04 Aug Power Lines Across River Won’t Short-Circuit Quest for Bigger Ships at Jacksonville Port, Officials Say The high-voltage power lines that span Florida's St. Johns River and touch down on Blount Island were installed long before the Jacksonville Port Authority landed business from ocean-crossing cargo ships whose size is growing in leaps and bounds. Read more...
04 Aug Opinion: FMCSA Should Accept NAS Recommendations for CSA Vigillo President Steve Bryan reviews each of the four categories in a recent report that outlines recommendations to reform the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program. Read more...
04 Aug Indiana Port Handles More Than 1 Million Tons and a Swiss Particle Hunter in First Half of the Year Ship traffic at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor was up 14% during the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period last year, with wind tower sections from Spain and Brazil and the world’s largest liquid argon particle hunter from Switzerland among the cargo arriving. Read more...
04 Aug Minnesota Biodiesel Standards to Double in 2018, Displeasing Trucking Industry The state’s standard for the biodiesel blend will double to 20% at gas pumps next May, a decision that displeased trucking industry advocates. Read more...
04 Aug Narrowing of US Trade Deficit in June Shows Export Swing America’s trade deficit narrowed to an eight-month low in June, helped by the biggest outflow of goods and services since the end of 2014, a positive signal for the economy entering the third quarter, Commerce Department data showed Aug. 4. Read more...
04 Aug Haldex Net Income Plunges in Second Quarter as Board Seeks to Curtail Takeover Bid Commercial vehicle supplier Haldex AB reported net income plummeted and revenue improved slightly in the second quarter, amid protracted efforts by rival supplier Knorr-Bremse Group to purchase the company. Read more...
04 Aug NTSB, FMCSA Grapple With Synthetic Drugs Issues A 2014 Oklahoma crash has put a spotlight on the potential problems associated with the synthetic cannabinoid class of drugs such as “K2” or “Spice” that has been sold in convenience stores, gas stations and on the internet, but also remain a popular product on the street. Read more...
04 Aug Trucking Jobs Rise Little in July as Unemployment Rate Matches 16-Year Low Trucking industry jobs rose by 400 in July as overall payrolls rose by 209,000, the Labor Department reported Aug. 4. Read more...
03 Aug YRC Remains Profitable, but Less So Than in Year-Ago Quarter LTL carrier YRC Worldwide was profitable during the second quarter, but at a lesser level than during the same time in 2016. Read more...
03 Aug Navistar to Cease Engine Production at Melrose Park Plant Manufacturer Navistar International Corp. is phasing out the production of engines at its Melrose Park, Ill., plant and will turn the facility into a technical center for truck and engine testing. Read more...