09 Aug Intermodal Traffic Grows 4.5% in 2Q, IANA Reports; Confidence High That ELDs Will Help Going Forward Intermodal business continued to climb out of the hole dug in 2016, recording the strongest gain in nearly three years, according to a quarterly report from the Intermodal Association of North America. Read more...
09 Aug Postal Service May Get More Freedom to Raise Stamp Prices Regulators appear likely to accept the financially beleaguered Postal Service’s request for more freedom to raise the price of mailing letters. It would be the biggest change in the Postal Service’s pricing system in nearly a half-century, allowing stamp prices to rise beyond the rate of inflation. Read more...
09 Aug FedEx Won’t Add Surcharge to Most Home Deliveries During Gift-Giving Season FedEx Corp. won't impose a surcharge on most residential deliveries this holiday season, the package delivery giant said. Read more...
09 Aug 10th Anniversary of Bridge Collapse Offers Glimpse at Infrastructure Repair This month marks the 10th anniversary of a deadly bridge collapse in Minnesota, which shaped one of the earliest conversations about structurally deficient bridges and the significant funding needed to fix or replace infrastructure nationwide. Read more...
09 Aug Cargo Thefts Decline Sharply in Second Quarter, but $17.2 Million Worth of Freight Still Stolen Thieves stole $17.2 million worth of cargo in the United States and Canada during the second quarter of 2017, down from $35.1 million in the year-ago period, data tracking firm CargoNet reported. Read more...
09 Aug ATRI Produces First Findings for Younger Driver Assessment Tool The American Transportation Research Institute has released preliminary findings on a tool assessing whether young people’s characteristics could indicate if they would make good truck drivers. Read more...
09 Aug Cargo Thefts Decline in Second Quarter, But $17.2 Million Worth of Freight Still Stolen Thieves stole $17.2 million worth of cargo in the United States and Canada during the second quarter of 2017, down from $17.9 million in the year-ago period, data tracking firm CargoNet reported. Read more...
09 Aug DHL to Run New $44 Million Campbell Soup Logistics Hub The Campbell Soup Co. broke ground Aug. 8 on a $44 million distribution center in Hancock County, Ohio that officials said will serve as the company’s future Midwest distribution hub. Read more...
09 Aug Natural Gas Sector Pushes Surge in Plastics Industry When it comes to liquefied natural gas in particular, refiners have turned their attention to a broader use: plastic goods. Read more...
09 Aug Daseke Loses Money for Second Straight Quarter; CEO Still Optimistic About Future Daseke Inc. lost $3.6 million in the second quarter, its second consecutive quarter in the red after the flatbed carrier joined Wall Street in February, but CEO Don Daseke remains upbeat. Read more...