Ohio
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Rail
BNSF, OmniTRAX look to develop sites in Colorado, Ohio
The rail sites are for manufacturers wanting to expand their footprint domestically or tap into the export network.
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Rail
Progress continues on construction of CSX intermodal terminals
CSX expects the construction of two new intermodal terminals, one in North Carolina and the other in Ohio, to be completed in the first quarter…
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Weather and Critical Events
Record Veterans Day snowfall sends Midwest traffic to screeching halt
Hundreds of flight cancellations, multiple highway accidents in Midwest as record-setting snowfall makes mess of Veterans Day.
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Last Mile
Amazon adds two more fulfillment centers in Ohio
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today it will open two more fulfillment centers in Ohio, which will bring to 10 the number of locations that the…
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Equipment
New life for Lordstown? Workhorse in talks to acquire shuttered GM facility
GM closed its Lordstown Complex on March 5, 2019, but it could see new life as the company is negotiating with Workhorse, which would build…
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Canada
Kenworth and Chillicothe proving that American manufacturing is alive and well
Chillicothe has a long history in the state, but in the past 45 years, it is the local Kenworth factory that has become an identifying…
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Equipment
Kenworth expanding Chillicothe plant by nearly 25 percent with $140M paint facility addition
Kenworth will increase the size its Chillicothe, Ohio, manufacturing plant by nearly 25 percent once a new paint facility comes online in early 2021, the…
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Canada
More states take up two-person crew legislation
Add Ohio and Washington state to the list of states where leaders are debating whether to require freight railroads to have at least two crew…
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News
Today’s Pickup: Taxing times in Ohio; YRC’s rank-and-file get ready to rumble
Ohio raises diesel and gasoline taxes; YRC’s rank and file get their hands on a new collective bargaining agreement; Uber’s IPO approaches; warehouse automation growing…
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Driver issues
Hours-of-service regulations lifted for historic Midwest flooding relief efforts
Heavy snow melt and rains have caused historic flooding in 16 states and the FMCSA has lifted certain regulations as a result.
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