The following "Transportation Happenings" occurred during the past week that you may find of interest. 1. Sea-Tac Airport (Seattle) is to require all airlines to use sustainable fuels. 2. Jacksonville Port Volumes are up 23% so far in FY 2018.…
The following "Transportation Happenings" occurred during the past week that you may find of interest. 1. The "Trucking Conditions Index" reveals that the market is presently tilted heavily in the Carrier's favor. The Index spiked in October and should continue…
There were only a few "Transportation Happenings" during the past week. However, you may find the following of interest: 1. ZIM LINES (the Israeli National Steamship Company) which operates independently had a 3rd Quarter 2017 Profit of $25.2 Million. That…
"Transportation Happenings" that you may find of interest: 1. TESLA unveiled their electric semi to resounding approval from the market – along their stated intention to transform transportation for a more sustainable future. Most notable: free battery recharging, range of…
Here are last week’s "Transportation Happenings" that you may find of interest. 1. The Worldwide Fleet of Containerships continues to get both larger in number and vessel size. Click to read attached article. COSCO is not only merging with OOCL…
"Transportation Happenings" last week that you may find of interest: 1. Direct Chassis Link (DCLI) has acquired 72,000 chassis from TRAC Leasing, bringing DCLI to more than 200,000 chassis in their fleet. 2. An OOCL MegaShip lost power moving through…
Last week there were some interesting "Transportation Happenings:" 1. Two Los Angeles City Council members have put forward a motion that would effectively bar trucking companies that do not treat their drivers as employees from doing business at the Port…
"TRANSPORTATION HAPPENINGS" 1. An on-line Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Marketplace has been launched by six ELD providers in conjunction with the website truckstop.com. (Click for article attached) 2. Imports across all major U. S. Ports are the highest since 2000.…
The following "Transportation Happenings" occurred during the past week that you may find of interest: 1. The U. S. Navy has just done away with testing biofuels as an alternate fuel yet two companies are going to try it in…
The following "Transportation Happenings" occurred during the past week that you may find of interest. 1. I am attaching two articles that you and your Owner-Operators should find to be of interest. The first article concerns a discussion of the…