drayage operations

Incentives could shave 70% off price of Nikola fuel cell truck

If Nikola qualifies for California’s $240,000 subsidy on its Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck and some other spiffs apply, a buyer could save 40% to 70% off the upfront cost of the zero-emission truck.

The technology — a fuel cell’s only emission is water vapor — still makes the Tre FCEV pricey. Nikola won’t give a specific figure, but something close to $1 million per unit before incentives would not be far off. That doesn’t count hydrogen fuel, which likely would be more expensive  than...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/incentives-could-shave-70-off-price-of-nikola-fuel-cell-truck

FreightWaves Classics: Drayage is first-mile logistics (Part 1)

Intermodal containers on railcars after drayage moves. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

While the drayage function has been around for thousands of years, its importance has grown significantly in the past 70 years, following the introduction of the shipping container by Malcom McLean and his Sea-Land Corporation.

Definition

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of drayage “is the work or cost of hauling by dray.” Also according to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of the term “drayage” occurred in 1791.

Many other sources describe drayage in similar ways. Most agree that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-drayage-is-first-mile-logistics-part-1

Night moves: Long Beach begins trial of extended-hour cargo pickup

Giant cranes maneuver containers onto yard dollies on the dock.

Total Terminals International is the launch partner for the Port of Long Beach’s new initiative to increase cargo velocity by expanding gate hours for truck pickup. The move comes amid a huge container surge that is choking productivity and jeopardizing retailers’ holiday deliveries.

The operator of the port’s largest container terminal, located on Pier T, will encourage truckers to make late-night and pre-dawn trips for containers by offering more flexible appointment windows. Shuttle drivers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/night-moves-port-long-beach-begins-trial-of-extended-hour-cargo-pickup

C.H. Robinson announces drayage congestion surcharges

Port congestion leading to new surcharges

Freight broker C.H. Robinson said it would begin levying drayage surcharges in September due to worsening congestion at U.S. ports.

“As you are aware, the past year has brought about unprecedented challenges for the transportation industry. Recently, it has reached a breaking point,” a Thursday client advisory read.“ As a result, international drayage carriers servicing several ports/ramps through the U.S. have implemented congestion/peak season surcharges.”

Beginning Wednesday, a surcharge of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-announces-drayage-congestion-surcharges

FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Eagle Group is flying high

Eagle Systems drayage equipment at dockside. (Photo: Eagle Group)

The Eagle Group is a diverse group of five privately held companies that has grown from a livery company founded in 1903 in Wenatchee, Washington. 

Wenatchee is located on Washington state’s eastern plateau between the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Columbia River on the east. It is about 150 miles east of Seattle. Its population in 1903 was less than 500 people; today’s population is approximately 35,000. 

The Eagle Group’s five companies provide products and services ranging from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-haul-of-fame-eagle-group-is-flying-high

How truckers can avoid a bad dray day

chassis pool

Pick a poorly maintained container chassis or the wrong one from a pool, and you are in for a bad dray day.

Stacked DCLI container chassis (Photo: DCLI)

American Shipper recently discussed this important topic for drayage truckers with Phil Wolfe, vice president of international sales for DCLI, the nation’s largest provider of intermodal chassis.  

Many draymen retrieve their chassis from bustling pools located next to large container ports. However, no two chassis are alike — they vary by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-truckers-can-avoid-a-bad-dray-day

Envase adds Tailwind to expand TMS profile

Envase Technologies

Envase Technologies has acquired Tailwind Transportation Software to grow its transportation management system (TMS) offering to the North American trucking sector.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Tailwind, based in Delta, British Columbia, offers TMS for freight forwarding, brokerage, intermodal and over-the-road trucking services.

“Our larger carriers with both intermodal and over-the-road fleets will benefit from access to a robust set of tools to help them efficiently manage...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/envase-adds-tailwind-to-expand-tms-profile

Envase acquires SecurSpace for drayage storage

Envase Technologies

Envase Technologies has expanded its transportation management system (TMS) offering in the intermodal container and drayage space by acquiring SecurSpace, an online marketplace that connects truckers with available parking and storage lots.

“SecurSpace is highly complementary to our existing functionality, offering a technology-driven marketplace where trucks, chassis and containers can be stored in over 1,000 yards nationwide,” said Envase CEO Larry Cuddy Jr. in a statement.

“This is an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/envase-acquires-securspace-for-drayage-storage

Q&A: DCLI calls national chassis pool debate an illusion

Port of Houston

On the surface, a national chassis pool might appear to be a panacea for American shippers and their truckers, who continue to struggle with managing this crucial equipment for their intermodal container moves. But this type of pool would quickly prove disastrous, according to one industry representative who opposes the concept.

“We believe shippers and especially truckers are being led astray,” said Ryan Houfek, chief commercial officer of DCLI. “This one-size-fits-all approach of a single gray...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qampa-dcli-calls-national-chassis-pool-debate-an-illusion

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