Shipping containers are piling up on the Portland, Maine, waterfront at a record pace as the state invests millions of dollars into its largest port to encourage the stateās growing trade links to Europe and the North Atlantic region.
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Supporters and Opponents Clash Over Adding Tolls to Connecticut Highways
In an often-passionate debate, advocates squared off March 14 in Connecticut for more than five hours in the long-running battle for electronic highway tolls that has split the legislature.
March 16, 2018Indiana Airport Mulls Expansion Into International Freight
Could the airport in South Bend, Ind., be transformed into a rail-to-air freight hub for international shipping companies that would create hundreds of jobs?
March 16, 2018Trudeau Dodged Steel Tariffs. Now Heās Trying to Save NAFTA
Donald Trump is already taking up a lot of Justin Trudeauās bandwidth. Steel tariffs sent it to another level.
March 15, 2018āRapid-Fireā E-Commerce Demands Better Neighborhood Roads, C.H. Robinson Exec Says
The prevalence of e-commerce will intensify the need for good neighborhood roads in addition to well-fortified interstates, according to an executive with third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson.
March 15, 2018āOutrageous Overchargingā on the Rise for Towing Crashed Trucks, ATA Survey Shows
Reports of āoutrageous overchargingā for non-consensual towing of damaged heavy-duty trucks and trailers removed from crash scenes are on the rise in some states, according to a recent survey by American Trucking Associations.
March 15, 2018Key Departures at the White House Raise the Risk of a Trade War
President Donald Trumpās push for import tariffs and the recent White House personnel upheaval increase the chance of a global trade war ā and traders need to stay alert, because the end result could be the reappearance of inflation, according to at least one market analyst.
March 14, 2018BNSF Plans $90 Million Rail Improvements in Minnesota
BNSF Railway Co. said March 9 it will invest about $90 million this year to maintain its freight rail network in Minnesota.
March 13, 2018Port Association Calls for More TIGER Grants
Seaport-related projects should receive more attention from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program, according to the leader of the American Association of Port Authorities.
March 13, 2018Amazon Is on Track to Be a $1 Trillion Company by 2022, Jefferies Says
The worldās largest online retailer could grow almost a third bigger in the next four years.
March 13, 2018