TCA

About TCA News...
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Eastern Iowa Airport Gets $8.8 Million Grant for Cargo Facility Overhaul

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa The Eastern Iowa Airport has been awarded nearly $9 million in federal funds, which officials say will be used to relocate and expand the airports rapidly growing cargo operations.

September 19, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Audi Challenges Tesla in Electric SUV Market

Audi introduced its first electric SUV on Sept. 17 in California, where its primary competition, Tesla, is based. Audi also has struck a deal with online retailer Amazon to provide equipment for recharging the new midsize SUV, according to a report by Reuters.

September 19, 2018
Government, Logistics, TCA

North Carolina to Bring in Trucks, Supplies on Transport Ship to Flooded Wilmington

RALEIGH, N.C. The state is arranging for a large transport ship to ferry trucks and supplies into the Port of Wilmington to relieve shortages in the city caused by flooding.

September 19, 2018
Government, Business, TCA

California Logistics Firm to Pay $3.5 Million in Back Wages, Benefits

The U.S. Department of Labor said logistics firm California Cartage Co. will pay $3.5 million to nearly 1,500 warehouse workers, after investigators found the Long Beach company failed to pay wages and benefits required under federal law.

September 19, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Savannah Port Extends Volume Growth

If there is one word that describes Georgia ports in 2018 it is growth, with another record-breaking month in the books.

September 18, 2018
Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Wheeler Trucking to Add 70 Jobs After Securing GM Contract

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio A trucking firm with a growing presence in Springfield is planning to add close to 70 new jobs after securing a contract with GM as the sole firm to haul new medium-duty trucks being produced at Navistars Springfield facility.

September 18, 2018
Business, Equipment, TCA

Maersk Container Vessel First to Take Arctic Shortcut

COPENHAGEN A shipping vessel operated by the worlds largest container shipping company, Maersk, has for the first time managed to sail through Arctic waters off northern Russia, Danish public broadcaster DR reported Sept. 17.

September 18, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Connecticut to Offer Self-Driving Pilot Program in Four Communities

Self-driving cars could be on the road in large numbers sooner than anyone expected possibly by 2021 even if public support for autonomous vehicles appears to be dropping.

September 17, 2018
Business, TCA

UPS Hiring 100,000 for Holiday Shipping Season

UPS announced that it is hiring about 100,000 temporary workers for the holiday shipping season.

September 17, 2018
Government, Business, TCA

Import Surge Drives Busiest August in Port of Oaklands 91-Year History

The Port of Oakland on Sept. 13 reported the busiest August in its 91-year history, a record start to its peak season with imports up 9.2% from a year ago.

September 14, 2018