RoadOne breaks ground on 100-acre site near Port of Charleston

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced it has broken ground on a 100-acre distribution and transloading facility near the Port of Charleston. The Summerville, South Carolina, site will be constructed in two phases. The company plans to open a 384,800-square-foot facility with 13 acres of trailer and container parking in January. A second phase will be completed in…

Border officers in Texas seize $5.4M worth of meth in papaya shipment

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized more than $5.4 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of papayas. 606 pounds of methamphetamine confiscated by CBP. (Photo: US Customs and Border Patrol) Agents discovered the drugs on May 9 at the Pharr International Bridge after an officer referred the tractor-trailer hauling the…

Gulf Coast ports report mixed cargo movements in April 

Container shipments rose at Port Houston in April; while the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, and New Orleans recorded slight declines. Port Houston records 5% rise in container flows in April Port Houston handled 324,177 twenty-foot equivalent units in April, a 5% year-over-year (y/y) increase compared to the same month in 2023.  Year to date,…

Midwest Express, Sterling building national wholesale linehaul network

Two companies providing expedited ground service between major airports are finding success in a new partnership aimed at garnering a big slice of a multibillion-dollar total addressable market. Midwest Express and Sterling Transportation inked an agreement earlier this month that provides each access to the other’s capacity and moves both closer to operating what will…