Shipments rose 3% last month at Savannah, Georgia, the nation’s fourth-largest container port, as shipment growth continued at the second-busiest port on the Atlantic Coast, the Georgia Ports Authority reported.
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Analysts Growing Cautious on 2016 Trucking Outlook
Freight industry experts are increasingly growing cautious about 2016, based on the expected continuation of recent sluggish market conditions as well as other factors.
November 16, 2015House, Senate Delegates to Finalize Highway Bill
Congressional transportation leaders said they will meet this week to produce a multiyear highway bill that ensures infrastructure projects around the country are funded and reforms the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
November 16, 2015Freight Firms Cheer Pacific Trade Deal
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement hammered out by the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations, is drawing praise from international freight carriers who see it as a powerful stimulus for business.
November 16, 2015Eaton, Cummins Add Powertrain Options
MARSHALL, Mich. — Eaton Corp. and Cummins Inc. recently announced powertrain options that enhance engine downspeeding at highway speeds and increase driver control using automated transmissions at slow speeds.
November 16, 2015Oregon Gov. Says Road Deal Unlikely in 2016
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said she knows the state’s infrastructure needs serious repairs, but she does not think anything will get done about it until 2017.
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November 16, 2015Removing Non-Fault Crashes Helps CSA Scores, ATRI Says
A new research report lends support to claims by many in the trucking industry that federal regulators should remove nonpreventable crashes from carriers’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability program records.
November 16, 2015Senate Democrats Express Concerns Over Proposed Rollback of Safety Provisions in Highway Bill
Thirteen Senate Democrats called on their chamber's leadersĚýto prevent a “rollback of safety or consumer protections” included in the highway bill in order to avoid any potential erosion of support for the final bill.
November 13, 2015ATA, Transportation Groups Want More Funding in Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations joined 39 transportation groups this week in calling on congressional transportation leaders to boost federal investments for infrastructure projects in a multiyear highway bill.
November 12, 2015Carriers' Safety Ratings Improve if Nonpreventable Crashes Are Removed, ATRI Study Shows
Eliminating nonpreventable accidents from a sample of 15 motor carriers' Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety measurement scores caused significant positive changes in majority of the carriers’ Crash BASIC percentile scores, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.ĚýĚýĚýĚý
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