Indiana

Feds award $275 million to ease truck congestion

Highway expansion projects aimed at improving the flow of truck freight in seven parts of the country will collect roughly $275 million from federal coffers in the latest round of discretionary grants awards.

The projects account for approximately 30% of the $905 million awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 2021 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grants, which were also awarded to port and rail projects.

“These timely investments in our infrastructure will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/feds-award-275-million-to-ease-truck-congestion

Rail Roundup: OmniTRAX, G&W develop, expand partnerships

OmniTRAX, partners seek to develop site in southern Indiana

Short line operator OmniTRAX is working with the River Ridge Development Authority of southern Indiana to develop the River Ridge Commerce Center.

The center, located near Louisville, Kentucky, where it has access to several transportation modes. It connects directly with CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and is in close proximity to I-64, I-65, I-71, the Louisville International Airport, the Ohio River and the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville....

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Nippon Express completes acquisition of Indiana 3PL

Nippon Express

Japanese third-party logistics services provider Nippon Express Co. Ltd. (TYO: 9062) on Thursday said it has completed the acquisition of MD Logistics and MD Express of Plainfield, Indiana.

Financial terms were not disclosed. Nippon Express said MD Logistics generated $51 million in revenue in 2019.

Co-founded by Mark Sell and David Kiebach in 1996, MD Logistics specializes in the domestic storage and distribution of temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals, as well as other retail and consumer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nippon-express-completes-acquisition-of-indiana-3pl

Patrol dog keeping vultures from damaging Indiana locks and dam

It has been a year since Breeze, a blue merle smooth coated border collie trained to deter birds, arrived at Cannelton Locks and Dam in Cannelton, Indiana, and she continues to be an energetic and hardworking member of the Louisville District team.

“Breeze is doing great,” said Larry Dunning, Cannelton Locks and Dam lockmaster. “She is smart and very good at her job.”

The project used to have problems with nuisance bird behavior, which can be costly to projects, consuming funding and labor hours....

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/patrol-dog-keeping-vultures-from-damaging-indiana-locks-and-dam/

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