Yearly Archives: 2018

Common truck driver frustrations survey; Maersk digitizes to speed processes for larger ships; USDOT reviews the FMCSA drug testing program; DP World builds innovative container terminal in Dubai

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending December 21st, 2018: Kenco and CarrierList have conducted a survey collecting common truck driver frustrations. Maersk focuses on getting faster by digitizing processes as ships…

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Ports struggle to match productivity to carrier size; Report suggests Congress raise fuel tax to support infrastructure; IRS releases parking deduction guide; ELD rule could prove challenging; FMCSA tackles GA’s truck parking problem; Moody’s downgrades Maersk’s credit rating

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending December 14th, 2018: Worldwide ports continue to struggle with increasing productivity to match increasing carrier size. A report produced by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering…

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FMCSA denies 10 ELD exemption requests; Debate continues over contractor status of truck drivers; MSC and CMA/CGM lay out higher fuel cost charges; CBP puts pressure on port authorities for new facilities; GA names Hall County as GPA’s next inland port

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending December 7th, 2018: The FMCSA has denied 10 different ELD exemption requests. The debate on the independent contractor status of truck drivers may spread to…

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Winter trucking preparedness tips; SC and GA chassis pool negotiations delayed; Crowley restructures and integrates; Trucking company owner sentenced to prison for illegal transport of drip gas; The varied life of the Courier during WWII

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending November 30th, 2018: 12 tips from Encompass Riskon preparing trucking fleets for the oncoming winter weather. Negotiations for the combined chassis pools in the ports of…

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JAXPORT and Charleston win millions for harbor deepening projects; Maersk’s competitors closing the gap; CVSA inspectors not to disturb sleeping O/Os; BIMCO predicts growth in global containers but trade war still an unknown; Hapag-Lloyd shifts away from consolidation

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending November 23rd, 2018: The Port of Jacksonville has won $46 million for deepening their harbor to 47 feet. Charleston has also won $41.4 million for…

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Maersk & Hapag-Lloyd see 3rd quarter gains while Hyundai and ZIM see losses; Tips on counteracting road salt; Container carriers reducing capacity in 2019; Asian imports surge into U.S. gulf ports; EPA pushes for reduction of trucks’ NOx emissions

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending November 16th, 2018: The 3rd quarter earnings reports from several of steamship lines show mixed results.  Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd experienced gains ($360 and $130 million,…

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Nikola unveils hydrogen-powered semi-truck; APM Terminals extends NY/NJ gate hours; US trucking employment at record levels but continues to dictate a shortage; US Shippers can reset supply chain clocks to gain capacity; FMC’s demurrage & detention report coming on Dec 2

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending November 9th, 2018: Nikola Motor Company unveils a hydrogen-powered European semi-truck. APM Terminals has extended the operating hours at its NY/NJ terminal. Growth in number…

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Four common ELD mistakes; Notes on CSA changes; xChange tackles re-positioning idle containers; HMM and SM Line being pushed to merge; Jaxport welcomes first ZIM vessel; FIT opening Everglades terminal; Crowley christens LNG-powered “El Coquí”

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending October 26th, 2018: Four common mistakes fleets make on ELDs. A list of seven notes about the upcoming CSA changes. German company xChange is tackling…

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The “Container Conundrum”; JPN Consortium ONE forecasted to lose $600m; House bill pushes for vetting of carriers and clarifies CSA rankings; Uber begins trailer rentals; Pier Pass 2.0 to begin Nov 19; MSC to equip 50k containers with trackers

We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending October 19th, 2018: Santosh Patil does a deep dive into the "container conundrum", in which carriers have found themselves oversupplied. The new Japanese consortium ONE…

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