The Port of Houston, closed for a week after Hurricane Harvey, rebounded sharply in September with a 22% year-over-year increase in container traffic that would have been impossible without the sacrifice of others, the top official at the port acknowledged.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Amazon’s Dream of Drone Deliveries Gets Closer With Trump’s Executive Order
Drone deliveries got a step closer to reality as the White House issued an order giving local governments more authority to conduct tests of the burgeoning new technology.
October 25, 2017How Trump Getting His Way on NAFTA Would Reshape the Auto Sector
Mexico, Canada and the U.S. are at loggerheads after the latest round of NAFTA negotiations, with America’s neighbors rejecting hard-line proposals by the Trump administration that risk throwing automotive trade on the continent into disarray.
October 18, 2017Anheuser-Busch Taps Seattle Trucking Startup Convoy to Transport Beer
Anheuser-Busch has signed a multi-year partnership with Seattle-based trucking startup Convoy to transport beer.
October 17, 2017Nvidia's Powerful New Computer to Power DHL Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Nvidia Corp. said Oct. 10 it’s helping Deutsche Post AG and its subsidiary DHL automate their fleet of electric delivery vehicles with a powerful new computer.
October 13, 2017Cargo Volumes Surge at Southern California Ports; Virginia Sees 8.2% Gain
Container traffic continues to flourish in the peak shipping season, easily outpacing last year’s totals in September.
October 12, 2017Ports of Seattle, Tacoma Face Chassis Shortage
Truck drivers are facing a shortage of chassis to haul 40- and 45-foot containers from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, according to The Northwest Seaport Alliance.
October 9, 2017Ryder Adds Maintenance Options at Texas Facility
Ryder System Inc. upgraded its maintenance facility in Grapevine, Texas, to service both diesel and advanced fuel vehicles.
October 6, 2017Analysis: To Understand Amazon’s Delivery Ambitions, Consider the Long Game
In the future—and you have to look far ahead when considering the movements of CEO Jeff Bezos—Amazon could expand the services to any merchant selling anything to anyone. This would push it deeper into the territory of UPS and FedEx.
October 6, 2017Editorial: Trucking Is a Hot Property
One of the nation’s highest-profile investors has decided that he needs to put some money into trucking, a move based on the assumption the industry is a hotbed of activity right now.
October 5, 2017