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Road Travel Projected to Rise 4.7% for Memorial Day Weekend

The highest gasoline prices since 2014 won’t stop 37 million Americans from clogging up the nation’s motorways next week as summer kicks off with Memorial Day weekend.

May 14, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 14: Big Orange Cone

Downtown Las Vegas is under construction. The consistent rise in tourism and population persuaded city and state officials to invest in wider roadways, additional transit and walkability options, and improve connectivity across freight corridors.

May 14, 2018

Trump Derides NAFTA as Deal Deadline Looms

Paul Ryan said he needs notice of a NAFTA deal by May 17 if the current Congress is going to be able to vote on it, suggesting talks are pushing up against the constraints of U.S. trade law, even as President Donald Trump continues to deride the existing pact.

May 14, 2018

Tables Have Turned: Shippers Now Courting Truck Drivers

Once at the mercy of shippers, truckers now are turning the tables, thanks to surging freight demand and a shortage of drivers.

May 14, 2018

AFF Global Buys Alaska Express

Freight forwarder AFF Global Logistics purchased Alaska Express, a domestic freight forwarding firm serving the Alaska market.

May 14, 2018

Postal Service: More Financial Loss as Mail Delivery Slumps

The U.S. Postal Service reported another quarterly loss May 11 after an unrelenting drop in mail volume and costs of its health care and pension obligations outweighed strong gains in package deliveries.

May 11, 2018

PortMiami on Track for Trade Record in 2018

After disappointing years from 2006 to 2014, things are looking up at PortMiami. In March, the port handled 97,577 TEUs of cargo — the second-highest monthly total in the port’s history — and, so far, cargo traffic is up 5.8% over the same period in fiscal 2017.

May 11, 2018

Teamsters Leaders Facing Probe for Accepting Gifts

An independent investigator has notched up his probe into whether top Teamsters leaders accepted undisclosed gifts from a business that brokered health benefits for the union.

May 10, 2018

Radiant Logistics Profits Slump as Transportation Costs Rise

Radiant Logistics, a provider of domestic and international freight forwarding, truck and rail brokerage, warehousing and order fulfillment services, reported lower profits in the fiscal third quarter despite a buoyant freight market that pushed up gross revenues 12.2% in the three months ended March 31.

May 10, 2018