A four-month study designed to measure Coloradans’ appetite for overhauling how the state pays for roads offers a glimpse of the challenges that await as changing technology erodes the clout of gasoline taxes.
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Jim Nebergall of Cummins discusses the fuel-agnostic engine that can adapt to multiple fuel types and cut emissions without sacrificing performance.
GSA’s New York Border Facility Renovations Will Expand Truck Capacity
The General Services Administration is conducting rock blasting along Interstate 81 in upstate New York to clear room for a new border inspection facility with enough capacity to process trucks.
December 11, 2017Cardinal Logistics Files Notice of 102 Layoffs
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. will lay off 102 employees on Jan. 8, 2018 after “the loss of a major contract†to a competitor, the logistics and dedicated contract carriage company wrote in a notice to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.
December 11, 2017Washington State Roads Are Getting Worse, New Data Shows
By several standards, the transportation network of Washington state is creaking under the pressures of age and economic growth.
December 11, 2017Shipping Costs are Surging Globally
The cost of moving pretty much every dry-bulk commodity — from fertilizer to salt to rocks — has surged since July, lifting the London-based Baltic Exchange’s main freight gauge to its highest in almost four years.
December 11, 2017Trump to Release Infrastructure Plan in January, Official Says
President Donald Trump plans to keep pushing his legislative agenda in 2018 by releasing his long-promised infrastructure proposal in early January, a senior administration official said.
December 8, 2017UPS Eyes Delivery of Holiday Packages by Golf Cart in Colorado Town
Golden, Colo., residents could see the unwrapping of a new package delivery system right in the middle of this year’s holiday gift-giving frenzy, with UPS Inc. drivers swapping out their trademark brown trucks for golf carts with trailers.
December 7, 2017Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal Legislation
Retired Teamsters around the nation who are facing dramatic cuts to their monthly pensions are keeping their fingers crossed that proposed federal legislation will keep them from financial ruin.
December 7, 2017Revenues Rise in 3Q for 3PLs as Shipments Jump
The third quarter saw a rise in freight shipments and revenues for logistics brokers compared with the same period a year ago, but profit margins fell 40 basis points due to cost increases in the spot market for trucks, according to the Transportation Intermediaries Association’s quarterly 3PL Market Report.
December 6, 2017Illinois Budget Puts State Roads in Crisis, Advocates Say
Six months after lawmakers hastily passed their first state budget in two years, transportation advocates are sounding the alarm on a little-noticed item that will take $300 million from road repairs to pay other expenses each year.
December 6, 2017