The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded more than $570 million in grant funding toward 63 projects nationwide that seek to eliminate blocked highway-grade crossings. The projects that received funding through the railroad crossing elimination grant program represent 32 states and seek to add grade separations, close at-grade crossings or improve existing at-grade crossings where train…
Navistar Inc. is recalling more than 92,000 trucks and buses across its lineup. An antilock braking indicator does not illuminate during emergency stopping events. The issue affects 100% of 2021-2024 vehicles included in the noncompliance recall. No crashes or injuries associated with the condition are known, according to a post on the National Highway Traffic…
Canada scored a major victory earlier this year when German automaker Volkswagen announced that it was building a $14 billion battery plant for electric vehicles in St. Thomas, Ontario. Slated to open in 2027, the Volkswagen EV battery factory will be the first of its kind in Canada. “With this historic project, we’re not just…
Will West Coast port labor negotiations devolve into a major, extended disruption to U.S. supply chains, akin to the labor fallout in 2014-2015? If there was a way to place a “prop” bet on this, how have the odds changed since the last port labor contract expired on July 1, 2022? The longer the talks…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas seaport completes a $146 million container terminal expansion; a chemical logistics provider expands its Arizona operations; Bollore Logistics opens a supply chain facility in Mexico; and border agents seize $38 million worth of meth hidden…