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Why do carriers and shippers oppose FMCSA’s emergency waiver changes?

The federal government projects truck crash-related deaths to increase 10% in 2022, according to the most recent data, and is a primary reason why safety advocates support a proposal that would limit the scope of emergency waivers that temporarily exempt carriers from certain federal regulations.

“Fatal truck crashes continue to occur at an alarmingly high rate,” Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety states in its response to the proposal, which the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-do-carriers-and-shippers-oppose-fmcsas-emergency-waiver-changes

Should there be laws protecting trucking companies from nuclear verdicts?

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Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation aimed at providing liability protection for trucking...

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Can the minnows pick up the slack if the brown whale is beached?

As the chart shown below indicates, there is no shortage of parcel-delivery companies in America. There are certainly far more than in 2018, the last year that UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union negotiated a collective bargaining agreement.

That contract expires July 31, and there is concern among parcel consultants that UPS shippers are taking the upcoming deadline too lightly to be actively looking for alternative capacity. Few expect a strike because all stakeholders have so much to lose. But...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-the-minnows-pick-up-the-slack-if-the-brown-whale-is-beached

How can grocery LTL evolve?

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Grocery-related, temperature-controlled freight can be tricky to execute on a full truckload from...

Just how big are the global container shipping alliances?

chart showing container shipping capacity of alliance members

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The world’s top two container lines —  Switzerland’s MSC and Denmark’s Maersk — have cooperated...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/just-how-big-are-the-global-ocean-container-shipping-alliances

¿Cómo mantienen su certificación los médicos examinadores de camiones?

La Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes notificó recientemente a la industria del transporte por carretera que ha puesto en marcha los requisitos para los examinadores médicos que quieren mantener la certificación que les permite llevar a cabo exámenes físicos para los conductores de camiones. 

En un aviso publicado en el Registro Federal el 11 de enero, la FMCSA anunció que todos los examinadores médicos certificados y que figuran en el Registro Nacional de Examinadores...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/como-mantienen-su-certificacion-los-medicos-examinadores-de-camiones

How do trucking medical examiners stay certified?

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently notified the trucking industry that it has put in place requirements for medical examiners that want to maintain certification allowing them to conduct physical examinations for truck drivers.

In a notice published in the Federal Register on Jan. 11, FMCSA announced that all medical examiners certified and listed on the agency’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) must maintain their certification by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-do-trucking-medical-examiners-stay-certified

How big are the world’s largest ocean container ships?

Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine in June launched the largest container ship ever built, the aptly named Ever Alot.

The massive ship has a capacity of 24,004 twenty-foot equivalent units, just a little more than its slightly older sibling, the Ever Ace, launched in July 2021 and the former world record holder at 23,992 TEUs. 

The Ever Alot is more than 1,300 feet long and 203 feet wide. If you were to stack the Ever Alot vertically, it would be taller than the Empire State Building in New York City.

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How changes in supply chain finance disclosure could impact shippers

A recent rule change requiring the disclosure of the use of supply chain finance programs could alter how buyers and suppliers, both of which are considered shippers in the freight world, operate and how investors perceive them.

Supply chain finance, or reverse factoring, is a short-term arrangement allowing buyers to utilize the full payment window of an invoice while suppliers get paid quickly. A third party, usually a bank or other financial institution, pays an invoice approved by a buyer...

Top 10 container lines: How did rankings change during boom?

chart showing container lines capacity

Container shipping lines reaped massive windfalls during the COVID-era consumer boom. Different ocean carriers pursued different fleet strategies in 2020-22, from aggressively maximizing market exposure on one hand to keeping capacity flat or even reducing it on the other.

The liner bonanza isn’t over yet — high contract rates should keep outsized profits flowing well into this year. But with the historic super-cycle winding down, it’s time to take stock of how fleets evolved over the past three...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-10-container-lines-how-did-rankings-change-during-the-boom

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