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July 19, 2021
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More LTL carriers may follow AAA Cooper to the altar, consultant says
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…
July 18, 2021
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What’s it like hauling nuclear weapons across the country?
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…
July 18, 2021
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Borderlands: Mexico faces growing shortage of truck drivers
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…
July 18, 2021
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Is intermodal going off the rails?
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…
July 17, 2021
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How are 325 horses getting to the Tokyo Olympics?
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…
July 17, 2021
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J.B. Hunt’s sustainability report finds rising emissions, lower carbon intensity
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…
July 17, 2021
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The Log Book: Schneider, American Red Cross support pandemic relief in India
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…
July 16, 2021
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President of Panama lauds nations’ ties in visit to Port Houston
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…
July 16, 2021
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A cruel summer for shipping stocks as tide turns
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…
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