Transportation
Episode 51 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with Kristina Lorusso, business development director for Giumarra, about the company’s recent tests of autonomous trucks and aircraft to move produce.
Shipping snafus are gaining steam as congestion along one major rail system is causing shippers to halt hauling ocean containers from the West Coast.
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO — Trucks will continue tight for the foreseeable future and shippers need to do all they can to make themselves preferred customers, Kevin Vandenberg says.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced an extension of the current exemptions which provide regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicle operations.
Like suppliers of just about every commodity these days, produce distributors in Nogales, Ariz., are finding the cost of having their goods delivered to be a challenge.
Since 2004, the Allen Lund Company has humbly supported the efforts of Navidad en el Barrio, an organization that has supported the underserved communities of Los Angeles, since 1972.
David Magaña, vice president and senior analyst for Rabobank, expects the reefer imbalance to worsen in the upcoming export season and container rates to continue to increase throughout the winter season.
Truckload freight volumes hit new highs in June and spot and contract rates stayed in record territory as surging retail imports and peak produce shipments fueled demand for transportation services.
North Carolina Ports has reached an agreement with Sun Valley, Idaho-based Cold Summit Development to further expand its cold chain and cold storage capabilities.
Allen Lund Company has announced that it has submitted and received approval for their current data submission to the SmartWay Transport Partnership.
Truckload volume surged and spot and contract freight rates hit new highs in August as logistics managers stare down their most challenging peak shipping season yet.
In an effort to improve cargo movement amid congestion and record volume, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will begin assessing a surcharge to ocean carriers for import containers that dwell on marine terminals.
The American Transportation Research Institute released its 17th annual Top Industry Issues report, identifying a number of the industry’s key concerns including the driver shortage and driver retention problem.
Prices for truckload services spiked to their highest levels yet in October, reflecting shippers’ willingness to pay a premium to move goods through their supply chains.
The American Transportation Research Institute today released the findings of its 2021 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.
Rising freight rates and inconsistent availability of trucks is shaking up the transportation industry nationwide, and the Chicago area is no exception.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released a letter urging the world’s leading ocean carriers to help mitigate disruptions to agricultural shippers of U.S. exports.
Truck rates are at historic highs for the produce industry, and that reality presents challenges to apple marketers in the Northwest and other regions.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announces further growth of its national footprint with the acquisition of EHS Trucking and EHS Truck & Trailer. Going forward the companies will be known as EHS LogisticSolutions.
Carrier Transicold is introducing a program to help trucking fleets upgrade telematics technology on their refrigerated trucks and trailers.
Spot truckload freight volume increased 25.7% during the week of Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. The number of available trucks fell 26.0% compared to the previous week, which pushed spot rates higher.
Truckload rates hit new highs and freight volumes remained elevated in July but retreated from June’s record levels, as shippers paid a premium for transportation amid pandemic-related supply chain disruptions.
Western Growers is backing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, introduced in the U.S. House on Aug. 10 by Reps. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.
There were no dog days of summer this year for refrigerated trucks.
Higher trucking costs are one of the season’s biggest potholes for Idaho potato grower-shippers this season.
North Carolina Governor Cooper announced the launch of the Wilmington Midwest Express, the North Carolina Ports Authority’s daily direct rail connection to the Midwest.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 on December 8 with an impressive 364-60 vote.
The Port of Oakland is set to launch an interagency effort to improve the flow of agricultural exports at the Port, according to a press release.
Trucking troubles are nothing new to the fresh produce industry, but the recent vaccination mandates by the governments of Canada and the U.S. are taking those problems to a whole new level.
Van and refrigerated (“reefer”) truckload freight rates hit new highs in December, with national average prices up 21.9% and 29.5% respectively compared to the same period a year ago.