Alaska Airlines trades water ballast for e-waste on Nome cargo flights

The freighter arm of Alaska Airlines recently launched a program carrying electronic waste harvested from remote communities along the Seward Peninsula in Alaska to Anchorage for recycling as a substitute for carrying water ballast on empty backhaul flights. Alaska Air Cargo expects to carry up to 50,000 pounds of recyclable waste each year out of…

ArcBest’s chief yield officer steps down

Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest said Thursday that Chief Yield Officer Danny Loe has resigned to “explore other opportunities.” Loe informed the company on Monday that his last day would be June 16. ArcBest (NASDAQ: ARCB) said Christopher Adkins, current vice president of yield strategy, will assume the lead pricing position upon Loe’s departure. “Danny…

National truck dealership exiting Texas, blames state regulations

After 32 years in Texas, Arrow Truck Sales announced it is closing its three branches across the Lone Star State. The closures are related to a state law prohibiting motor vehicle manufacturers from also owning auto dealerships and selling vehicles directly to consumers. Arrow Truck Sales is a subsidiary of automaker Volvo. “The closure of…

Labor slowdowns hinder container processing at Pacific Northwest ports

Intentional labor slowdowns at the Port of Seattle have pushed management at the SSA Terminal to pull some dockworkers, or “fire” them, every day this week.  The union workers are failing to make the 30-turn-an-hour mark, the standard productivity level set by terminals. This is slowing the processing of containers on vessels, which will then…

19 states target EPA waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule

Nineteen states have sought appellate court review in a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency waiver granted to California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rule. The petition was filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.  The relatively short filing challenges the waiver that was granted by the EPA and posted to…