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White Paper: The State of Freight – March 2023
FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller and Head of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland discussed global supply chain conditions in the latest “State of Freight” webinar. They were joined by Adam Josephson, paper…
FDA Greenlights a Second Cultivated Meat Product
The FDA has issued a “no questions” letter to GOOD Meat for the company’s cultivated chicken. The product has been available to consumers in Singapore since 2020. GOOD Meat is the second cultivated meat company to go through…
Norfolk Southern Receptive to Some New Safety Regulations
Norfolk Southern’s CEO is offering support for parts of a Senate bill to apply tougher safety regulations to railroads, but does not address several key provisions of the Railway Safety Act.
Biden Limits US Funds for China Chipmakers
The Biden administration is unveiling tight restrictions on new operations in China by semiconductor manufacturers that get federal funds to build in the U.S.
Inflation triggers major user fee increases at FMC
WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Commission is raising its user fees as high as 650% over current rates to account for higher costs related to staff salaries, inflation and an electronic filing upgrade. The FMC acknowledged…
Tesla’s arrival in Mexico could boost cross-border trade by $15B
For U.S.-Mexico trade, Tesla Inc. could prove to be the gift that keeps on giving. With the automaker recently confirming that it’s building a $5 billion factory in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, trade experts said…
Check Call: Sustainability at what cost?
Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was…
FedEx Freight’s Courville Claims Grand Champion Title
Eric Courville’s victory in the sleeper vehicle division at the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships marked the beginning of the road to the national event in August.
Infrastructure Council Presses White House on Cybersecurity
At a meeting this month of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the group proposed a need for drills and exercises designed to enhance cybersecurity.
CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs Wants Rail to Carry More Freight
CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs says he wants to repair broken relations with union workers and customers and attract more businesses to send their freight over rails instead of roads.
