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Growing truck parking shortages emerge in latest survey

Despite a major awareness campaign following the 2009 murder of Jason Rivenburg while he slept in his cab at an abandoned gas station after being unable to find safe parking, the shortage of safe truck parking spaces in the country continues to grow.

That was the primary takeaway from the Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey and Assessment released Tuesday by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The assessment, based on a survey that concluded in 2019, was a long-awaited update to the first...

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Dachser desks help US retailers weather holiday shopping season

Port of Los Angeles

Dachser USA has established desks of logistics professionals to assist retailers with weathering changes in how customers purchase holiday items during the coronavirus pandemic and the disrupted supply chain.

The freight forwarder noted that ocean freight capacity is tightening and landside transport gridlock is already on the horizon as the U.S. heads toward the post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping period at the end of November.

“This is a make-or-break time for some of our customers,” said Guido...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dachser-desks-help-us-retailers-weather-holiday-shopping-season

FMCSA looking to gain traction on autonomous trucking

Federal regulators are seeking Trump administration approval for a survey of private trucking companies that could help the government establish safety rules affecting autonomous trucks.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be seeking public comment starting Tuesday on the survey questionnaire, “Trucking Fleet Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for Managing Mixed Fleets,” that it anticipates will generate responses from 2,000 companies, including commercial fleets managers,...

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PortPro introduces new drayage TMS

PortPro Technologies has introduced a next-generation web-based transportation management system (TMS) built for drayage carriers.

The drayOS platform serves as an end-to-end operating system, allowing carriers to automate time-consuming, and costly, back-office operations.

If carriers can’t pick up containers on time, they face demurrage fines, PortPro CEO Michael Mecca explained. And if they’re not able to return containers on time, they face per diem fines.

“DrayOS gives these carriers tools...

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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

FMC examines COVID-19 impacts on New York/New Jersey ports

Rebecca Dye, U.S. Federal Maritime Commission

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has entered “phase two” of a fact-finding investigation launched earlier this year by the agency into the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the regional ocean container supply chain.

Following the first phase of the investigation, which focused on the virus impacts at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, in this next phase the FMC will spotlight the ocean shipping industry’s experiences with COVID-19 at marine terminals across the New York and...

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