28 Aug Former Graebel Van Lines CEO Appointed to Top Post at Beavex Third-party logistics provider Beavex Inc. has hired Terry Carter as CEO, replacing Rich Boland, who resigned after three years in the top job. Read more...
28 Aug Containership to Honor Bayonne Bridge Renovation With Sept. 7 Call to N.Y.-N.J. Port The Port of New York and New Jersey will receive its first Neopanamax vessel from the Asia to U.S. South Atlantic Express Service on Sept. 7 when the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt arrives. Read more...
28 Aug Mexico Says It Won’t Renegotiate NAFTA With President Trump Via Twitter Mexico will not renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement or any other aspect of its relationship with the United States via social media or the press, the Mexican government declared Aug. 27 Read more...
28 Aug Meet Safety Sammy, Trucking’s Newest Mascot “Safety Sammy” is the official name of the trucking industry’s newest mascot, the chairman of American Trucking Associations announced over the weekend at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Read more...
28 Aug Opinion: Why Autonomous Trucks Won’t Cost Jobs Anytime Soon With all the media buzz about autonomous vehicles, it was only a matter of time before autonomous trucks became part of the hype cycle. Take autonomous trucks one step further and some are already predicting job losses in transportation. Read more...
28 Aug Surface Transportation Board to Examine CSX Service Woes The Surface Transportation Board will hold a special session to listen to CSX Corp. and railroad shippers discuss service disruptions since May that have ratcheted up the animosity between the sides in a public war of words. Read more...
28 Aug Trucks Without ELDs Won’t Be Placed Out of Service Until April 1, CVSA Says Commercial vehicle inspectors will issue citations to motor carriers operating vehicles without electronic logging devices beginning Dec. 18 but will not place vehicles out of service until April 1. Read more...
28 Aug Construction Stocks Tank as Trump’s Infrastructure Plans Fizzle The predicted boom in construction stocks under President Donald Trump is turning into a bust. Read more...
27 Aug Harvey Could Have Deep Impact on Texas Oil, US Economy Massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Texas’ refinery-rich coast could have long-standing and far-reaching consequences for the state’s oil and gas industry and the larger U.S. economy. Read more...
25 Aug FMCSA Outlines Plans for Public Meeting on CSA Study In preparation for a Sept. 8 public meeting, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said they have outlined a number of “high-level proposals” to address a slate of recommendations made in a National Academy of Sciences study of the agency’s controversial Compliance, Safety, Accountability program. Read more...