U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx sees “a tsunami of change” coming in transportation over the next 30 years. That was the theme of his speech at Volpe, the National Transportation Systems Center on June 27 in Boston.
June 27, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Baltimore Warehousing Center Tradepoint Atlantic Signs Automotive Shipments Company
Tradepoint Atlantic, a warehousing and transportation center in Baltimore, said logistics company Pasha Group has agreed to lease space at the facility to process global automotive shipments.
June 27, 2016Government
Trucking Wary of ‘Beyond Compliance’
The trucking industry generally supports the idea of a Beyond Compliance program that would give extra credit to motor carriers that improve safety programs or deploy safety technologies before they are required by regulation, but the process is still not without suspicion.
June 27, 2016EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernment
Editorial: Independence and Infrastructure
As the pursuit of happiness in freight transportation and other aspects of life propels us toward the Fourth of July, a couple of milestones popped concerning our constant companion — infrastructure.
June 27, 2016Government
FMCSA Issues Rule Increasing Most Motor Carrier Civil Penalties
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an interim final rule increasing — and in some cases decreasing — its motor carrier civil penalties for violations of federal regulations.
June 24, 2016Government
FMCSA Declares Tennessee Truck Driver to Be Imminent Public-Safety Hazard
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared Tennessee-licensed truck driver Randall Weddle to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
June 24, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Kion to Acquire Warehouse Robot Firm for $2.1 Billion
German forklift maker Kion Group AG agreed to buy robot maker Dematic for about $2.1 billion to expand in the United States and tap demand from Amazon.com and other online retailers as they look to automate warehouses.
June 24, 2016Government
Transportation Trust Fund Boost Approved by N.J. Legislative Committees
The transportation committees of the New Jersey Assembly and Senate overwhelmingly passed 10-year, $23 billion bills that would bolster the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. The full chambers must vote on the measures before the fund’s borrowing authority expires July 1.
June 24, 2016GovernmentBusinessFuel
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Renews Call For Oil Train Moratorium
Gov. Kate Brown again called for a moratorium on oil trains in Oregon, after federal regulators released findings June 23 that blamed this month's fiery derailment and spill in the Columbia River Gorge on Union Pacific's failure to maintain its tracks.
June 24, 2016Government
House T&I Committee Names New Communications Director
Justin Harclerode, a longtime staffer on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was appointed the panel’s communications director, Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) announced this week.
June 24, 2016