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Tag: Domestic
Experts are Forecasting a Weak Produce Season: Potentially Bad News for Truckers
The recent heavy rains in California have dramatically changed the state’s harvesting plan for this year. Some harvests may take […]
Rail Service Improvements and More Continue as Class I Railroads Provide Details During Their 4Q Earnings Calls
As the fourth quarter wrapped up along with the end of 2022, some of the Class I Railroads provided details, […]
Freight Rail Traffic in the U.S. was Down Last Year
Last year was quite the newsworthy year for freight rail in the U.S. Whether it was regarding subpar rail service, […]
The STB Continues to Require the Four Largest Class I Railroads to Submit Service Reports
The STB Continues to Require the Four Largest Class I Railroads to Submit Service Reports In an effort to continue […]
Could Lockdowns in China Cause Problems for Domestic Trucking?
Could Lockdowns in China Cause Problems for Domestic Trucking? Every time a major event happens in the shipping industry, it […]
Rail, Rail, Rail: The DOT Gives $2.9 Billion for Infrastructure Projects
Rail, Rail, Rail: The DOT Gives $2.9 Billion for Infrastructure Projects The Biden Administration has just announced on March 23 […]
Shortage of Truckers & Equipment: More Supply Chain Constraints
Shortage of Truckers & Equipment: More Supply Chain Constraints Congestion at ports and delays for inbound shipments are at all-time […]
New California Port Fees Seeing an Impact Already
Last week the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach enacted an emergency fee for containers lingering too long at […]
Congestion and Capacity Continuing to Affect Retail Imports
The National Retail Federation says retail imports are at an all-time high, and are expected to continue at incredibly high […]
Port of Louisiana Requesting Federal Help After Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida was no joke. The hurricane inflicted disaster on the communities along the southern U.S. border where it struck, […]
Rail Terminal Congestion Peaks Due to Equipment Shortage and High Demand
It’s no secret that the shipping industry has been under fire the last several months (or years at that.) Recent […]
California Into Oregon BNSF Rail Route Currently Shut Down
We hate to always be bearers of bad news, but it seems to be the trend of the last year […]
Shipping in 2021: Recap on the First Six Months
Anyone working in shipping during the pandemic was dumbfounded by the turn of events in 2020. The first half of […]
Hurricane and Storm Season: What to Expect Shipping in 2021
When we think about factors that affect transit time, most shippers’ attention is drawn to things such as port congestion, […]