Alabama boatbuilder Silver Ships recently delivered a new firefighting vessel to the US National Parks Service for operation in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that sits between Arizona and Nevada. The welded aluminium vessel has been named Ranger James P. Fleetwood in honour of a National...
Two popular issues among rail unions — train lengths and train crew sizes — have gained traction in state legislatures, with a bill in the Nevada legislature limiting train lengths and a provision requiring train crew sizes of at least two people becoming law in Ohio.
In Nevada, Assembly Bill No. 456 seeks to prohibit trains more than 7,500 feet long on main lines, which would consist of railroad tracks that see 5 million gross tons or more transported annually, as well as on lines that branch...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/train-length-and-train-crew-sizes-see-state-legislative-action
Automaker Tesla announced Tuesday it is investing $3.6 billion to build two new factories in Nevada, including a facility to mass produce its all-electric Class 8 Semi truck.
“Semi is our fully electric combination truck, with 500 miles of range and energy consumption of less than 2 KWh per mile,” the company said on its website. “Thank you to the Tesla team, our supply chain partners and the local community that has made accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy possible at...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tesla-to-build-all-electric-semi-truck-in-nevada
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Increasing intermodal rail capacity at select ports and developing inland ports are among the goals of projects receiving millions in federal grant money.
The funding came from the RAISE grant program, which stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity. The program, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, awarded more than $2.2 billion to projects nationwide to “modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports and intermodal transportation and make...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-projects-pull-in-nearly-57m-in-infrastructure-grants
With drivers reporting whiteout conditions, up to 20 cars were involved in a crash in northwestern Nevada Sunday morning, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
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Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue, which responded to the pileup, said at least three people were taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
“Conditions are extreme in the Washoe Valley with 50 mph winds and whiteout conditions,” the department said in a post to Twitter.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/at-least-3-injured-in-nevada-pileup-during-blizzard
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Cloud supply chain provider Stord has opened a new warehouse facility in Las Vegas, its fourth first-party warehouse facility and second in Nevada. The 177,238-square-foot facility will serve Stord customers in the Southwest and across Northern California.
Stord provides an end-to-end solution for shippers through a cloud-based platform connected to over 500 warehouses and 20,000 carriers. The company offers national warehouse capacity, digital freight shipping, an integrated logistics network...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stord-opens-second-nevada-warehouse
Supply chain stakeholders are forming a coalition in the southwestern U.S. that seeks to stage certain logistics activities in Nevada, Utah and Arizona and away from the densely populated metropolitan and port areas in California.
The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and think tank OnTrackNorthAmerica have established the Southwest Supply Chain Coalition in a move they say will alleviate congested highways and improve the balance of truck and rail transportation, thereby...
A raging wildfire continues to spread toward Lake Tahoe, a popular resort region that draws approximately 15 million visitors a year, according to the Tahoe Fund website. The area is famous for its beautiful waters, sandy beaches, remote mountain trails and world-class ski resorts.
#CaldorFire continues to burn along Highway 50 in the @cityofslt area today fueled by high winds. Here is some video taken just east of Echo Summit. 50 remains closed from Pollock Pines to South Lake Tahoe, 89 to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/raging-wildfire-inches-closer-to-lake-tahoe
