Shipping lines have pulled Asia-U.S. spot rates off the floor, but it’s a slog: two steps up, one step back, another two steps up, a slide back again. The general rate increase (GRI) on Thursday was partially successful, clawing back some ground lost after the April 15 GRI. According to the Freightos Baltic Daily Index…
Limited research on the effect of legalizing marijuana throughout the U.S. on truck driver safety is too limited to make a hard connection between the two, according to a new study. Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on the Trucking Industry, released on Monday by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), points out that research available so…
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has vetoed a bill that would have restricted the length of freight trains running through the state, saying such a mandate could violate federal interstate commerce laws. The Republican governor said in a Thursday letter to Nevada State Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager that while the bill’s intent may have been to…
With three new service centers opening in the past year and three more on the way, it may seem that LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle (ADP) is on the verge of a massive expansion beyond its largely Northeastern footprint. Not so, according to John Luciani, chief operating officer for the company’s LTL operations, which are…
Norfolk Southern has reached sick leave agreements with all of its craft unions. The railroad says it is the first U.S. Class I railroad to have sick leave deals for 100% of its craft workforce. The last deal to be struck was with yardmasters affiliated with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and…