The Port of Vancouver will hold a public workshop after its regularly scheduled meeting Aug. 14 to draft a vision statement detailing the future of the port.
August 13, 2018Government
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
A tugboat maneuvers through waiting freighters on the Columbia River near the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, Wash. (Don Ryan/AP)
Port of Vancouver Vision Statement to Be Drafted at Public Workshop
A tugboat maneuvers through waiting freighters on the Columbia River near the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, Wash. (Don Ryan/AP)
Government, Business
Hans-Maximo Musielik/AP
Trump Hails NAFTA Talks With Mexico, Says Canada Must Wait
Hans-Maximo Musielik/AP
President Donald Trump said negotiations with Mexico on a new NAFTA are “coming along nicely,” while telling Canada it will have to wait to re-enter the talks to modernize the three-nation trade pact — hinting at his preference for bilateral negotiations.
August 13, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Podcast Debut: ‘RoadSigns’ Tackles Autonomous
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Transport Topics' new podcast: RoadSigns. Our debut episode focuses on how the trucking industry’s steady and ongoing development of autonomous technology may someday affect truck drivers. Click to listen!
June 11, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
Houses in Prince Rupert. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg)
Port Prince Rupert Thrives Despite Global Tariff Turmoil
Houses in Prince Rupert. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg)
Prince Rupert is hardly the place one would expect to find an international gateway that’s weathering the Trump trade storm better than any other Pacific port in North America.
August 13, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA
J. Stephen Conn/Flickr
Task Force to Study Autonomous Technology Underway in Oklahoma
J. Stephen Conn/Flickr
Oklahoma state officials have held the first meeting of a task force that will study autonomous vehicles and how agencies and local governments should respond to the emerging technology.
August 13, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Driving competition at 2017 National Truck Driving Championships in Orlando, Fla.
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Aug. 13: Grand Champions
Driving competition at 2017 National Truck Driving Championships in Orlando, Fla.
After weeks of qualifying at the state level, a Grand Champion will be crowned Aug. 18 at the National Truck Driving Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
August 13, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Trailer Makers Seek Timeline for Review of Phase 2 GHG Rule
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
A trailer makers group is asking a federal appeals court to require that two federal agencies state when they plan to make a final decision on a 2016 Obama-era heavy-truck greenhouse gas rule. Whether revised or kept in place, the rule would regulate trailers for the first time.
August 10, 2018
Government, Business, Safety
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Elaine Chao Announces New Orleans-Area INFRA Grant
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to formally announce the award of a $45 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
August 10, 2018
Government, Business
Finished galvanized steel coils await shipment at ArcelorMittal Steel's hot dip galvanizing line in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio. (Mark Duncan — Associated Press)
In Times of Trade War, Companies Get Creative to Avoid Tariffs
Finished galvanized steel coils await shipment at ArcelorMittal Steel's hot dip galvanizing line in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio. (Mark Duncan — Associated Press)
Facing the barrage of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Steve Katz is ducking for cover in the trade-war version of a demilitarized zone.
August 10, 2018
Government, Business
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Shipping Costs Surge, but Driver Pay Lags, Labor Data Shows
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It’s the talk of corporate America: Shipping costs are surging.
August 9, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Touts Department’s Approach to Autonomous Policy
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An update of federal guidelines on autonomous technology that would encompass trucks, transit systems, infrastructure, cars and other modes of transportation will emphasize safety, the country’s top transportation officer said Aug. 8.
August 9, 2018Pages
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