California

Rainfall records and hail have ruined some cherry crops out west. The timing couldn’t be much worse for growers.

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead on the successor of NAFTA following the end of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican metals.

Freight volumes recover from Easter lull as volumes are flat from a year-over-year perspective. Comparing load volumes is not the whole story, however.

National freight volumes took a nosedive this week as Easter had a decent impact on the freight market, but how much of the drop is related to the holiday?

Green shoots: reefer capacity is tightening in south Florida, south Texas, and southern California.

Three states and several utilities will study the needs of electric trucks along the I-5 corridor to make long-haul electric trucks a reality. Plus, the future of Cummins, flex fuels, and are the Chinese taking our railway jobs?

Volumes are flat year-over-year, and after a brief period of disruption the freight market has stabilized. Container volumes that have fueled the port cities freight, may be due to soften in the coming months.

A power play between local governments and state regulators threatens legal cannabis delivery in California.

A stellar snow season has helped wipe out drought across California, including the Sierra Nevada. Should lead to a very productive growing season.

Market volumes remain strong from a year-over-year perspective, driven by the continued strength of the West. What does this imbalance mean for the freight market as the busy season approaches?

Up to a few feet of snow this week will be added to enormous totals already measured across the Sierra Nevada this year. Great for skiers, bad for drivers.

Investors in search of yield have turned to private equity for sometime now. What’s new is the willingness for seemingly large, risk-averse investment funds to tap into the private equity markets.

Volvo has started testing connected vehicle technology in California, plus Michigan governor pitches fuel tax hike, California legislator wants to phase out diesel engines and Alibaba buys into delivery company.

Here we go again! Snow depths are at 200 inches right now in some parts of the Sierra Nevada. Lots more coming the next few days.

Several more feet of snow coming to the Sierra Nevada this week, along with heavy rain elsewhere in the state. Flooding, mudslides, debris flows possible.

Record rainfall this week, several feet of standing water have flooded homes, businesses, roads just north of San Francisco. Rivers should begin receding today.

Top Five Riskiest half square-mile road stretches of 2018 in California, based on Lytx’s proprietary risk score system.

Several feet of snow this week adding to record amounts in the Sierra this month. Destructive winds, flooding possible in lower elevations.

Raging floods have led to water rescues, debris flows, evacuations in southern California. Threat continues tonight.

California and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have filed petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging the preemption of the state’s meal and rest break rules for interstate truck drivers.