The following "Transportation Happenings" occurred during the past week that you may find of interest. 1. Ocean container volumes are about to "fall off a cliff"!!! (See Attached) 2. Georgia Ports are employing an "isolate operate strategy" to combat the…
Mixed messages and delays have hampered the U. S. Coronavirus response. (See Attached) The President has demanded protection for domestic GPS. (See Attached) A list of the Nation's worst truck bottlenecks. (See Attached)
1. As expected NISSAN MOTORS has announced that they will have to curtail production at their U. S. auto plants due to the coronavirus disrupting supply of parts. (See Attached) 2. The latest thoughts on ELDs and changes to the…
1. There is Bi-Partisan support in Congress for another increase in the tax on diesel fuel prior to a discussion to change to some type of per mile scheme. (See Attached) 2. and 3. And the House of Representatives has…
1. Fake IDs are now being manufactured in China. (See Attached) 2. President Trump has restored 7.6 Billion Dollars to the State Highway Projects. (See Attached)
The following "Transportation Happenings" occurred during the past week that you may find of interest. 1. KROGER SUPERMARKETS has opened a Distribution Center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Area which has the ability to robotically pick a grocery order of 50…
The following "Transportation Happenings" occurred during the past week that you may find of interest. 1. KENWORTH has announce a new W990 rig. It is a long haul, long hood rig. (See Attached) 2. A Democratic Congressman and Republican Senator…
The First Coast Logistics team gathered for the twenty-eighth consecutive year for their Annual Company Meeting. Agents from all terminal locations and personnel from safety and risk management, customer service and corporate headquarters came together to celebrate business growth and…
We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending March 1st, 2019: At a recent conference in Dallas the FMCSA administrator Ray Martinez stated that the HOS reforms are on track, and also suggested…
We thought you might be interested in the following “Transportation Happenings” for the week ending February 22nd, 2019: Tips and tricks for safer night driving. Details on Daimler Trucks' 2020 Freightliner New Cascadia, a Level 2 autonomous truck. Qatar confirms their…