Logistics
Bottlenecks Wear Down World Economy’s Fleet of Containerships
Gantry cranes sit idle at a container terminal in Long Beach, Calif. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
Container shipping, the backbone of the global trading system, is showing signs of fatigue as the pandemic descends into its darkest days.
December 22, 2020FMCSA Continues Waivers for Expired CDLs, Medical Certifications
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As part of its continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a waiver offering regulatory relief to commercial driver license and commercial learner permit holders.
December 21, 2020Maersk Warns of Africa Piracy Risk After Cargo Ship Attacked
An A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shipping container sits aboard a ship in Felixstowe, U.K., in March 2019. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)
A containership owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S was attacked off the West African coast, prompting the company to warn of a rising risk from piracy in the area.
December 21, 2020UK Freight Firms Turn to Planes as Brexit Triggers Truck Jams
Trucks wait at the check-in for the channel tunnel in Folkestone, U.K. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)
Logistics companies including DB Schenker and DSV Panalpina A/S have begun chartering planes to keep U.K. factories supplied with components and avoid snarls in road and sea transport caused by Brexit.
December 21, 2020Trucking Faces Transitional Year in 2021
Online ordering will become a permanent habit for many. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)
Trucking is entering a year of change as the industry confronts a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic and adjusts to new practices.
December 21, 2020CDC Panel Includes Transportation Workers on 'Essential' List for Vaccine Priority
A CDC slide shows the breakdown between groups 1b (frontline essential workers) who would receive vaccines next, and 1c (essential workers), which would include transportation and logistics workers. (CDC.gov)
A federal advisory panel recommends that the next round of coronavirus vaccines be given to teachers, first responders, correction officers and grocery store employees, along with people 75 and over. Truckers and other transportation workers would fall into a group behind that group.
December 21, 2020Moderna Vaccine Distribution Begins Via FedEx, UPS
A FedEx truck loaded with boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine leaves the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Dec. 20. (Paul Sancya, Pool/Associated Press)
Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Dec. 20, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.
December 20, 2020Trucks Key to Movement of Agricultural Products, USDA Report Finds
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The trucking industry is central to the country’s agriculture sector as trucks transport a significant majority of agricultural freight by tonnage, according to a report published this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
December 18, 2020Year in Review: COVID-19, Infrastructure, Regulations Dominate 2020
Drivers stand with ATA President Chris Spear (third from left), Trump and DOT chief Elaine Chao (right) during a celebration of truckers. (Jeremy Kirkpatrick/American Trucking Associations)
The memory of 2020 will be forever linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 18, 2020Year in Review: Trucking Emerges Strong After Challenging 2020
Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are loaded onto a truck for shipping at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., on Dec. 13. (Morry Gash, Pool/AP)
Trucking emerged from one of the most challenging years on record strong and battle-tested, as robust freight demand propelled by soaring demand for consumer goods amid the coronavirus pandemic boosted spot rates and lifted financial results for many publicly traded fleets.
December 18, 2020