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News
Today’s Pickup: Waymo to run self-driving trucks in Texas, New Mexico
Waymo is now testing self-driving trucks on highways in Texas and New Mexico, plus Rhode Island budgets shortfall in truck toll revenue and House committee…
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Maritime
For US ports, ‘gloves are back off and we are able to ship to China again’
Everything from driverless trucks, the U.S. tariff war with China and the growth of ocean ports was discussed during the opening day of the National…
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Freightonomics podcast
Straight Outta California
Zach and Anthony discuss the characteristics of the California freight market, the unintended consequences from regulations and the economic impacts from them.
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Drayage: The Gateway to Freight
Southeast ports big winners in 2019 due to shift in container imports
More and bigger ships are calling on the East and Gulf Coast, setting the stage for regional logistics development.
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Equipment
EPA awarding $44 million to cut diesel engine emissions
Latest round of DERA grants allots up to $4 million per project.
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American Shipper
East Coast ports poised to poach even more boxes from West
Container industry veteran John McCown argues that the shift toward East Coast ports is inexorable.
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American Shipper
High energy costs are challenging California ports
California ports already face high energy costs, a situation that is likely to continue as the ports pursue clean air goals.
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American Shipper
Improvements to PierPass have smoothed truck traffic
PierPass says long late-afternoon queues at the entrance to container terminals om Los Angeles and Long Beach have been eliminated.
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News
Teamsters, port and rail drivers defend AB5’s limits on independent contractors
Labor advocates say the California law will redress exploitative working conditions at the San Pedro ports.
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Maritime
Tariffs endanger $186 billion in US economic activity, study finds
Risks based on cargo moving through Los Angeles/Long Beach ports
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