Washington State

Taxpayers won’t be funding automated container handling at two major West Coast ports. 

Pacific northwest ports have signed an agreement to create an inland logistics hub to boost Washington state trade.

New electric truck charging stations will help support California’s controversial zero-emission truck fleet programs.

A Harris-Walz win in November could bring national attention to a highway funding scheme taking root among states.

Getting a commercial learner’s permit at 17 would give disadvantaged students a faster path to truck driver jobs, Connell High School in eastern Washington told regulators.

Regulators may use waivers to give California and Washington more power over truck driver work rules that the Trump administration found were preempted.

The Next Generation in Trucking Association is creating awareness among young people about opportunities in trucking.

Patriot Rail seals a deal; BNSF signs an MOU; Trinity strengthens its position; Port of Pasco secures project funding; Indiana Rail Road sets titles; and Hedlund succeeds Schulz as STB vice chair.

The soybean associations say helping offset construction costs of AG Procressing’s terminal expansion at the Port of Grays Harbor will help soybean exporters in the long run.

Raising awareness of trucking career opportunities among younger generation.

A separate bill keeps all of the state’s 47 rest areas open to allow for truck driver stops.

“The physical risk to individuals is significant,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said of extreme heat’s impact on outdoor workers.

Initial reports reveal seven tank cars derailed in Washington state and two were on fire, said.

State laws are preempted by federal hours-of-service regulations, agency finds.

The wildfires in Washington state aren’t a major threat to BNSF’s Washington operations, but the railroad deployed trains to help area first responders. Union Pacific grappled with wildfires near a Northern California subdivision last week.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has determined that existing federal laws preempt a state law that restricted the rail transport of crude oils exceeding a certain vapor pressure limit.

The agencies’ report, which uses findings from Sandia National Laboratories, says a crude oil’s vapor pressure shouldn’t factor into deciding whether certain types of crude oil can be transported via rail.

Members of the Washington, D.C.-based National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America interviewed by American Shipper this week generally praised CBP for permitting the flow of legitimate trade across the continent.

The state’s governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill that says a freight train crew must have at least two crew members.

With 60,000-plus members, Timber Unity seeks to quash greenhouse gas emissions regulations.