In just a few weeks, law enforcement personnel across North America will be posted at roads, weigh stations and designated inspection areas, collectively conducting thousands of inspections of commercial vehicles during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2023 International Roadcheck. During the three-day event, which will take place from May 16 to 18, drivers for…
Operators of passenger and freight locomotives in California will eventually need to move away from diesel locomotives and toward “zero-emission configurations,” according to a regulation that the California Air Resources Board approved Thursday. CARB defines “zero-emission configurations” as a zero-emission locomotive or a zero-emission-capable locomotive, according to a fact sheet on the regulation. The new…
UPS continues to reduce flight activity in its air network to maximize asset utilization and improve efficiency amid deteriorating shipping volumes. Executives said during Tuesday’s earnings briefing that they are optimizing the domestic air operation and further reducing scheduled flights on the international front in an effort to curb costs. The parcel delivery giant reported…
Daimler Truck launched Rizon, a new U.S.-focused medium-duty electric truck brand, on the eve of California regulators voting whether to require fleets to purchase 5%-10% EVs beginning in 2024. The coincidental timing expands Daimler’s battery-powered portfolio to cover Class 4 to 8 trucks. The production version of the Class 6 Freightliner eM2 is expected at…
Cargo flow slipped slightly at ports in Houston and New Orleans in March but rose at the Port of Corpus Christi due to increased exports. Port Houston sees decline in monthly containers Port Houston’s total container volume dipped 3% year over year (y/y) in March to 300,589 twenty-foot equivalent units compared to the same month…