Dry van report: Ft. Worth inbound freight volumes soar
Inbound truckload spot market volumes into Ft. Worth, TX, have increased by 23% since 2019, driven primarily by the surge in imports into the Gulf Coast as shippers diverted freight...
Transportation
Decoding OSRA: Section 15. Technical Amendments
Introduction It’s been a while since our last entry in this series, where we go through the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) section by section, but we haven’t forgotten. We’re...
Import demand growth robust leading into Lunar New Year
Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index – Port of Los Angeles, Port of Savannah, Port of New York/New Jersey, Port of Long Beach SONAR: IOTI.USLAX, IOTI.USSAV, IOTI.USNYC, IOTI.USLGB Bookings...
Angie’s Transportation driver called ‘guardian angel’ by crash victim
An Indiana trucker has been honored for her actions at the scene of a serious motorcycle accident.The Truckload Carriers Association recently named truck driver Michelle Meridy, from Indianapolis, Indiana, a TCA Highway...
TMC Has Full Agenda Planned for Annual Meeting
TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell says trucking companies should work on developing a relationship with their electric service providers as they transition to EVs, battery-electric or hybrid vehicles. (John Sommers...
Reefer report: Truckers find love in the air this Valentine’s Day
Miami is the epicenter of dozens of 747 Jumbo jets loaded with flowers arriving from South America, including Colombia and Ecuador. According to the USDA, 90% of roses, carnations, tulips,...
Freight markets still bottoming out, Cass data shows
Freight shipments and expenditures continued to fall in January, according to data compiled in the Cass Freight Index. The Thursday report showed shipments were down 7.6% year over year (y/y)...
Michigan lifts spring weight restrictions on many of its highways
MDOTEffective 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2/US-141 at the Menominee River...
Underride Committee May Ask for New Rear Guard Rule
A Stoughton trailer with a rear underride guard installed. (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics) A specially appointed committee reviewing truck underride guard safety is weighing whether to recommend that federal regulators toughen...
Weekly Transportation Update: Wholesale inventories rise in December but so do sales
Overview This week was quiet in terms of economic indicators. Wholesale inventories held steady versus sales. Exports and imports of goods rose modestly. Mortgage rates barely changed. Diesel prices rose...
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