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Gary G Burrows

JAXPORT’s FTZ now includes first-of-its-kind facility

 JAXPORT partner North Florida Warehouse FTZ, a division of JZ Expedited Logistics, has been granted permission to operate Foreign Trade Zone No. 64’s first outdoor storage facility. The 3.7-acre facility is located minutes from JAXPORT’s North Jacksonville terminals and offers flexible short- and long-term outdoor storage options for a variety of cargo including vehicles, high and heavy, tracked units, project and over-dimensional cargo, containers, breakbulk and more. The federal FTZ program helps ... [+]

va-Q-tec and Lufthansa Cargo cooperate in transporting pharmaceuticals

Innovative passive containers for temperature-sensitive transports are now available directly from Europe’s leading cargo airline va-Q-tec, a leading supplier of high-performance thermal containers, and Lufthansa Cargo will be cooperating in the passive temperature-controlled container market in future. Due to the new cooperation, the containers from va-Q-tec are now available worldwide at ... [+]

ATA Board Endorses Comprehensive Automated Truck Policy

The Board of Directors of the American Trucking Associations unanimously approved the federation’s first-ever policy for the development of automated trucks. “Over the past year, ATA has been active in this debate, advocating for recognition of the importance of the trucking industry when it comes to the development of automated vehicles,” ATA ... [+]

Alabama State Port Authority’s Shortline RR Recognized for Safety

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has awarded two of its prestigious President’s Awards to the Alabama State Port Authority’s Terminal Railway – Alabama State Docks (TASD). The award is presented at the association’s annual regional meeting to recognize outstanding achievements in safety within the short line railroad ... [+]

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, ... [+]

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, ... [+]

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