Mexico trade

The Daily Dash: FMCSA pilot for young truckers; and hiring begins to rebound

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a pilot program to study the safety and effectiveness of allowing interstate commercial truck drivers under the age of 21. Plus, a bankrupt oil company has left carriers facing an uncertain future, and trucking sector employment is starting to rise.

Youth will be served

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wants public...

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FreightWaves 3PL Summit: Intermodal raising service to stay on track (with video)

When Celtic International President Doug Punzel looks back at the intermodal marketing company’s volumes in mid-June, he sees Celtic beating last year’s levels for the same week. Intermodal volume reported by the country’s major railroads, meanwhile, is slowly climbing out of the double-digit year-over-year decreases that hit the industry during the first quarter of the year.

Both trends are reasons for Punzel to believe the intermodal market is in a relatively good position for the second half...

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Volatile US-Mexico auto industry disrupts border trucking capacity

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit auto supply chains hard, trucking capacity has been volatile at key ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border.

In Laredo, Texas, outbound tender volume (OTVI.LRD) has fallen slightly over last week, while outbound tender rejections (OTRI.LRD) have spiked during the same time, setting upward pressure on rates, according to FreightWaves’ SONAR platform.

The Outbound Tender Reject Index for Laredo, Texas, (OTRI.LRD) on FreightWaves’ SONAR...

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