Shippers Conditions improved in August with favorable freight conditions
Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Oct. 31, 2022: Shipper conditions remained positive in August Shippers Conditions saw a slight improvement in August, similar to the improvement seen in the Trucking Conditions Index, according to FTR.FTRWhile FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index remained slightly negative in August with a reading of -0.25, the firm’s Shippers Conditions Index […]
Uber Freight, Transplace now 1 operation with a wall on proprietary data
The merger between Uber Freight and Transplace was made final months ago. The more practical amalgamation of the companies — combining their offerings on one platform — now has been completed as well. The Transplace name will be less prominent as a result. As Frank McGuigan, the president and COO of Uber Freight (NYSE: UBER) […]
Terminal, port infrastructure projects find public, private partners
There were a slew of terminal and port infrastructure project updates announced this past week. Here are just a few: DOT gives over $703M to 41 port infrastructure projects nationwide Forty-one projects in 23 states and one territory are the recipients of more than $703 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s […]
Borderlands: $83M bridge expansion targets expanding Mexico trade
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: $83M bridge expansion project targets expanding Mexico trade; Volkswagen invests $763M in its Mexico plant; Texas border checkpoint receives $165M to speed up inspections; and Port of Harlingen awarded grant to improve dock. $83M bridge expansion […]
Mark your 2023 calendars for CVSA’s various enforcement efforts
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled its various enforcement efforts for 2023. Those programs and their dates include: Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative is scheduled for Jan. 9 — 13 in the U.S. and Feb. 20 — 24, 2023 in Canada. This program seeks to reduce human trafficking in North America through coordinated enforcement and educational […]