11 Jan Port of Virginia Breaks Another Yearly Record for Contain The Port of Virginia just finished its best year ever for container volume, having moved 2.84 million TEUs, or boxes as measured in standard 20-foot units. Read more...
11 Jan Port of Virginia Breaks Another Yearly Record for Container Volume The Port of Virginia just finished its best year ever for container volume, having moved 2.84 million TEUs, or boxes as measured in standard 20-foot units. Read more...
11 Jan TRB Picks New Leaders, Honors Others for Service, Achievements WASHINGTON — Each year, the annual meeting of Transportation Research Board brings together industry stakeholders from around the world to feast on a smörgåsbord of facts and figures, ideas, analysis and exhibits that push the frontier of geekiness. Read more...
11 Jan Consumer Comfort Rises to Highest Level in Almost 17 Years Americans’ confidence began 2018 by rising to an almost 17-year high on greater optimism about the U.S. economy and buying climate, according to the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Jan. 11. Read more...
11 Jan TRB Picks New Leaders, Honors Others for Service, Acheivements WASHINGTON — Each year, the annual meeting of Transportation Research Board brings together industry stakeholders from around the world to feast on a smörgåsbord of facts and figures, ideas, analysis and exhibits that push the frontier of geekiness. Read more...
11 Jan Wholesale Prices Unexpectedly Show First Drop Since 2016 U.S. wholesale prices fell in December for the first time in more than a year on declining costs for services, a potential sign that inflation pressures are easing in the economy, a Labor Department report showed Jan. 11. Read more...
11 Jan TRB Researchers Look at Safety, Relationship Between Pay and Driver Fatigue WASHINGTON — The wages earned by truck drivers are too low, forcing them to work long hours, according to a report presented to trucking industry researchers at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board here. Read more...
11 Jan Jobless Claims Rise to Three-Month High After Holidays U.S. filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose to a three-month high last week during a holiday period when claims tend to be volatile, Labor Department figures showed Jan. 11. Read more...
11 Jan TRB Panelists Urge Inclusion of Ports, Rails in Infrastructure Bill WASHINGTON — Port authorities, trucking companies and shippers are hopeful that the infrastructure bill to be debated in Congress will fund solutions to alleviate congestion in the ocean container freight industry, panelists said Jan. 9 at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting here. Read more...
11 Jan NAFTA’s Dead. Long Live NAFTA. A Look at Most Likely Outcomes Markets shuddered on signs the U.S. may be preparing to withdraw from NAFTA. But even if President Donald Trump serves notice of a pullout, the trade deal could survive. Read more...