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Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Nicholas.

Nick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior MeteorologistMonday, September 13, 2021

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Tropical Storm Nicholas prompts port restrictions, flood watches

Truckers are likely to hit delays this week from Texas to Louisiana due to Tropical Storm Nicholas. The Coast Guard has set vessel restrictions at…

News

Noi MahoneyThursday, September 9, 2021

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Truck driver killed in Texas after collision with freight train

Work-related fatalities for trucking and delivery driver jobs increased 4% year-over-year in 2019, when 1,005 drivers were killed on the nation’s streets and highways.

Infographics

Brandon CafferkyFriday, July 16, 2021

Daily Infographic: Port Houston posts 39% year-over-year container volume growth

Industrial chemicals, petroleum coke and dry bulk led the way in June

Last-mile delivery

FedEx testing Nuro autonomous delivery robot in Houston

Brian Straight, managing editor, Modern ShipperTuesday, June 15, 2021

FedEx rolls out Nuro autonomous delivery vehicle in Houston

“Our goal with this partnership is to alleviate the task of high cost and difficult deliveries from everyday delivery drivers,” a Nuro spokesperson said about…

Rail

A photograph of a Union Pacific train rolling down a field.

Joanna MarshFriday, June 11, 2021

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Union Pacific plans to add sidings in strategic areas

Adding or extending sidings, particularly on three key routes, will reduce delays and improve network fluidity, UP said.

Trucking

Nick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior MeteorologistWednesday, June 9, 2021

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Most dangerous highway stretches for US truckers

Based on fatal crash data, these are the five highway stretches where truckers should be the most careful.

Driver issues

John Gallagher, Washington CorrespondentWednesday, February 24, 2021

Houston ‘wins’ most truck-bottlenecked city on congestion list

George Washington Bridge approach in New Jersey tops the American Transportation Research Institute’s trucking bottleneck list for the third year in a row.

Rail