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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Echo Global Logistics grows cross-border footprint as trade booms; Maersk launches cross-border warehouse in Tijuana; Yokohama announces $380M tire plant in Mexico; and Legendz Way to open distribution center in North Texas. Echo Global Logistics grows…
Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter presented by Chevron Renewable Energy Group. In this issue, is the market recovering?; freight broker attrition; rate the strap work gone wrong; FOSC24; and more. Chevron Renewable Energy Group provides liquid fuels to help power the lower-carbon energy journey — with leading-edge quality, go-to-market agility, lower-carbon solutions and…
A proceeding before the Surface Transportation Board is raising questions about how a Class I rail carrier should define adequate service under the common carrier obligation. It comes at a time when some shippers, rail unions and some members of Congress are calling for STB to provide more clarity on the federal guideline. Per federal…
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FreightWaves has written extensively in recent weeks and months about the weakness in U.S. box demand, an indication of the poor state of the goods economy as Americans are increasingly cash-strapped even amid ongoing debt forbearance. The three largest North American containerboard/box producers reported box demand declines ranging from 8%-13% in Q1, and demand has…
Union Pacific has reached a sick leave agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD), the union group that represents train conductors. The tentative agreement, which would affect around 5,900 employees, provides up to eight paid sick leave days, UP (NYSE: UNP) said Sunday. The agreement consists of five…