25 Aug Food Standards, Emission Regulations Affect Load Flexibility for Refrigerated Fleets The nationwide growth in demand for fresher foods has contributed to a boom in the refrigerated transportation sector. But tighter food-handling standards and emission regulations are limiting the load flexibility and utilization options that carriers may have had in the past, and at a steeper cost, too. Read more...
25 Aug Rise in Business Equipment Orders Signals Steady Investment An increase in U.S. orders for business equipment last month and the biggest gain since February in such sales indicate improving demand at the start of the third quarter, Commerce Department data showed Aug. 25. Read more...
25 Aug Hurricane Harvey Strengthens as Refinery Risk Lifts Gasoline Hurricane Harvey strengthened as it headed toward landfall in Texas, forecast to become the worst storm to strike the region in more than a decade. The price of gasoline rallied as the storm threatened to wreak havoc on the heart of America’s energy sector. Read more...
24 Aug FourKites, J.J. Keller Offer Integration to Enhance Load Tracking Fleet compliance firm J.J. Keller & Associates and load-tracking provider FourKites have partnered to provide up-to-date location data to their mutual customers. Read more...
24 Aug Editorial: Rules to Live By Without rules for everyone to follow, the world would become a chaotic place. But uncertainty about which rules one must follow can itself create chaos. Read more...
24 Aug Hanjin Bankruptcy Led to Heavy Losses, Write-Offs Hanjin Shipping Co.’s financial troubles that led to bankruptcy a year ago stranded precious cargo, causing losses for trucking and other transportation companies. Read more...
24 Aug Oak Ridge National Laboratory Eyes Chattanooga as Testing Ground for Driverless Trucking Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s new director said Aug. 23 the lab is considering testing in Chattanooga related to autonomous driving and long-haul trucking. Read more...
24 Aug Bridge Monitoring Aided by Sensor Technology Bridge sensor systems are becoming integrated in the engineering and construction of spans across the country to monitor everything from load stress to movement. Read more...
24 Aug Safety Organizations Split $4 Million Federal Grant for Hazmat Training Six safety groups were awarded a grant of more than $4 million by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for training programs. Read more...
24 Aug Plans for Inland Port on Arkansas River Taking Shape Elected officials received a status update on an inland port and intermodal project on the Arkansas River at the Port of Van Buren. Read more...