The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Monday reached an agreement with Penske Truck Leasing Co. resolving claims that the company violated the 1994 Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by failing to reemploy and then terminating U.S. Air Force reservist William Mann after his return from required military training with […]
The Trucking Conditions Index from analyst FTR rose steeply in March, “reflecting the extremely tight capacity in the truckload sector.” The index rose more than a point, to 8.69, with FTR projecting that capacity will stay tight for the remainder of 2014. “There is a possibility for some relief of the tight […]
Bay & Bay Transportation of Rosemount, Minn., has acquired J&C Trucking of Baldwin, Wis. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bay & Bay said the purchase will expand its tank division by 50 percent. J&C was formerly Bay & Bay’s main competitor in the Minnesota-Wisconsin market for hauling dry bulk commodities […]
ROAR Logistics has acquired Phoenix-based Legend Transportation Group (LTG). Through the purchase, ROAR adds LTG’s less-than-truckload systems and services to its third-party logistics services offerings. ROAR’s acquisition includes LTG’s headquarters location in Phoenix, giving ROAR two western U.S. operations. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ROAR is a subsidiary […]
The New York Shipping Association, the ILA and American Legion will hold a job fair focused on hiring honorably discharged veterans for port jobs in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Noting that crude oil shipment by rail has ballooned, three Congressmen have urged the STB to “work in concert with the railways to plan for the future needs of rail shippers in light of the projected growth in crude rail shipment.”
A large retail industry association said in a report that many imports sold in the United States may contain more U.S. parts and other content, in addition to supporting American jobs, than many consumers and policymakers realize.
Rescuers are searching for 11 missing crew members from a Chinese cargo ship that sank after colliding overnight with the MOL Motivator. The point of collision was south of Hong Kong, according to news reports, and the search for survivors is underway. One crew member was rescued early Monday after the collision, […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services, Michael Scuse, and a group of representatives from 28 trade associations and companies are in northeast China this week to promote U.S. agricultural exports to the market. The trade mission is part of President Barack Obama’s Made in Rural America export […]
Jim Oberstar, a giant in transportation policy for decades and a forceful advocate for infrastructure investment, died in his sleep Friday at his home in Maryland. He was 79. Oberstar was an 18-term congressman who represented Minnesota’s 8th congressional district for 36 years and served as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure […]
MSC said it will start a new direct service connecting India, the Middle East, the Red Sea and the United States.
The logistics security services firm FreightWatch International said in the first quarter of 2014, it recorded 206 full-truckload cargo theft incidents in the United States, with 82 thefts in January, 46 in February and 78 in March.
Air freight was up 5.9 percent in March compared to the previous year, and capacity was also up 3.4 percent, according to information released Monday by the International Air Transport Association. IATA noted that business conditions in the United States and Europe provide “a reason to be cautiously optimistic for a resumption of […]
One month into the second quarter of the year, most Class I railroads are exceeding traffic expectations, according to Cowen and Company. Norfolk Southern is leading the pack, exceeding growth expectations laid out by the analysts, with Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific and Canadian National following closely behind. Canadian Pacific is the only […]
The Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors on Friday authorized the acquisition of two industrial tracts at the Port of Mobile, the authority announced Monday. The tracts are adjacent to the Choctaw Point Complex and “are strategic to the port authority’s long-range growth by providing expansion opportunities for the port’s intermodal investments,” […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service will start accepting claims from domestic manufacturers citing economic harm caused to them by tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric. The claims may be filed to the agency through June 2, under the Pima […]
A safety feature that has been incorporated into the 70-acre expansion of the Global Container Terminal in Jersey City/Bayonne has set off a disagreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association and terminal management.
Work on the Panama Canal expansion project has suffered another setback, as construction workers building the new set of locks for larger vessels have gone on strike, according to a notice posted on the website of Grupo Unidos por el Canal.
Saltchuk, the parent company of TOTE ocean shipping, announced Wednesday that its tentative deal to purchase a 66-acre waterfront property in Everett, Wash., from Kimberly-Clark fell through. The two sides announced the deal in October, but were unable to agree on the allocation of risks and responsibilities related to soil stability, and seismic […]
ArcelorMittal said it has signed a an agreement to sell its 78-percent stake in the European port handling and logistics company ATIC Services to H.E.S. Beheer, the owner of the other 22 percent of the company.
