17 Sep Opinion: A Sensible Way to Lower the CDL Age Requirement For interstate carriers, allowing younger drivers to earn a CDL would vastly widen the pool of drivers and limit the loss of candidates to other careers. And that’s why some legislators are seeking a solution. Read more...
17 Sep GlobalTranz Offers to Buy AFN Logistics GlobalTranz Enterprises said it has agreed to acquire Chicago-based freight brokerage firm AFN, a move designed to boost the company’s share of the market for third-party logistics services. Read more...
17 Sep Georgia Opens Second Inland Port The newest inland port in the United States is now open in northwestern Georgia. The new Appalachian Regional Port in Murray County is connected by rail to the Port of Savannah, and is expected to ease congestion at the port and reduce truck traffic on roadways by shifting the handoff of international shipping containers to an area with more space. Read more...
17 Sep Growth Continues for Global Freight Carriers The world’s biggest freight carriers all got a little bigger this year as demand for transportation surged across the globe. Here's the 2018 Top 50 Global Freight Carrier rankings. Read more...
17 Sep Ports, Carriers Step Up Efforts to Move Cargo More Efficiently A surge in global shipping volume is adding urgency to efforts to increase the efficiency of cargo handling at seaports and inland waterways. Read more...
17 Sep How Logistics Firms Can Compete in the Age of Amazon The global transportation services market was estimated at about $5.8 trillion last year, and there is much at stake for legacy freight forwarding, logistics and supply-chain management companies. Read more...
17 Sep Rail Profits Rise, But Intermodal Growth Not Certain As motor carriers enjoy the fruits of the tight freight environment, railroads are continuing their push to boost earnings while they adjust to a market that increasingly is shifting toward intermodal. Read more...
17 Sep Spurring the Economy The most important factor in boosting business across the United States is a solid network of highways and rail lines that connect the community to domestic and foreign markets. Read more...
17 Sep Flying Trains and Flying Whales: Radical New Ideas for Freight Transportation The future of rail transportation literally may be up in the air. Entrepreneurs and engineers from around the world have proposed radical concepts for hauling freight and passengers, including a multistory flying train, a supersized blimp and super-high-speed trains. Read more...
17 Sep North Carolina Town Eyes Drones as Future of Package Delivery Holly Springs, N.C., hopes to be among the first spots in the United States where drones are used for package delivery. Read more...