Transportation industry groups applaud Robin Hutcheson as new FMCSA chief
ATA, IANA, and TCA cheer Senate approval of position, although OOIDA contests her position on driver shortage.
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Port of Oakland approves $2 million contract to design electric infrastructure
Deal advances 2019 initiative to eliminate use of fossil fuels in cargo handling operations
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The Logistics Matters podcast: Udo Lange of FedEx Logistics on supply chain disruptions | Season 3 Episode 6
Our guest is a member of the White House Task Force on Supply Chain Disruptions. He tells us about the task force’s work and discusses what FedEx Logistics has been doing to cope with worldwide supply chain congestion. Plus: the U.S.-Canada border protests; can Congress help make the USPS profitable?
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Biden calls for stricter enforcement of antitrust laws in transportation, other sectors
Executive order targets consolidation in air travel, freight rail, and maritime shipping in recent years.
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Commercial freight tonnage slumped in March, DOT stats show
As supply chain issues crimped truck freight, index fell to lowest level since June 2020 even while nation’s economy continued to soar, BTS says.
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Pete Buttigieg on Biden's infrastructure plan
A recent interview revealed the transportation secretary's thinking on electric vehicles, his qualifications for the job, and more.
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The Logistics Matters podcast: Peter Friedmann of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition on how the container shortage is creating a crisis for agriculture products exporters | Season 2 Episode 11
The shortage of ocean containers is having a devastating effect on the export of U.S. agricultural products, as ocean carriers find they can make more money returning in-demand empty containers to Asia. Also: Will a new infrastructure bill get done in Washington?; how devastating were last month's storms?
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The Logistics Matters podcast: Bindiya Vakil on President Biden's plan to fix America's broken supply chains | Season 2 Episode 10
Bindiya Vakil, CEO of Resilinc, discusses vulnerabilities within our worldwide supply chains; freight continues to take a bumpy ride; ocean ports continue to see congestion worldwide.
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Freight statistics stumble in January from pandemic recovery
Monthly tonnage pulls back from holiday peak spike in December, DOT says.
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Biden names dozens of senior leaders to DOT, including FMCSA and FRA
Appointments come on same day that Buttigieg testifies before Congressional hearing for approval as secretary.
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