WASHINGTON — New legislation in the U.S. House would prevent the owners of the Singapore-flagged container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge from evading liability costs related to the accident. The Justice for Victims of Foreign Vessel Accidents Act, introduced Tuesday by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Hank Johnson, D-Ga., seeks to…
Despite the many advantages of rail transportation, shippers in North America tend to rely more on over-the-road trucking for most transportation needs. A variety of factors help explain this discrepancy, including the associated supply chain complexity, concerns about speed to market, and lack of expertise in rail transportation. FreightWaves teamed up with G3, a logistics…
Pilot Air Freight, an international freight shipping and logistics company, will pay $400,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The suit, filed in September 2021 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleges that Pilot Air Freight discriminated against former employee Thomas Hunt by terminating…
On Episode 746 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to OOIDA’s Jay Grimes about his organization’s pushback against AI and autonomous trucks. OOIDA has urged DOT to develop AV standards that are based on documented research and testing data. We’ll find out all about their concerns. Need equipment, parking, warehouse space, talent or 3PL…
Monthly freight data compiled by Cass Information Systems showed year-over-year declines in shipments and expenditures narrowed in July. The shipments component of the Cass Freight Index was down just 1.1% y/y during the month, the smallest y/y decline in 17 months, and supports the view that the worst of this cycle has passed. The subindex…