29 Nov Border Funding Complicates Freight Policy as Congress Tries to Avoid Shutdown A year-end funding bill that is likely to include provisions related to electronic logging devices and autonomous cars is almost finalized. Yet, disputes surrounding security along the border with Mexico as well as tensions over an investigation into the 2016 presidential election are complicating spending talks. Read more...
29 Nov New Matson Vessel Is Largest Containership Ever Built in US The largest containership built in the United States cruised into Honolulu Harbor on Nov. 28 after three years of construction and an initial voyage from Philadelphia to California via the Panama Canal earlier this month. Read more...
29 Nov Have EPA, CARB Reached Détente Over Emission Policy? Almost since Donald Trump moved into the White House, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have been in a political war over the direction of U.S. environmental policy. Can there be a thaw in the works now that EPA has announced plans to begin an “environmental review” to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions for heavy trucks? Read more...
29 Nov DSV Canada Breaks Ground on Ontario Facility DSV Canada, a supply chain service provider and manager, has broken ground on a 1.1-million-square-foot facility in Milton, Ontario, according to a Nov. 28 press release. Read more...
29 Nov John MacKinnon Appointed Alaska DOT Commissioner Incoming Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced that John MacKinnon will serve as the next commissioner of the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. Read more...
29 Nov Alberta Buying Rail Cars to Ship Crude Amid Pipeline Pinch Alberta is working to buy railcars to help ship more crude as pipeline bottlenecks have the oil-rich province grappling with historic low prices. Read more...
29 Nov Jack Cooper Holdings Acquires Assets of Selland Auto Transport Jack Cooper Holdings has acquired the assets of Seattle-based Selland Auto Transport, a move that extends the car hauler’s presence in the western United States and provides more balance to the firm’s delivery network. Read more...
29 Nov Consumer Spending Rises 0.6% in October WASHINGTON — Consumers boosted their spending in October at the fastest pace in seven months, while their incomes rose by the largest amount in nine months — both good signs for future economic growth. Read more...
29 Nov Jobless Claims Hit Six-Month High During Holiday Week Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose for a third week to the highest level since May, potentially reflecting volatility around two consecutive periods that included holidays. Read more...
29 Nov Editorial: Trouble on the Homefront for GM The Nov. 26 announcement from General Motors Co. that it plans to shut down five factories and lay off thousands of workers sent shock waves through the government and business communities, and with good reason. Read more...