Leading a legacy in trucking with Eli McCormick — Taking the Hire Road

This week on Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by longtime friend and industry leader Eli McCormick, president and CEO of family-owned Bestway Express Inc. Indiana-based Bestway Express was founded by McCormick’s father and started out hauling furniture to a handful of East Coast cities. After a few…

FAA eyes beyond-visual-line-of-sight approvals for 4 major firms

This story originally appeared on flyingmag.com. More than a year after the Federal Aviation Administration published the final, nearly 400-page report from its beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) advisory rulemaking committee, the agency has opened the door to expanded unmanned operations for four major aviation players. On Tuesday, the FAA announced it is seeking public comment on four…

Cargo volume mixed at Gulf Coast ports in April

Container flow in April decreased at ports in Houston and New Orleans, while crude oil exports boosted Corpus Christi. Port Houston reports 8% decline in container volumes Port Houston’s total container volume slipped 8% year over year (y/y) in April to 307,879 twenty-foot equivalent units. Port officials said container volumes are slowing amid an expected…