. According to a NTSB report, the new legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers should drop from .08 to .05. While the American Trucking Associations commended the progress on these measure...
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| Old Dominion predicts 5% tonnage growth in 2Q |
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Old Dominion Freight Line expects daily tonnage to grow by 4.5 percent to 5 percent, year over year, during the second quarter, an affirmation of previous predictions. Revenue per hundredweight, excluding fuel surcharges, should rise by between 1.5 percent and 2 percent in the same time period, the less-than-truckload carrier said. In the first quarter, Old Dominion saw total tonnage rise by 3.5 percent to 1,717 tons on 1.6-percent fewer working days. Revenue per h...
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| Teamsters call YRC's proposed acquisition 'unconscionable' |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
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YRC's proposal to acquire ABF in the middle of union negotiations is "unconscionable," according to James P. Hoffa, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The two parties reached a tentative, five-year contract agreement earlier this month after negotiating since early January, but no firm details of the contract have been officially released. According to the Teamsters for a Democratic Union, ABF was looking for a 6.5-percent wage cut and reductions i...
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| YRC keeps ABF in its acquisition sight |
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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Earlier this year, YRC approach Arkansas Best about the possibility of a acquiring ABF Freight System, according to a recently released U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing , but was turned down by the smaller less-than-containerload carrier. After receiving the proposal, details of which have not been disclosed, ABF officials told the other carrier “that considering a proposal was not appropriate at that time” due to ongoing labor negotiations, accordi...
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| IAS plans expansion |
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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IAS Logistics will expand its Texas hub-and-spoke trucking operation to Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. No timeline for the expansion has been released. The carrier's services currently operate from Texas' biggest airports, and in each new city, IAS will focus on building out from major airports. From the new city offerings, the IAS team will provide truck charter, integrated bonded trucking and storage, and a fleet capable of handling shipper-built ...
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| Few details in ABF, Teamster agreement |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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While the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has put what a local union calls “a tight lid” on information about a proposed five-year contract deal with ABF, analysts are trying to figure out what a new agreement would look like. ABF and the Teamsters started negotiations for a new contract in January and finally reached an agreement early this month. Local unions had said during the negotiations that ABF was looking for a 6.5-percent wage cut, among other concessions. The a...
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| DHL adds Asia-Europe intermodal links |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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DHL Global Forwarding has added daily intermodal services from Shanghai and a weekly service from Chengdu to the European border. The offerings will use a combination of rail and truck transportation. According to DHL officials, customers will see faster shipments of up to 21 days compared with ocean shipments and lower transportation costs. This service offers the option of booking variable capacity — "ranging from a single container to a whole t...
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| Outsourcing firm offers data solution for carriers |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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EXL Service, a business processs solutions company, has released Rev-Lift, a solution that identifies weaknesses and errors in backoffice processes that lose carriers money. Though only introduced recently, the program has been in place with a North American less-than-truckload carrier for the past few years, and EXL has saved the firm $80 million in revenue by improving its data capture processes. Pradeep Vachani, EXL's vice president, said even though ...
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| XRS sees second consecutive quarterly income |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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XRS Corp. has realized a net income to common shareholders of $0.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, digging itself out from under a $2.1 million loss to shareholders from the same period last year. Total revenue for the quarter declined, year over year, from $15.9 million to $14.5 million. Mobile software revenue grew 27 percent, year over year, to $11.6 million; software accounts for 80 percent of revenue, up from 74 percent in the second quarter of 2012. &nb...
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| Former Marine Corps logistics workers plead guilty to bribery |
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
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Two former employees of a Marine Corps logistics base in Albany, Ga., have pleaded guilty to taking bribes totaling nearly $750,000 over a three-year period to provide local carriers with business from the base, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The two men — Mitchell D. Potts and Jeffrey S. Philpot — face maximum prison sentences of 15 years and fines. They have already paid back the bribes and restitution to the Defense Department. During the scheme, ...
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| XPO buys Interide Logistics, realizes strong 1Q |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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XPO Logistics recently purchased Salt Lake City-based Interide Logistics, a $28 million company, for $3.7 million in cash and stock. The company will keep Interride’s boss, Sean Snow, at the helm and will help him scale up operations at the firm’s other locations in Minneapolis and Louisville. In February, XPO purchased Covered Logistics and Transportation for $11 million in cash and stock. Two weeks earlier, it inked a deal to take over East Coast Air Charter for ...
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| Pep Boys begins transload service in Savannah |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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National Retail Systems is adding transloading to the suite of logistics services it performs for Pep Boys, a large automotive aftermarket service and retail parts chain. NRS said Tuesday it will deconsolidate ocean containers at its Pooler cross-dock facility four miles from the Port of Savannah and repack them into larger, 53-foot containers for the trip to Pep Boys' distribution center in Atlanta. The third-party logistics provider currently handles domesti...
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| C.R. England adds 2 COOs |
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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C.R. England has promoted Brandon Harrison and Zach England to the position of chief operating officers. Harrison will oversee the trucking company’s national, regional, and Mexico divisions and safety, while Zach England will manage dedicated and intermodal operations and serve as chairman of the England Logistics board, a third-party logistics company and subsidiary of C.R. England. Harrison, who joined the company in 2003, was most recently president of the...
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| PaperWorks to use Transplace TMS |
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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The logistics transportation management services provider Transplace said Monday that Philadelphia-based PaperWorks Industries, a North American packaging company, will use its transportation management system (TMS) to manage shipments in North America. The TMS will be used for outbound shipments from two PaperWorks mills to customers located throughout the country, as well as select inbound shipments from the manufacturer’s fiber supplier network. The company’s paperboard...
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| ABF, union reaches tentative deal |
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Monday, May 06, 2013
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ABF and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a tentative, five-year contract agreement. Details of the contract have not been released because local unions have not decided whether to endorse it. Word of a potential agreement reached local unions last week, and they were subsequently directed to not take a strike vote. ABF and the Teamsters began talks toward a new contract in January, with the carrier demanding a 6.5-percent wage re...
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| Cass: Freight shipments, expenditures fall in April |
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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U.S. freight volume fell by 3.5 percent and freight expenditures dropped by 1.6 percent in April on a month-to-month basis, according to the Cass Freight Index Report . Compared to April 2012, shipments were down by 1.3 percent, and expenditures declined by 0.5 percent. While both shipments and expenditures have fallen below the same-month levels from last year, shipment activity is even lower than in April 2011. According to the report, the declines in activ...
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| Truckers: Ontario market still volatile |
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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Uncertainty reigns supreme in the Ontario trucking market despite a recent uptick in volumes, according to the Ontario Trucking Association’s second-quarter business conditions survey. According to carriers who filled out the April survey, freight volumes in lane segments covering traffic inside Ontario, between the provinces, and northbound from the United States all increased. The only lane that didn’t show a traffic increase was U.S. southbound. Northbound U.S. traffic ...
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| YRC sees first positive operating income in 6 years |
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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YRC Worldwide reported a $58.7 million increase in operating income during the first quarter, with income rising from a $48.8 million loss to a gain of $9.9 million. The result marks YRC’s first positive operating income in six years. Operating revenue dropped 2.7 percent to $1.62 billion, year over year, but adjusted before-tax earnings increased by $45.4 million to $60.7 million. "These results are due to a rational pricing environment for both YRC F...
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| Con-way has disappointing 1Q |
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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Con-way’s first quarter results came in below expectations, with the carrier turning in net income of $14 million, an $11.6-million decline compared to the first quarter of 2012. Revenue dropped from $1.37 billion to $1.34 billion, and operating income was down by more than $24 million. Douglas W. Stotlar, the carrier’s president and chief executive officer, called the results disappointing, but also said the company’s margins are moving in the right directio...
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| Greencarrier buys Trana Spedition |
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Sweden-based Greencarrier Freight Services has acquired the Swedish logistics firm Trana Spedition for an undisclosed amount. Trana, which had 2011 revenues of SEK 72 million, will continue operating under its current name, and the firm’s management will stay with the company. Kenneth Sankala, Trana Spedition’s former chief executive officer, will now serve as managing director of operations. “Trana Spedition recognizes the many opportunities this acquisition will ...
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| Executive moves |
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Kenco, a provider of logistics, real estate services and material handling equipment, has appointed Todd A. Johnson to senior vice president of operations for Kenco Logistic Services. Johnson has 29 years of experience in the supply chain industry, including stints at UPS, Exel, and Trammell Crow. Most recently, he was with Menlo Worldwide Logistics for 15 years. AIT Worldwide Logistics has hired Myung Kim as business development director. Kim come...
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| ABF hit with $13 million loss in 1Q |
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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Despite a nearly $80 million boost in revenues, year over year, and a 4.2-percent rise in tonnage, Arkansas Best turned in a first-quarter net loss of $13.4 million. The result, however, was an improvement over 2012’s first-quarter net loss of $18.2 million. ABF officials pointed to the less-than-truckload carrier’s high cost structure as an impact on results. The company recently entered a second month-long contract extension while it strives to achieve a lon...
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| Obama taps Charlotte mayor as next DOT head |
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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President Obama has named Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to succeed Ray LaHood as secretary of transportation. Foxx must now be confirmed by the Senate before taking his post. LaHood, who has served as transportation secretary since 2009, announced in late January that he would resign his post as soon as a successor was confirmed. In a letter to DOT employees at the time, LaHood noted his successes over the previous four years. The contentious pilot fatigue rulin...
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| U.S. steps up biodiesel production |
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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U.S. producers ramped up biodiesel generation in February, finishing the month at 68 million gallons, a slight increase from January's total of 66 million gallons, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Nearly 75 percent of the February production, which came from 110 plants that can generate up to 2.1 billion gallons per year, originated in the Midwest. Soybean oil was the most common feedstock, followed by corn oil, yellow grease and canola oil. &...
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| Washington Notebook: Calif. lawmakers side with Long Beach in SCIG dispute |
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Two members of Congress from Southern California are urging the City of Los Angeles and BNSF Railway to take further steps to mitigate the environmental effects of a planned intermodal container transfer facility to protect the health of Long Beach residents who live close by. The Southern California International Gateway is planned for construction on property owned by the Port of Los Angeles a few miles from the marine terminals. It is designed to shorten the drive for trucker...
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| C.R. England reorganizes leadership |
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Due to the death of Chief Executive Officer Wayne Cederholm earlier this month, C.R. England has reorganized its senior leadership. Chad England, who formerly served as chief operating officer, will take over as CEO, and Dan England has been promoted from president to co-chairman. Chief Financial Officer Josh England will also serve as president. "While Wayne Cederholm's passing was certainly unexpected, the company has always had in place a strong plan for leaders...
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| Another freight payment vendor in trouble |
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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The automotive supplier division of the U.S. conglomerate Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against its long-time freight payment and audit vendor, TransVantage Solutions. The lawsuit, filed April 8 in New Jersey, alleges that TransVantage had failed to make $17 million in payments to Johnson Control’s transportation providers, and the company had been systematically hiding its misuse of the funds it handled on Johnson Controls’ behalf. &nbs...
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| Cargo theft in 2012 up in Europe, flat in U.S. |
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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Cargo theft in North America stayed flat, year over year, in 2012 as European theft rates rose by 24 percent, according to FreightWatch International. Cargo theft in Asia also increased. According to the company, however, the greatest theft threats still exist in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa. Last year, about 6,800 thefts were reported in Sao Paulo, and more than 6,000 Mexican thefts occurred in 2012. Pharmaceutical thefts are on the rise in Europe, ...
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| UPS, Teamsters reach tentative 5-year deals |
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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UPS has reached a tentative agreement for new five-year contracts with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters covering its small package and freight businesses. The new contracts must now be approved by UPS’ union employees. The current contract, which covers 250,000 UPS employees, expires July 31. "These agreements are a 'win-win-win' for our people, customers and shareholders,” UPS’ chief executive officer, Scott Davis, said in a statement. "The fact th...
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| Old Dominion grows in 1Q |
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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Old Dominion generated $532.6 million in revenue during the first quarter, a 7.1-percent increase, year over year. Net income rose by 30.4 percent to $40.6 million for the North Carolina-based less-than-truckload company. These strong financial results are rooted in operational growth. Old Dominion experienced a 3.5-percent increase in total tonnage to 1,717 tons and a 2.6-percent uptick in total shipments. Revenue per shipment increased by 3.9 percent, year over y...
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| Freight execs tie tax reform, infrastructure to environmental gains |
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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Industry leaders concurred during testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the freight transportation industry is doing a lot to make fleets greener, but said Congress could help reduce air pollution by making it easier to adopt clean energy systems and get infrastructure projects completed that reduce congestion. Fred Smith, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of FedEx Corp., suggested a reduction in corporate tax rates would help companies ad...
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| FMCSA puts brakes on 4 Kansas truckers |
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Royal Transport, Nationwide, Freight and Midwest — all trucking companies based in Olathe, Kan. — to cease operations. The agency claims the four carriers served as chameleons for a company that had previously been shut down. The four carriers had been operating under common operating and control — using the same drivers and vehicles — so they could skirt compliance rules, according to a FMCSA s...
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| UPS turns solid 1Q, buys European healthcare firm |
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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UPS has acquired Budapest-based pharmaceutical logistics firm CEMELOG, a move that will help expand the integrator’s growing healthcare arm, for an undisclosed amount. Officials expect to close the deal in the second quarter. The 14-year-old European company boasts a number of large healthcare brands as clients and will help UPS gain a foothold in Central and Eastern Europe, according to a UPS release. The acquisition adds three distribution facilities, for&nb...
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| NY/NJ port authority awards contract for Bayonne Bridge |
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded a $743.3 million contract to a joint venture of Skanska Koch and Kiewit Infrastructure Co. as part of a $1.29 billion program to increase the navigational clearance of the Bayonne Bridge. The project will raise clearance below the bridge, or "air draft," from 151 feet to 215 feet, so larger ships can call at container terminals in Newark and Elizabeth, N.J., and on Staten Island, N.Y. The contract ...
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| DOT opens TIGER V |
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday notified the public of the fifth round of funding availability for the popular TIGER grant program , which is aimed at multi-modal transportation projects that have a high benefit-cost ratio and don't normally get funded through traditional highway aid to states. There is $474 million available for the next round, with applications due by June 3. Decisions are expected by late summer or early fall, according to DOT officials....
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| UPS invests in dedicated LNG stations |
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Pivotal LNG announced it will build liquefied natural gas fueling stations for UPS Freight's heavy-duty tractor fleet at its Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn., terminals. Earlier this week UPS said it will buy 700 LNG Class 8 trucks to replace diesel tractors and build four refueling stations by the end of 2014 after operating 112 tractor-trailers between Ontario, Calif., Las Vegas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City for the past two years. The other UPS LNG statio...
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| U.S. Bank launches new fuel financing tool |
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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U.S. Bank and FuelQuest have teamed up to provide extended payment terms for rack-based fuel purchases and accelerated supplier payments by providing greater access to credit through the U.S. Bank Fuel Financing program. The financing tool is currently only available on a select basis. The new service will give buyers improved cash flow with expanded payment terms, increased purchasing on one line of credit, greater growth opportunities and lower financing co...
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| Executive moves |
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Pacer International/Ocean World Lines has appointed Al Benki to senior vice president of international logistics in the United States and Europe. He formerly served as the company’s senior vice president of international logistics for Asia and Europe. Taking Benki’s place in Asia is Danny Yang, who will serve as managing director for Asia. Benson Chua has become Pacer International/OWL’s managing director in China, while Andrew Luk continues to manage t...
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| UPS increases natural gas fleet |
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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UPS will buy 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles and build four refueling stations by the end of next year, accelerating its planned growth into alternative fuel. The new stations will be built in Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis and Dallas at a cost of more than $18 million. The integrator currently boasts more than 1,000 LNG vehicles worldwide, and its alternative-fuel fleet is now composed of more than 2,600 vehicles. UPS’ only self-owned LNG fu...
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| Swift has solid first quarter |
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Swift Transportation turned in operating revenue of $856.8 million during the first three months of the year, a result the company is touting as record first quarter revenue. Strong operational performance contributed to Swift’s successful quarter. In truckload, loaded miles per truck per week ramped up by 3.2 percent, year over year, and total loaded miles for the truckload and dedicated segments rose by 1 percent. Officials are also expanding the company’s intermodal segment,...
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| Old Dominion opens Birmingham drayage center |
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Old Dominion Freight Line on Monday opened a new container drayage facility to serve rail heads, container yards and ports in the Birmingham, Ala. area. The Birmingham center is the third container drayage facility for Old Dominion in Alabama and offers pick-up and delivery to any point in the continental United States. “Co-located with our Birmingham Service Center, the new site will strengthen our network in Alabama, which includes container drayage facilities in...
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| Washington Notebook: U.S.-Canada bridge in Detroit gets State Dept. approval |
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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The U.S. State Department recently issued a presidential permit to the state of Michigan to build a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. The State Department approves new international border crossings after reviewing whether they are in the national interest. Local and national officials in Canada and the United States for many years have been developing plans for a second bridge to relieve congestion on the privately-held Ambassador Bridg...
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| ABF, Teamsters agree on another contract extension |
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Monday, April 22, 2013
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ABF Freight Systems and the Teamsters, who were unable to agree to a long-term contract, have hammered out a contract extension through May 31. The carrier had been striving for cost reductions, and though the Teamsters recognized publicly the need to reduce costs, the union representatives have not accepted any of the carrier’s offers. “We have taken a balanced approach to the negotiations and have specifically avoided proposing the meat-axe wage and benefit ...
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| DSV unveils groupage offering |
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Friday, April 19, 2013
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DSV Road Ltd. will launch a daily groupage service from its German hub in early May. The program will cover 32 European countries and operate in addition to any existing routes, increasing frequency and improving transit times. The new service will include daily pickups and departures, on-time deliveries and online bookings. DSV will support the program from its Schwieberdingen facility. According to the company's managing director, René Falch Olesen, ...
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| Feds give $8.9 million to fix damaged roads |
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Friday, April 19, 2013
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The U.S. Transportation Department has set aside $8.9 million to repair roads and bridges on federal and tribal land in Arkansas, Minnesota and New Jersey that have been damaged by natural disasters. The money comes from the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads program. The Army Corps of Engineers will be given $4.9 million to repair flood-damaged roads near Little Rock, Ark. The Bureau of Indian Affairs will get $2 million to build a...
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| Petitions force Trendset into bankruptcy filing |
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
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Three customers of Greenville, S.C.-based freight payment and audit services provider Trendset filed petitions this week against Trendset in federal bankruptcy court. The customers - Husqvarna Professional Products, Legrand North America, DH Business Services – were among those affected by an embezzlement and fraud case that Trendset Chief Executive Officer Gary Selvaggio described in a letter to customers in late March . The case, Selvaggio wrote, involved a “trus...
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| Concern over rush to renew TWIC cards |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Concern about whether the Transportation Security Administration will be able to efficiently handle the renewal of large numbers of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) expiring this year was raised Tuesday by Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., at a hearing of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Coast Guard and maritime transport subcommittee. “I don’t know if I am misinformed, but I was told that we actually have no plan moving forward ...
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| Supreme Court hears arguments in L.A. drayage truck case |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in the American Trucking Associations' ongoing challenge to the Port of Los Angeles to impose a comprehensive licensing scheme on trucks hauling freight in and out of the port. A transcript of the argument can be read here. "We believe it is clear that in 1980 Congress established that trucking should be shaped by the competitive market, rather than government regulations," said ATA Deputy Chief Counsel Richard Pi...
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| House to create intermodal panel |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all modes. The panel, which will include six Republicans and five Democrats, is to work for six months to generate recommendations for the next highway bill. Shuster Shuster is expected to formally announce the panel Tuesday, and the panel will begin meeting April 24. J...
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| PhillyFreightFinder mapping app launched |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) this week launched a new interactive online mapping application, PhillyFreightFinder. The application is aimed at highlighting the region's freight network, denoting major freight routes, such as highways, rivers and rail lines, and key hubs of employment and goods movement, including ports and freight centers. The application is interactive, allowing the viewer to explore more than 350 individual features, each with a th...
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| OnTrac expands |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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OnTrac has moved into a new facility in Commerce, Calif., that is six-times larger than its previous home, and recently hired 50 more workers. This expansion, according to a press release, is due in part to rapid growth of the company’s overnight services. Aside from being bigger, the new facility allows OnTrac to reach all of California and most of the large areas in Arizona and Nevada overnight. Customers in Washington, Utah, Oregon, Idaho and Colorado can now be...
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