The nationwide lockdowns brought on by the pandemic cleared the roads of many passenger vehicles and helped truckers keep goods moving. However, as passenger cars gradually return, industry experts are considering how those pandemic-era roads affected safety and how drivers will respond once they start getting crowded again.
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Rail Industry Defends Safety Record Amid Staffing Cuts
OMAHA, Neb. — Even as railroads are operating longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn that moves meant to increase profits could endanger safety and even result in disasters.
May 17, 2021Disruptions Add More Stress to Already Strained Capacity Market
Already stressed capacity is facing new pressure as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and demand increases.
May 13, 2021More Than 700 Barges Stuck in Mississippi River From Bridge Crack
A crack in a bridge over the Mississippi River has stranded more than 700 barges, cutting off the biggest route for U.S. agricultural exports when the critical waterway is at its busiest.
May 13, 2021World’s Biggest Brands Adopt Checklist to Protect Seafarers
Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.
May 6, 2021C.H. Robinson Unveils Sustainability Tool, EPA Collaboration
C.H. Robinson has unveiled a tool and data model designed to help the transportation sector monitor and manage carbon emissions that was developed by the company’s technology incubator in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
April 8, 2021NYC-N.J. Tunnel Plan Has ‘Sense of Urgency,’ Buttigieg Says
The Biden administration is prioritizing the Gateway rail tunnel project between New York City and New Jersey with urgency because of its “national significance” to the economy, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told lawmakers.
March 26, 2021Blocked Suez Canal Compounds Stress to Supply Chains
Dislodging the container vessel blocking the Suez Canal will take until at least March 31, a longer effort than initially feared that will amplify the disruption to global supply chains for everything from oil to grains to cars.
March 26, 2021February Tonnage Takes Winter Weather Hit
Severe winter weather took a toll on truck tonnage in February, according to American Trucking Associations.
March 23, 2021A Year of Pandemic: Logistics Companies Adapted as Needed
Logistics companies that diversified, were nimble and leveraged data-driven technologies had the best chance to continue operating throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
March 22, 2021