Growth in America’s service industries accelerated in March for the first time in five months, indicating the economy was improving after a sluggish start to the year.
April 5, 2016Government
FDA Previews Final Food Safety Transportation Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 5 previewed its final rule that creates new requirements for the sanitary transportation of human and animal food by truck and rail to ensure that transportation practices do not create safety risks.
April 5, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Planning Group Puts $43 Billion Price Tag on Illinois Transportation Fix
Cash-strapped Illinois needs $43 billion over 10 years to repair and improve its transportation network and boost the state economy, according to a report released on Monday by the Metropolitan Planning Council.
April 5, 2016GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 5: A Different Darling
Who are you and what have you done with Scott Darling? The nominee to head FMCSA that we bumped into at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week was far different from the reserved acting administrator we encountered a year ago at the same event. Except for the hat. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 5, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
An Insider's Look at the Hustle and Bustle of Amazon
Amazon.com conjures up many images in the minds of consumers, shippers and investors. But what makes it all tick are the worker bees who can number in excess of 300,000 during the peak of the Christmas shopping season. I should know, because I was once one of them.
April 4, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
Anthony Foxx to Talk Water Infrastructure at AAPA April 6
Enhancing the flow of freight along infrastructure projects at ports and the surrounding areas will be the focus of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s address to the American Association of Port Authorities conference April 6.
April 4, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Opinion: Drivers Wanted, But What Do They Want?
The people who constitute the trucking industry are among the best examples of the American work ethic — they come to work every day focused on being a driver for the North American economy. Meeting them has been one of the great joys I’ve experienced while traveling across the United States.
April 4, 2016Letters to the EditorBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Letters: Platooning, Apnea Studies, Fatigue
A recent letter to Transport Topics noted several concerns regarding truck platooning, linking the recent low-speed Google driverless car crash to potential outcomes with truck platooning. The writer raises some valid points but also has several misconceptions I’d like to address.
April 4, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Introducing Top Sector Pages
Visit our new sector pages for top brokerage firms, warehousing firms, dedicated contract carriers, ocean freight forwarders and airfreight forwarders.Â
April 4, 2016Government
US Firms Eye Cuba Trade, Focus on Port of Mariel
The Cuban government is offering incentives to attract foreign investment in the Port of Mariel, with the goal of establishing the port as a major shipping point for goods moving throughout the Caribbean and to and from the United States.
April 4, 2016