Pasha Automotive Services (PAS), a division of US-based logistics and transport provider, The Pasha Group, is developing a multipurpose ro-ro terminal with Port Manatee, which is sited at the entrance to Tampa Bay in Florida. It is the closest port in the Gulf to Mexico, according to the company, which is expected to see a […]
Automotive Logistics Global Live featured streaming from all four plenary sessions of the conference, as well as from two sessions on the (inbound) suppliers’ supply chain and two on finished vehicle logistics. The Live service also allowed online comments from both delegates and remote attendees, as well as messaging between everyone registered.
What deteriorates on trailers? Almost everything that’s not specially built or treated to resist the ravages of road salts, flying grime and everyday weather elements. The older the trailer, the more likely it’s got some rust damage, seen or hidden. There are hundreds, even thousands, of parts on a trailer, each made of various materials […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is withdrawing its proposed rule for entry-level driver training and will start over with a new proposal. The agency explained in a Federal Register announcement that there are substantive problems with the proposal it has been working on since 2007.
I spent a few days last month in California’s Napa Valley with Freightliner Trucks for a press briefing and a natural gas update, as well as a test drive of a sharp natural gas-powered Cascadia daycab. We had a lot of information thrown at us over the course of three days, including an excellent presentation […]
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx sent Wednesday, Sept. 18, to 51 House members a response letter defending the current hours of service rule and saying it is the result of years of research into driver fatigue and safety and analysis of comments from the public.
Private-sector businesses in the U.S. employ an estimated 8.9 million people in trucking-related jobs; nearly 3.5 million of those jobs are that of truck driver. The United States economy depends on trucks to deliver nearly 70 percent of all freight transported annually, accounting for $671 billion worth in manufactured and retail goods transported by truck […]
Laura Ingraham, one of the most listened to talk radio hosts in the country, will give the keynote address at this year’s CCJ Fall Symposium, Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 8 a.m. The Fall Symposium will be held at the Montelucia Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 2-4.
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) issued a statement this week signaling that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will miss its Sept. 30 deadline for completing and reporting the results of an hours-of-service study required by the current MAP-21 highway funding act.
