Transport Canada is looking to introduce a new series of fees for businesses that create or repair Means of Containment (MOCs) like tank trailers to transport dangerous goods. The fees […]
Conditions for shippers pulled back slightly to a reading of 5.4, but was still at its strongest level since May 2020, according to the Shippers Conditions Index from industry forecaster […]
Competition for air cargo business in the Greater Chicago area is heating up with Milwaukee’s main airport planning to build a large terminal for freighter aircraft and poach traffic from Chicago O’Hare, the dominant cargo hub in the region, and rising upstart Chicago Rockford airport. The local economy’s strength suggests the investment has merits, but…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a rulemaking petition by the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) to remove a requirement that freight brokers disclose to carriers transaction records between brokers and shippers. FMCSA’s denial, published Friday, was issued just a day after the agency agreed to initiate a formal rulemaking by two…
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) is a nonprofit trade group that publishes the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC). The NMFC is essentially a coding system that universally identifies differences in commodities for freight shipments being transported interstate, intrastate and abroad. Freight classes and codes are determined by “density, handling, stow-ability and liability,” establishing…