Did you know that 1 small vessel can transport the same amount of cargo as 66 trucks in just 1 trip? Because they can carry more weight on water than what a truck can on land, vessels are the most efficient and green way to transport cargo domestically via the American Marine Highway. Watch […]
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This article and image have been reposted from Freight Waves. Originally published on Friday, September 11, 2020. New rules require 98% across-the-board compliance starting Tuesday Beginning this Tuesday, the financial stakes of shipping to Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) will get appreciably higher. Effective Sept. 15, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail behemoth will require its suppliers and their
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Carbon credits are generated from project that pull greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere or keep them out altogether. If carbon credits in the USA sold at the EU’s proposed $75.00 each, then logistic supply chains whose projects verify that they have reduced, avoided, or destroyed one metric tonne of GHGs have in their hands a
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In a changing world, the predominance of long-haul trucking is evolving. More and more companies are moving to regional and short haul trucking models. Along with rising tolls, increasing gridlock, changes to drivers’ hours of service, and expanding enforcement of interstate weight regulations, the development of electric as well as “driverless” trucks will impact the
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This article/image has been reposted from Freight Waves Good day, A study published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that the growth in last-mile deliveries over the next decade will lead to slower transits and higher emissions in major cities across the world. The report forecasts a 36% rise in the number of delivery
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The trucking industry is in crisis for one simple reason: It cannot find enough people to sit behind the wheel. The American Trucking Assns., a trade group, estimates that trucks carry more than 67% of the country’s total freight by weight. Trucking is the nation’s most important mode of commercial shipping. Currently, there are about 3.5
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The driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets jumped 16 percentage points to 90 percent in the second quarter of 2017, according to the American Trucking Associations’ quarterly report. The turnover rate at small fleets, those with less than $30 million in annual revenue, also leapt, climbing 19 points to 85 percent. “After a period
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Written by Jack Uldrich General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra likes to observe that the automotive industry will see more change in the next five years than it has in the last 50. That’s so true, and it applies to all forms of automotive transport, including trucking. Just look at some of the recent changes
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Truck drivers are the backbone of the economy, without them it would simply not be possible to distribute goods to their desired locations. The trucking industry in America delivers more goods than the train network, planes or even the massive cargo ships. In reality it is almost impossible to get any product delivered without using
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Shortly before reopening Interstate 10 on Friday, officials announced that it will take about two months and $5 million to rebuild a fallen bridge near Desert Center. “Our goal is to expedite the design and construction, open and operational by the end of September,” Caltrans Interim District Director John Bulinski. Despite the ambitious two month
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