Mississippi Welcomes Warehouse, Transport Hub
Jones County, Miss. Gov. Tate Reeves has welcomed a $64 million venture between a Mississippi-based trucking company and a cold-storage logistics firm to build a warehouse and transportation hub taking food from local producers faster to markets. Miami-based Cold-Link Logistics has partnered with Whitestone Transportation of Moselle to provide integrated warehousing and transportation services from ...more
Port of Long Beach Terminal to Close Today
Nick Souza for Port of Long Beach At least one terminal at the Port of Long Beach will be shut on June 5, seeming to extend disruptions that have hit several key West Coast port terminals as dockworkers and their employers hold ongoing labor contract negotiations. Total Terminals International, or TTI, at the Port of ...more
ATRI Assesses Impact of Marijuana Use on Trucking
(RapidEye/Getty Images) More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests, and most have not returned, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute. ATRI released the report, “Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on the Trucking Industry,” on June 5 in ...more
Dozens of Dangerous Rail Crossings Will Be Eliminated
CSX via Facebook OMAHA, Neb. — With the rail industry relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs, the Biden administration is handing out $570 million in grants to help eliminate many railroad crossings in 32 states. The grants announced June 5 will contribute to building bridges or underpasses at the sites of more ...more
New York Thruway Plazas Revamped With Truck Drivers in Mind
Added features for truckers at four of the service areas include a separate entrance, lounge, showers, lockers, restrooms and washers/dryers. (Artist rendering via New York State Thruway Authority) Trying to make life on the road easier for truckers is part of the New York State Thruway Authority’s ongoing $450 million project to modernize its aging ...more
Diesel Price Falls Below $3.80
A Mission Petroleum Carriers tanker delivers fuel to a Chevron station. The national average diesel price has risen just once since Jan. 30. (Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc.) Diesel prices fell by a nationwide average of 5.8 cents to $3.797 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 5. Highlights The current average diesel ...more
West Coast Port Disruptions Continue Amid Labor Talks
Nick Souza for Port of Long Beach At least one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles canceled some cargo operations June 5 as disruptions that hit several key U.S. West Coast ports last week appear to continue amid labor contracts negotiations. One port operator, Fenix Marine Services, said in a notice to truckers that ...more
UPS Union Workers to Vote on Whether to Authorize a Walkout
UPS workers at a rally in Brooklyn in April. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc.’s union workers will hold a vote on whether to grant authorization to Teamsters leaders to call a strike after the current five-year contract lapses. The results of the vote, which is typical in labor discussions to give negotiators a stronger hand, ...more
Kentucky Pauses Incentives for Microvast Over China Concerns
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to supporters in Owensboro, Ky., May 19. (Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kentucky officials say they won’t start paying out $21 million in economic incentives for a proposed electric vehicle battery facility until the company further explains why the U.S. Department of Energy abruptly rejected a $200 million ...more