Five or 10 years ago, a truckload carrier would have looked askance at acquiring an LTL carrier. Truckload carriers were comfortable shipping directly from the shipper to the consignee at a minimal fixed cost, a model that runs counter to…
Nuclear materials couriers (NMCs) might have one of the toughest and most secretive jobs in the transportation industry: hauling nuclear bombs and other dangerous material. The drivers who make up the covert fleet transporting nuclear weapons to locations across the…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico faces growing shortage of truck drivers; Mexico creates new national customs agency; CBP expands Santa Teresa port of entry cargo…
Chart of the Week: Intermodal Outbound Tender Reject Index, Outbound Rail Loaded Container Volume – USA SONAR: IMOTRI.USA, ORAILL.USA Intermodal rejection rates peaked near all-time highs over the past month as volumes fell. Looking over the past few months, volumes, measured by…
The Olympic Games will begin in one week in Tokyo – a year behind schedule because of the COVID pandemic. One of the 46 sports on display will be equestrian, which is divided into three disciplines: dressage, which highlights the…
Supply chain service provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s (NASDAQ: JBHT) first sustainability report for subsidiary J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. found an increase in scope 1 emissions but a decrease in carbon intensity. The report highlights the company’s social and…
The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Schneider donates to the American Red Cross to provide pandemic relief in India, ATA opens its online store earlier for National Driver Appreciation…
Ocean Audit CEO Steve Ferreira is answering some big questions on this episode of Navigate B2B. Has the work-at-home experience peaked? What do containers say about the state of the American post-pandemic experience? Ferreira also looks at stronger-than-expected retail sales,…
You could be forgiven for unloading your tanker stocks — the tanker market just suffered its worst six months in three decades. But container shipping and dry bulk stocks? Container shipping remains at an all-time high. In dry cargo, spot…
Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, on a visit to Port Houston, celebrated his country’s expansion of the Panama Canal and its effect on the biggest port along the Texas Gulf Coast. “Four out of every 10 ships arriving at Port…
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