Trucking and Others Renew Fight Against Tolls
Businesses and organizations from numerous sectors of the U.S. economy, including trucking, have renewed their efforts opposing tolls on existing federal interstates. See those opposing tolls HERE.
Businesses and organizations from numerous sectors of the U.S. economy, including trucking, have renewed their efforts opposing tolls on existing federal interstates. See those opposing tolls HERE.
Trucking increased its dominance over other transportation modes in December when it comes to hauling freight between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico. See Percentages HERE.
President Obama said Wednesday he will ask Congress for $300 billion to update aging roads and railways, arguing that the taxpayer investment is a worthy one that will pay dividends by attracting businesses and helping put people to work. Obama announced his plan at the Union Depot rail and bus…
Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka ‘El Chapo’ may not have been a legitimate businessman but it’s hard to argue the fact that he was a Supply Chain Genius. See El Chapo here.
Fourth-quarter revenue jumps 137 pct to $257.2 million Freight forwarding revenue triples to $215.2 million Expects revenue of at least $2.75 billion in 2014 Expects about $400 million in 2014 revenue from acquisitions Read Reuters report here.
In one of its largest acquisitions, Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. said Monday that it has purchased Little Rock, AR based Rich Logistics. The deal brings a $113 million carrier into the growing Roadrunner fold. It also signals the acquisition-minded firm’s return to the market after an absence that lasted only…
A self-driving car that takes 2.5 million measurements every second has been unveiled by Ford. The autonomous vehicle, which took a decade to design and build, is equipped with four infrared light sensors mounted to a roof rack. The sensors constantly scan the road, searching for objects including other vehicles,…
It’s the biggest recorded loss of containers overboard in a single incident. The Danish-flagged ship was in the Bay of Biscay last week as hurricane-force winds battered the Atlantic coast of Europe. Amid waves of 30 feet and winds of 60 knots, the Svendborg began losing containers off northern France.…
BNSF Railway Co. will buy its own fleet of 5,000 new crude oil tank cars with enhanced safety features in an effort to reduce the risk of moving crude oil across the nation. Read more HERE.
It’s not taking off into space, but the tractor, powered by a microturbine-electric hybrid drive system, and a trailer, made entirely of carbon fiber, could significantly slash greenhouse gas emissions and save fuel. Peterbilt, Capstone Turbine and Great Dane are among suppliers who assembled the vehicle. Watch the video: …