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Austin’s I-35 again has worst traffic for truckers in Texas
Interstate 35 in downtown Austin is the most gridlocked roadway in the Lone Star State for truck drivers, according to an annual report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI).
It was the second year in a row that I-35 in Austin topped the TTI report for most congested roadway for truckers traveling through the state.
Truck drivers spent almost 640,000 hours in traffic on I-35 in Austin, costing them $118 million in lost time and fuel during 2020, according to the study.
“Perhaps no...
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La I-35 de Austin vuelve a tener el peor tráfico para los camioneros en Texas
La Interestatal 35 en el centro de Austin es la carretera más atascada en el Estado de la Estrella Solitaria para los camioneros, según un informe anual del Instituto de Transporte de Texas A&M (TTI).
Fue el segundo año consecutivo que la I-35 en Austin encabezó el informe del TTI para la carretera más congestionada para los camioneros que viajan a través del estado.
Los conductores de camiones pasaron casi 640.000 horas en el tráfico de la I-35 en Austin, lo que les costó 118 millones de...
Walmart picks Dallas area for 2 high-tech logistics facilities
Walmart Inc. recently announced plans to build two massive, automated warehouses in the Dallas area to support the retailer’s growing supply chain network.
A 1.5 million-square-foot fulfillment center is set to open in 2023, and a 730,000-square-foot grocery distribution center is expected to open in 2024. Both facilities will be in Lancaster, Texas, around 15.5 miles south of Dallas.
The two facilities will create up to 1,000 full-time jobs and will be among the largest high-tech distribution...
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Daily Infographic: FedEx adding 90,000 workers to handle peak surge
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Borderlands: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary; more factories and jobs for Mexico; Quiet 3PF opens distribution center in Dallas; and border officials see uptick in migrants hiding in trains.
Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary
July 1 will mark the first anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The trade pact was...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trade-experts-take-stock-on-usmcas-first-anniversary
Union Pacific plans to add sidings in strategic areas
Among Union Pacific’s (NYSE: UNP) $2.8 billion in capital investments in 2021 are additions or extensions of sidings at a number of points along its network.
Sidings enable one train to meet and pass another. Adding sidings that can accommodate longer trains enables Union Pacific (UP) to improve the fluidity of the railroad, according to UP spokesperson Robynn Tysver.
According to UP’s 2020 sustainability report, UP has recently completed sidings along three routes: the Texas and Pacific route...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-pacific-plans-to-add-sidings-in-strategic-areas
Averitt Express opens Dallas-area distribution center
Cookeville, Tennessee-based Averitt Express recently opened a 400,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment center in Grand Prairie, Texas, near Dallas.
The new center, which employs about 70 workers, is aimed at streamlining supply chains for manufacturers, distributors and retailers, company officials said.
“In addition to handling cargo that moves inland from the Port of Houston, Dallas is a major regional distribution point for products and materials that travel by rail and air via the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/averitt-express-opens-distribution-center-near-dallas
Walmart retools Dallas store into fulfillment center
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is converting one of its Dallas stores into a Market Fulfillment Center for online pickup orders as the retail giant seeks faster ways to serve customers.
It will be Walmart’s first Market Fulfillment Center in Texas and only the third in the U.S., Walmart spokesman Charles Crowson told FreightWaves.
The aim of the new facility — in north Dallas at 13739 N. Central Expressway — is to allow more customers quicker access to general merchandise and fresh groceries.
“It is...
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Happy St. Paddy’s Day? Worst cloverleaf interchanges in US
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, FreightWaves wanted to know which cloverleaf highways truckers hate the most (see what we did there?). Based on a survey of Covenant Transport and Landair drivers, these are four of the interchanges they called out the most. Apparently, the luck of the Irish doesn’t help much on these roads.
Cobb Cloverleaf, Atlanta
Atlanta: I-75 and I-285The Cobb Cloverleaf is an interchange just northwest of downtown Atlanta. It’s in Cobb County, east of Smyrna and west of...
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