Truck Parking Club pilots hourly truck parking at Kentucky McDonald’s

Marietta, Georgia-based TruckParkingClub.com, a nationwide marketplace that aims to solve the truck parking dilemma, is launching hourly parking with a pilot program at a Kentucky McDonald’s restaurant.  In a recent survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute, drivers ranked parking as the No. 1 challenge they face. With more than 3.5 million truck drivers…

Borderlands: $102M cold storage warehouse planned for Houston area

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: $102M cold storage warehouse planned for Houston area; auto parts supplier opens $34M plant in Mexico; steel manufacturer, distributor expands Texas operations; and CBP seizes $21M worth of fentanyl in green beans shipment.  $102M cold storage…

Freight pattern shifts threaten intermodal growth potential

Chart of the Week: Outbound Loaded Rail Container Volumes – USA SONAR: ORAILL.USA Loaded rail intermodal container volumes were down approximately 8% from the first quarter last year and, more surprisingly, 5.7% from pre-pandemic Q1 2020 — suggesting there has been more than simple freight demand erosion for the sector. Shifting transportation demand patterns have already cut into…