No one evokes images of the 1937 Hindenburg airship disaster when talking about diesel or gasoline. Yet without handling precautions, both can be flammable like hydrogen. “If you talk to some of the folks that have been in the industry for a while, or people that really understand the physics behind hydrogen, those folks realize…
CLEVELAND — With the memories of the Long Beach/Los Angeles great port congestion of late 2021 still fresh in the supply chain’s memory, the diversion of freight to other ports remains an ongoing story in maritime trade. But it isn’t just the big ports of places like Houston or Savannah, Georgia, that have seen a…
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many trends, including the rise in the number of off-site safety audits. Before social distancing, off-site investigations were already becoming a more significant part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s auditing strategy for time and cost-saving advantages compared to traditional on-site auditing. Recognizing the benefits, the FMCSA’s off-site audits grew…
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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: Florida tomato growers want the U.S. to terminate a Mexico trade deal; a Texas border bridge is shut down temporarily by migrant crossings; Union Pacific will provide rail access to an Arizona industrial park; and Tesla…