A subsidiary of Iowa-based CRST The Transportation Solution Inc. will pay $100,000 to a job applicant who claims the company rescinded a job offer over the applicant’s criminal history.
Kreilkamp Trucking has acquired the assets of Iowa-based Gray Transportation.
Iowa-based Gray Transportation is negotiating for a possible sale amid rumors the carrier is shutting down.
Authorities recently ruled that the death of Iowa truck driver David Schultz, who had been missing about five months before being discovered in April, was accidental.
Canadian railway CN is acquiring family-owned Iowa Northern Railway, a 275-mile short-line railroad serving the Upper Midwest.
Two sites in Iowa and one in Kansas have been added to BNSF’s certified sites list for locations that are primed for industrial development and near BNSF’s rail network.
Lawmakers in Iowa and Florida are considering bills to curb nuclear verdicts against trucking companies.
A bill before the Iowa Legislature seeks to restrict the length of freight trains operating in the state to 8,500 feet.
A truck driver didn’t survive a rollover after severe winds struck his 18-wheeler in Iowa.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $905 million to 24 infrastructure projects. Among those are a handful of projects that involve making freight rail movements more efficient.
Iowa transportation company Travero plans to open a multimodal cross-dock operation by next September.
Nearly 1 billion bushels of corn and soybeans were wiped out. “It can take a chunk of truck loads away that would normally move.”
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Several inches of messy snow coming to northern Rockies, Dakotas, upper Midwest. Short-term delays in freight movement.
Late harvests, unplanted seeds add up to higher shipping volumes
Flooding still keeping trucks off interstates, barges stuck at ports.
Interstates shut down, two ports suspend barge movement on Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
Mississippi River near record levels in Davenport, Iowa.
Several inches of snow and slush could soon cover roads in parts of Midwest after a week of warm weather.
Hundreds of miles of critical freight rails once out of commission due to flooding are back in service.
Thousands of miles of damaged roads in Iowa and Nebraska have dwindled to less than 150. Crews have been working hard to restore infrastructure after last month’s historic flooding.
Tens of millions of dollars worth of corn and soybeans likely destroyed by major Midwest flooding. Not all farmers will be able to recuperate losses.
More than 150 locations remain at or above flood stage along Midwest rivers. Additional rainfall, snowmelt to slow down improvement.
Historic flooding has caused around $1 billion dollars in agricultural damage in Iowa, Nebraska. Roads, rails still out of service.
More than three dozen locations on several Midwestern rivers remain flooded, and there’s no end in sight this week.
The largest freight railroad network in the U.S. still has several tracks out of service after Midwest flood damage. At least one other company also suffering losses.
There’s a threat for moderate to major flooding across 25 states through May. Additional snow melt, above-average spring rain expected.
Countless acres of farms, ranch lands destroyed by recent floods in Iowa, Nebraska. Will impact food on our tables.
Heavy snow melt and rains have caused historic flooding in 16 states and the FMCSA has lifted certain regulations as a result.
Severe flooding hits home and causes two deaths in the region, but freight impact limited to major bulk commodities.
Two major railroads have stopped freight service because of catastrophic flooding in the Midwest where rails are washed out.
Iowa is teaming with seven other Midwestern state DOTs to build an accurate, real-time information system on where available parking spots are located.
