Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Logistics, Shipping, Supply-Chain, Trucking
By Erica Phillips – Wall Street Journal – U.S. seaports are joining forces, setting aside decades of regional competition over cargo as a wave of consolidation in the shipping industry threatens to cut some cities out of global trade routes. Shipping...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, freight supply chain management, Logistics, Shipping, Trucking, trucking company services, trucking services for hire
By Steve Rosenbush, Wall Street Journal- Good morning. There is perhaps no clearer example of how technology is remaking a traditional industry than the ways in which autonomous vehicles are poised to change transportation. While much of the early attention has...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Government Actions, Supply-Chain, Trucking
By Amy Harder and Imani Moise – Wall Street Journal- WASHINGTON—Major truck manufacturers and operators of large commercial fleets cautiously embraced federal standards released Tuesday requiring cuts in fuel usage of big trucks, one of the last in a long line...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Logistics, Shipping, supply chain services, Trucking
By Loretta Chao, Wall Street Journal – Transportation and warehousing companies returned to adding jobs in July, with trucking operators increasing their hiring after shedding thousands of jobs in recent months.Trucking companies added 1,700 jobs last month, the...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Supply-Chain
By ROBBIE WHELAN, Wall Street Journal- Ports on the U.S. East Coast have been hurrying to prepare their harbors, terminals, and roads for the arrival of supersize container ships that are expected to pass through the Panama Canal once its expansion is completed later...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Government Actions, supply chain services, Trucking
By Paul Benfer – Rhode Island Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo believes she has found a way to significant road infrastructure improvements without raising taxes on ordinary Rhode Islanders. The RhodeWorks plan recently passed by the state legislature seeks to...
