Kansas City

Norfolk Southern initiative incentivizes loaded trucks out of Chicago

A photograph of trucks hauling intermodal containers out of terminal gate.

Norfolk Southern is testing a pilot program at the busy Landers intermodal facility in Chicago, offering a $200 incentive to truck carriers and steamship lines each time a drayage driver brings in and departs with a shipping container.

The Dual Mission Reward Program is also being conducted at NS’ Kansas City intermodal facility in Missouri.

“Trucks leaving the terminal that were formerly empty now become loaded, productive miles for the truckers,” said D’Andrae Larry, NS group vice president of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/norfolk-southern-initiative-incentivizes-loaded-trucks-out-of-chicago

Union Pacific plans to add sidings in strategic areas

A photograph of a Union Pacific train rolling down a field.

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

Kansas City on pace for record commercial real estate growth in 2021

Kansas City seeing record real estate growth

On Monday, Colliers International (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI), a global commercial real estate management company, announced it would build a 167,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Liberty, Missouri.

The deal is notable because it continues a hot streak for the Kansas City region, which has seen a boom in the past year in commercial real estate, both in terms of companies building facilities and firms like Colliers constructing buildings even without tenants.

“The Kansas City region is among only a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kansas-city-on-pace-for-record-commercial-real-estate-growth-in-2021

Amazon Air begins daily service to Pittsburgh, Kansas City

A light blue Amazon Air 737 freighter parked with pusher vehicle.

Add Pittsburgh and Kansas City, Missouri, to Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) rapidly growing network of airports served by its in-house cargo airline, which helps the company cut ground transport times and quickly deliver online orders to businesses and consumers.

The first Amazon Air flight arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday, the airport authority said in a news release. Amazon Air will operate daily flights to the city using a Boeing 737-800 freighter operated by contractor Sun...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-air-begins-daily-service-to-pittsburgh-kansas-city

Truck-gobbling Missouri bridge a social media star

A 1912-era bridge in Kansas City, Missouri, is so notorious among motorists, it has its own Twitter and Facebook page titled “The Bridge on Independence Ave.”

The satirical page proclaims, “I have been feasting on your human concoctions for decades. Your wheeled steel boxes are quite delicious. Please feed me more!”

The Facebook page and Twitter account show recent pictures of accidents between trucks and the Independence Avenue bridge, which has only 12 feet of clearance.

Shawn Lauby, director of...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/missouri-bridge-a-social-media-star

UPS expanding at Kansas City airport as e-commerce surges (video)

A UPS plane at sunset, view from behind the tail in shadows. UPS is expanding at Kansas City Airport.

UPS will be able to park more planes simultaneously and process parcels faster next year once it completes a major modernization at its Kansas City, Missouri, air gateway. The project is made possible by a new lease agreement.

A significant increase in e-commerce business is driving the UPS infrastructure investment in Kansas City, as it is throughout the company.

The express parcel hauler will expand its warehouse ramp at Kansas City International Airport to 534,000 square feet, with five...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-to-expand-at-kansas-city-airport-as-e-commerce-surges

Exclusive: Owner knew drug history of trucker charged in deadly I-70 crash

Corey Withrow arrested after fiery crash on I-70

The owner of a Camden, Ohio, trucking company told FreightWaves that prior to hiring a truck driver who was involved in a recent deadly crash, he was aware of the driver’s extensive drug convictions, but he says he made sure to “observe him” before he headed out with a load.

Corey R. Withrow, 31, of Camden, is out on bail after posting a $35,000 surety bond last Friday, less than 24 hours after his arrest related to the crash, which killed four juveniles on Interstate 70 in Wayne County,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/exclusive-owner-knew-drug-history-of-trucker-charged-in-deadly-i-70-crash

Zooming in on tightening Dallas, Kansas City markets

Front view of sea green truck driving on empty city street

July Fourth typically brings expectations of seasonal tightening, so drivers can get in hours before the shorter workweek. The disruptive year of 2020 is no different. 

“Our data shows that Powerfleet’s over-the-road customers have not only rebounded, but have surpassed the pre-March 13th levels by nearly 7%, and only time will tell, with respect to the holidays, if the trend continues,” said Daniel Romary, vice president of data analytics and business intelligence at Powerfleet. “We are seeing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zooming-in-on-tightening-dallas-kansas-city-markets

LCS 22 completes Navy acceptance trials

The future Kansas City (LCS 22) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. The 421’x103.7′ trimaran LCS 22 is the 11th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), built by Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., to reach the milestone.

“I take great pride in how our LCS team has elevated this program to be an example of manufacturing excellence,” Austal USA president Craig Perciavalle said in a statement announcing the success. “This is the 11th LCS sea trials completed successfully...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/lcs-22-completes-navy-acceptance-trials/