A major structure fire destroyed the Schak Trucking facility in Tyler, Minnesota, over the weekend. The fire was reported shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday May 6, 2023, at the Schak Trucking facility at 201 E. Highway 14, according to a report from the Marshall Independent. Firefighters from Tyler, Russell, Ruthton, Lake Benton, Balaton, and ...more
This video gives you a closer look at a 600,000 pound load that is gearing up for a six day trip through Arkansas starting later this week. The video below provides a walk around as crews prepare a 300 ton kiln furnace imported from Italy for transport. The load will begin its journey out of ...more
The harsh conditions on public roads in northern Sweden, with ice, wind and lots of snow, make an ideal testing environment. (Volvo Trucks) Volvo Trucks has tested its fuel cell electric trucks on public roads for the first time, the company announced May 8. The zero-exhaust emission trucks emit only water vapor by using hydrogen ...more
A recent survey conducted by the Federal Highway Administration noted that there are 313,000 truck parking spaces nationwide. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The American Transportation Research Institute unveiled its top five research projects for 2023 at American Trucking Associations’ annual Mid-Year Management Session. ATRI’s leadership says amid the ongoing issues ...more
A worker rides a rail car at a BNSF rail crossing in Saginaw, Texas. (LM Otero/Associated Press) OMAHA, Neb. — Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most ...more
A reach stacker moves a shipping container in the IPC Container Terminal at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg News) The global trading system is undergoing tectonic shifts that will reorient international supply chains for decades to come. Blame two main forces. Companies spooked by pandemic shortages, price spikes and shipping disruptions are ...more
Again and again, Washington’s transportation intelligentsia reminds the country of the supply chain’s vital role. Transporting freight, from ports to the consumer, entails serious planning complemented by precision and intention. Logistics firms as well as many commercial transportation stakeholders continue their round-the-clock operations to, simply put, keep everything moving. The post-pandemic economy elevated supply chain ...more
Activity at the Port of Oakland. (Ben Margot/Associated Press) California’s five container ports have agreed to develop a $27 million, high-tech supply chain infrastructure using a computer cloud to share data and cargo flow information to reduce delays and improve resiliency. All five container ports (the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Long Beach, the ...more
This week's price drop marks the largest since the fuel shed 15.8 cents a gallon on Dec. 19. (THEPALMER/Getty Images) The national average price for a gallon of diesel tumbled 9.6 cents — its largest drop of the year — to reach $3.922, according to Energy Information Administration data released May 8. Highlights The current ...more
Shipping containers on a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles. (Lauren Justice/Bloomberg News) California has suffered a series of economic blows this year, from torrential rains that inundated farmland to the failure of three regional banks. Now the state’s $2.8 trillion freight industry is under threat. Southern California’s ports have grown up alongside ...more
