Moving Hazmat Waste Not So Simple
Hazardous wastes can present challenges when they are shipped. Because of this, getting hazardous wastes off of the dock isn’t as simple as slapping a standard shipping label on the container and waving goodbye to…
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Transportation Industry News Archives
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Congress Offers Infrastructure Bill
House Democrats rolled out a $500 billion draft transportation infrastructure bill on June 3 that includes significant investments in the country’s aging roads and bridges, along with a call to strengthen rear under-ride guard standards…
House Amends Axle Tolerance Rule
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted in June to include an amendment in the Invest in America Act that provides a 10-percent axle tolerance for tank trucks transporting dry bulk loads. The amendment…
Food Transportation Still Evolving
The threat of spoilage and waste are sizable economic concerns for food distributors. Food that arrives at its destination unsafe for human consumption represents lost sales and wasted resources. One of the most important (and…
Union Pacific Shuttering Cold Connect
Customers were notified May 8 that Union Pacific (UP) was ceasing operations of its multimodal service Cold Connect, which offered end-to-end transportation service for refrigerated loads. UP spokeswoman Kristen South confirmed the closure, citing sluggish…
Regional Carrier Refuses To Buckle
For Jon England, president and chief executive of Transport Services of Sullivan, located about halfway between Indianapolis, Ind., and St. Louis, Mo., the coronavirus pandemic is not the first time he has been tested. In…
Recession Will Punish Weaker Trucking Companies
What this virus-induced recession will mean long term for the trucking industry is at this point subject more to conjecture than certainty. What is guaranteed, however, is that this second quarter will be brutal for…
Coronavirus COVID-19 Statements & Resources
Here is a list of links to coronavirus (COVID-19) statements from the transportation, tank transportation industry, and government agencies. Stay Safe Out There
Freight Brokers ‘Need To Speed Up’
The business fundamentals of freight brokerage — using an operations call center to find trucks to move freight — have not changed in the past 10 years. Volume per broker per day, gross margins and…
Walmart Working To Improve Shipping
Working with more than 100 outside carriers and brokers, Walmart is likely to be a shipper of choice for many already. But even one of the U.S. freight industry’s largest customers realized it could do…
