19 Nov New AAPA CEO Chris Connor Jumps Into US-China Trade Dispute Chris Connor, the new president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities, knows his way around shipping after nearly 40 years in the industry, but his challenge now is to learn the perspective of port operators and government agencies regulating the facilities. Read more...
19 Nov Industry Stakeholders React Positively to Biden's Infrastructure Plan Industry stakeholders say 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion investment plan in the nation’s infrastructure network is a good step. Read more...
19 Nov Truck Tonnage Rises 1.7% in October Truck tonnage on a seasonally adjusted basis rose 1.7% in October compared with year-ago levels, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. Read more...
19 Nov XPO Robots Assist UK Workers With Holiday Volumes XPO Logistics has increased its use of robots in the United Kingdom in anticipation of holiday retail volumes, the Connecticut-based company said in a Nov. 19 news release. Read more...
19 Nov Drones That Do the Work of 500 Farmers Transform Palm Oil As haze blanketed large tracts of Southeast Asia last month, office workers with Genting Plantations Bhd. in Jakarta were investigating the source of the choking smoke more than a thousand kilometers away. Read more...
19 Nov Postal Service Losses Up Even As Package Revenue Jumps 6.1% The U.S. Postal Service saw revenue jump for the 2019 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, thanks largely to an increase in package volume. Read more...
19 Nov Ike Maintains Automation Will Add Truck Driving Jobs Automated trucks developer Ike has a message for those behind the driver’s wheel of an 18-wheeler now: Automation can be complementary, not competitive. Read more...
19 Nov New Intermodal Facility Planned Near Portland PORTLAND — In about the same amount of time it takes for an office coffee break — 25 to 30 minutes, give or take — a semi-truck pulls into Northwest Container Services. Read more...
19 Nov CN Rail Strike Begins, Threatening Canada Oil, Grain Shipments About 3,200 workers at Canadian National Railway Co. went on strike Nov. 19, threatening to crimp shipments of oil, potash and grain across the country. Read more...
19 Nov New BUILD Grants Address Freight Movement Needs The U.S. Department of Transportation’s latest round of BUILD discretionary grants includes projects that specifically address key freight routes. Read more...