Eastern Class 1 railroads Norfolk Southern and CSX will help reach Midwest cities with double-stack trains from the newly expanded Port of Virginia central rail yard. The Port of Virginia has announced that the expanded central rail yard is fully operational, lifting annual rail capacity to 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units. “Modernizing and expanding the…
The Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the event of the fall. Subscribers to Check Call have a special discount code for F3 registration. This is going to be one of the best deals on F3 tickets. Use the code CheckCallF324 or go to this link, and the discount will be applied. There…
In high-turnover industries like trucking, recruiters are often laser-focused on hiring experienced employees that can hit the ground running. While it is true that veteran truck drivers can bring a wealth of knowledge with them, carriers should avoid underestimating the value of more inexperienced drivers. With the proper training and support, new-to-the-industry hires can become…
Numerous transportation and logistics companies made Inc. 5000’s annual list of fastest-growing private companies. The 2024 list includes 166 companies that serve the freight industry; 110 were repeat honorees, while 21 were “newly founded.” This year’s list ranked the entities by revenue growth rates from 2020 to 2023. Companies had to be founded and revenue-producing…
The closure of Ningbo Beilun’s Phase III Terminal is expected to have cascading effects on the main trans-Pacific trade lanes out of Asia, and the supply chain at large, in the midst of the peak shipping season. Container traffic has been halted at China’s Port of Ningbo following a shipboard explosion involving hazardous materials at…