By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — US freight-rail companies need to turn their focus to clearing a backlog of containers at ports and at inland train terminals now that they have reached…
https://gcaptain.com/with-rail-strike-averted-focus-turns-to-clearing-congestion/
By Augusta Saraiva and Bryce Baschuk Jul 24, 2022 (Bloomberg) –The pandemic has put unprecedented strain on global supply chains -– and also on the workers who’ve kept those systems running under…
https://gcaptain.com/worlds-key-workers-threaten-to-hit-economy-where-it-will-hurt/
By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Rock guitarist Jack White, who extended his “Supply Chain Issues Tour” into October, might want to name his band’s next road trip after a different villain. That’s because…
https://gcaptain.com/when-will-supply-chains-return-to-normal/
by Chris Sanders (Reuters) President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order creating an emergency board to help resolve disputes between major freight rail carriers and their unions, in a move that could help…
The Port of Long Beach reported its most active June, boosted by increased consumer demand as retailers stock shelves for back-to-school shopping. The month capped the port’s strongest quarter on…
https://gcaptain.com/despite-headwinds-port-of-long-beach-closes-busiest-quarter-on-record/
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) – Railroads and importers must remove cargo that is stacking up at the nation’s busiest seaport in Los Angeles to avoid exacerbating supply chain…
https://gcaptain.com/rail-congestion-threatens-nationwide-logjam-las-seroka-says/
By Augusta Saraiva and Ngai Yeung (Bloomberg) — The White House is monitoring labor talks in the logistics industry as unions representing 115,000 rail workers and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers negotiate…
The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, federal regulators have issued a final rule to ease restrictions for drivers seeking to obtain a commercial driver’s license. Plus, Schneider has boosted driver pay again and Navistar reports lower sales and earnings in what is likely its final earnings report as an independent company.
FMCSA issues rule to ease requirements to obtain a CDLFederal regulators issued a final rule Thursday to make it...
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