The top three containerports in California touted recent accomplishments in the battle against pollution as stakeholders debate what will be included in an update to the Clean Air Action Plan.
August 22, 2017Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
California Ports Tout Progress in Fight Against Environmental Pollution
Penske Logistics to Build $100 Million Warehouse Distribution Center in Michigan
Penske Logistics will build a $98.5-million, 606,000-square-foot Midwest regional distribution center in Romulus, Mich., creating an estimated 403 new jobs.
August 22, 2017$90 Million Driverless Vehicle Test Track Takes Shape in Florida
Florida’s best hope to develop self-driving vehicles might lie with an iconic-looking campus and a $90 million test track being built 40 miles southwest of Orlando.
August 22, 2017Washington Seeks Drivers to Test Alternative Road Use Tax
Washington is seeking about 2,000 drivers to test a new way to pay to maintain the state’s roadways.
August 22, 2017FedEx to Open $30 Million Distribution Center in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Parcel delivery company FedEx Ground plans to unwrap a new $30 million distribution center next month in Chattanooga that’s expected to employ about 300 people.
August 22, 2017FedEx Founder’s Son Lands Promotion, Moves Up Corporate Ladder at Shipping Giant
FedEx founder Frederick Smith’s son Richard Smith is rising through the ranks at the Memphis-based company.
August 22, 2017Terminal Link Texas to Build Container Yard at Port Houston
Ground was broken Aug. 15 for a yard for empty containers inside the Bayport Container Terminal as part of a new public-private partnership at Port Houston.
August 21, 2017Some Gas With That Sandwich? Convenience Dominates Fuel Market
Motorists who once scoured American roadways for Exxon’s tiger or Texaco’s star now search for Buc-ee’s beaver or Wawa’s Canada goose. And millennials value the quality of food in their gas stations just as much as the price at the pump.
August 18, 2017With California’s New Gas Tax Approved, Caltrans Is on a Hiring Spree as Construction Work Ramps Up
Vallejo native Chris Haynes had just finished high school when he signed up to work for the California Conservation Corps, a job that took him down back roads across the state. But wherever he went, he saw Caltrans workers too.
August 18, 2017Strike by Concrete Truck Drivers Threatens Seattle Construction Projects
More than a quarter of King County, Washington’s concrete delivery-truck drivers have gone on strike, and the rest could soon join them — threatening to delay dozens of projects amid the region’s record construction boom.
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