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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced in August that it will begin enforcing the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate requirements on December 18, 2017. However, the out-of-service criteria (OOS) associated with the ELD mandate will not go into effect […]

by Paul Page and Brian Baskin, WSJ Trucking fleets, railroads and shipping lines are rerouting cargo and setting up alternate supply lines as Tropical Storm Harvey promises to disrupt freight traffic across southeast Texas for days. Seaports in Houston and […]

By Elizabeth Landrum  / American Shipper Hurricane Harvey struck Texas this past weekend as a category 4 storm, later dropping to a category 3, wreaking havoc on local supply chains. The Port of Houston announced it would be closed on […]

According to increased loading factors, ocean carriers will most likely plan to increase their rates and enjoy the profit gain. As such, the ocean lines have planned General Rate Increases throughout the summer months and into fall. As we all […]

  In a world where autonomous cars have become all the rage of the future, it may be easily overlooked how close the technology is coming to seaborne transportation.  The world’s first crew less, automated cargo ship will launch in […]

To keep up with the shifts in the LTL industry, The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) releases occasional updates to its commoditization standard. Effective August 5th, 2017, NMFTA is going to place the below changes in the National Motor […]

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