Month: June 2019
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News
Oregon passes bill requiring oil trains to develop spill response plans
The legislation comes four years after Washington and California passed laws requiring better preparation for derailments and spills.
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Business
Partnership to build 1,500-mile rail connection between Alaska and Canada
The project will also link to the rest of the United States.
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Business
Texas school receives $1.1 million in state funding for its truck driving academy
The Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) recently received $1.1 million in state funding for its professional Truck Driving Academy, aiming to fill a need for…
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Chart of the Week
Trucking rates have fallen back to 2017 levels, but costs have not
Spot rates have fallen back to where they were two years ago. The problem for carriers; their costs have not.
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Driver issues
FMCSA head spurns national truck hiring standard
Ray Martinez said truck users will benefit from better data from CSA scores to make carrier selections i
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Air Cargo
U.S. and China to resume trade talks
The U.S. and China habve agreed to resume trade talks, a break in the nearly 2-month stalemate which has affected trade flows and spawned uncertainty…
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Trucking
‘Brawny’ Georgia-Pacific muscles way to ‘Shipper of Choice’ honor
A top American manufacture wins award for its treatment of truckers.
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Australia
DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: massive multi-vehicle truck crash leaves two dead
Elderly driver charged following fatal truck collision and car explosion left two dead; competition law woes in hostile takeover; heavy vehicle roadworks and access; smart…
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Oil Review
FreightWaves oil report: OPEC has done what it planned but it has more work to do
Also in the oil report: the closure of an East Coast refinery is not good news for IMO2020 preparation
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Asia-Pacific
South East Asian trade smashed by trade tensions and a faltering Chinese economy
Nations in South East Asia are experiencing plunging trade and stumbling economies, analysts say, and they add it is due to a weakening Chinese economy…
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