Federal regulators plan broad safety review of all Class I railroads

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to audit the safety cultures and practices of all the Class I railroads operating in the U.S., according to a recent letter by FRA Administrator Amit Bose. FRA’s review will include assessments of the safety culture, practices and compliance of individual railroads, as well as a final report that…

No cure for the summertime blues

This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 30 (Shippers) The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for…

Truckers protest in LA after city ends hauling contracts over AB5

Nearly 100 owner-operators protested in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday after receiving letters in late May stating the city was ending their contracts for its As-Needed Haul Truck Program, citing the independent contractor law AB5. Assembly Bill 5 — which requires companies to use a three-pronged ABC test to determine whether a driver is an…