newsworthy Logistics providers cheer White House passage of USMCA January 29, 2020 Ben Ames No Comments New trade deal will bring long-awaited clarity to chaotic business conditions, say retailers, railroads, parcel carriers.Read More
newsworthy Rail regulators withdraw proposed safety rule requiring "crew redundancy" May 24, 2019 Ben Ames No Comments Railroad workers union warns of driverless trains, considers legal appeal.Read More
outbound The long and the short of it at the AAR June 27, 2018 Mitch Mac Donald No Comments The rail trade group has gone from agnostic to adversarial on the issue of nationwide use of twin-33 truck trailers. Its rationale is puzzling.Read More
newsworthy Hamberger, head of AAR, to retire from group in early 2019 May 16, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Organization has grown in influence during president, CEO's 20-year tenure.Read More
newsworthy AAR, in policy shift, to oppose any effort to change truck size laws May 4, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Rail trade group had been mostly indifferent to moves boosting twin-trailer length to 33 feet each.Read More
newsworthy Rail group chief urges STB to freeze regulations until Trump appoints full slate of members November 17, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Rules 'have no business advancing' without five-member board in place, AAR's Hamberger says.Read More
newsworthy Agency proposes changes in language used to justify need for rails' reciprocal switching July 28, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments STB changes criteria to make it easier for shippers to prove practice is necessary.Read More
newsworthy House drops amendment from highway bill that proposed increase in truck weight limits November 4, 2015 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Cap of 80,000-pound gross vehicle weight on national system to remain in effect.Read More
newsworthy Shipper group says reciprocal switching proposal could save rail users up to $1.2 billion a year March 1, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments NITL unveils study that supports bid to revamp rail-switching rules.Read More
newsworthy Cut down to size: push to raise truck size, weight limits falls victim to political realities February 14, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Proposal seen as impediment to passage of highway funding bill.Read More