When the Panama Canal reopens its wider, deeper locks and channel on June 26, Port Manatee officials will be looking to turn that greater capacity into more cargo traffic.
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Border Rail Line to Connect US, Mexico
A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the beleaguered Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for work to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States in 2018.
June 13, 2016Canada Targets US Truck Washes in Fight Against Killer Pig Virus
Canadian farm groups are blasting U.S. truck washes for being too dirty to prevent the spread of a virus that has killed millions of piglets in recent years, exposing a dispute over the effectiveness of such facilities in North American agriculture.
June 10, 2016Federal Grants Awarded to Help Reduce Trucking Border Congestion
Transportation agencies in New York, Michigan and Washington on June 3 received federal grants to improve the way they issue traffic alerts to truckers crossing the Canadian border.
June 10, 2016OSHA Orders NFI to Reinstate Fired Driver Who Wouldn't Violate HOS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate his hours of service. The New Jersey company also was ordered to pay the driver $276,000 in back wages and damages.
June 9, 2016Forward Air CFO Rodney Bell to Retire, XPO’s Michael Morris to Take Post
Forward Air Corp. announced that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell will retire on June 27 and that Michael Morris, an XPO Logistics executive, will replace Bell in the post.
May 29, 2016XPO Rebuffs Meeting Unions on Complaints
The Teamsters union and European labor representatives last week tried, but failed, to force a meeting with XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Bradley Jacobs to discuss union issues.
May 16, 2016Consumer Confidence Fell More Than Forecast in April
Consumer confidence retreated more than forecast in April as Americans’ optimism about the outlook for the economy and employment waned.
April 26, 2016Companies Reimagine Delivery Vehicles
Several companies are testing a wide range of innovative delivery ideas to gain an edge in growing logistics and transportation space.
April 5, 2016TT's Top 50 Logistics Companies Ranking for 2016
The 2016 Transport Topics Top 50 Logistics Companies ranking is out! See the list and view individual company pages, plus separate rankings for logistics sectors.
April 9, 2016