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Freight Routes to Get Electric, Hydrogen Infrastructure Aid
A top U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory announced it will help add electric and hydrogen infrastructure to four freight corridors covering over half of the nation.
Amazon Contract Drivers in California Join Teamsters Union
More than 80 contract drivers and dispatchers who handle deliveries for Amazon .com Inc. have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
As Asia-US shipping rates rise, so does skepticism on staying power
Container lines have used general rate increases (GRIs) to forcibly push up Asia-U.S. spot rates, yet there’s widespread skepticism on rates’ staying power given the gravitational pull of weak demand. Carriers introduced a…
Sales Rise as Profit Margin Pressure Eases: Q1 NABE Business Conditions Survey
Sales growth for the first quarter of the year has improved from Q4 of last year, according to the latest Business Conditions Survey from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). Surveyed NABE members reported…
Buttigieg Puts Spotlight on Highway Deaths
Capitol Agenda: Promoting safety on the highways remains the dominant priority for officials at the Department of Transportation and agencies throughout the country.
US-China Tensions Amplify Global Trade Shifts
Political tensions between the U.S. and China are contributing to lower container shipments between the world’s two largest economies, says Ocean Network Express CEO Jeremy Nixon.
Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Declines in April
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation found overall confidence in the equipment finance market has decreased month-over-month, the foundation announced April 20.
TIA’s stark message: Double brokering, fraud out of control
ORLANDO, Fla. — There was disagreement among some speakers at the Transportation Intermediaries Association meeting about the duration of the current crisis in double brokerage and outright fraud. Has the level of activity…
Freight recession, port report and the art of supply chain – WTT
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is breaking down the data behind the freight recession with FreightWaves’ Donny Gilbert. Capt. John Konrad V, CEO of gCaptain, reviews “War Sailor”; talks about what’s going on…
Sick leave, crew consists still on the table between unions, railroads
Negotiations between U.S. Class I railroads and unions representing operating craft employees, such as locomotive engineers and train conductors, regarding sick leave and scheduling will likely last through summer, according…
