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October 2017

Capacity Solutions

With the ELD mandate quickly approaching, USA Truck recognized that many of their carriers and owner-operators viewed ELDs as a time-intensive and costly burden. An extensive market search was conducted to help find the best fit and most affordable option. The result is a newly announced partnership with leading ELD provider, KeepTruckin. Through the partnership, USA Truck contracted carriers and owner-operators have access to the top ELD technology in the market at a ... [+]

Clean Air Updates from Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the final 2017 San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update, which sets America’s largest seaports on a path toward zero emissions operations. The 2017 CAAP Update document, fact sheet and responses to comments are available on both port websites ... [+]

Dave Manning Elected ATA’s as Chairman

The American Trucking Associations’ Board of Directors elected Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, as the federation’s 73rd chairman. “It is a tremendous honor to be elected by my fellow ATA members as their chairman for the coming year,” Manning said. “I look forward to continuing the work of ... [+]

DCLI to Purchase TRAC Intermodal’s Domestic Chassis Fleet

Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TRAC Intermodal's (TRAC) fleet of approximately 72,000 53-foot domestic chassis and related customer and hosting contracts with major Class I railroads and intermodal shipping companies throughout the United States. The transaction is expected to close in January 2018, ... [+]

JAXPORT sets new cargo records in 2017

JAXPORT’s public seaport terminals achieved record growth in containers, vehicles and overall tonnage during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017. JAXPORT moved more than 1 million TEUs, a 7% increase over 2016, which was also a record year in container volumes for the port. When combined with the containers handled ... [+]

Panama Canal Announces Innovative New Tool to Encourage Emissions Reductions

As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, the Panama Canal has announced the launch of the Emissions Calculator, an innovative new tool which will offer shippers the most accurate assessment of their carbon emissions, rank those who have reduced the most emissions by transiting the Canal versus alternate routes, ... [+]

Three More Super Post-Panamax Cranes Delivered to Port Houston’s Barbours Cut

September container activity at Port Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport facilities increased 22%, reports Executive Director Roger Guenther. Additionally, all Port Houston facilities handled 28.8 million tons of cargo year to date, a 9% increase over the first three quarters of 2016. Container volume alone recorded an 11% increase versus last ... [+]

WFS Wins Handling Contract for Qatar Airways’ New Pittsburgh Freighter Service

Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling for its new twice-weekly Being 777 freighter services to Pittsburgh International Airport. The launch of the new route will make Qatar Airways the first international airline to commence a scheduled freighter service to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It becomes the ... [+]

A letter from Trailer Bridge CEO

Dear Trailer Bridge Customers, Over the past several weeks we have all been working so diligently to support the people of Puerto Rico with water, tankers full of fuel, gas cans, generators, utility trucks, food, military deployment camps, and much, much more.  Some of you live in Puerto Rico, and some ... [+]

CEVA celebrates two birthdays in Australia

CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s largest supply chain management companies is celebrating two birthdays this month in Australia.  The first marks ten years of operations as CEVA Logistics and the second is the first anniversary of the opening of its Victoria Supersite at Truganina. In Australia, and around the world, ... [+]

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