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FreightWaves Classics: Key bridge links Michigan and Ontario

The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. (Photo: International Bridge Authority)

The International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie is the only way for vehicles to cross between the Canadian province of Ontario and the state of Michigan within 300 miles. The International Bridge connects the United States and Canada, as well as connecting the two cities on either end of the bridge – Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (Sault Ste. Marie is pronounced Soo-Saint-Mah-Ree.) A regional railroad that formerly served the area was known as the Soo Line.

The International Bridge at night. (Photo: Michigan Department of Transportation)The...

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FreightWaves Classics: Port of Portland helps serve the Pacific Northwest… and beyond

A liquid bulk container ship at Portland's Terminal 5. (Photo: Port of Portland)

Congestion at other West Coast ports has caused an increasing number of ships to use the Port of Portland in hopes of being unloaded quicker and being able to return to Asia for more goods during the 2021 peak season.

Portland is the leading port on the U.S. West Coast for exports. It is also the largest mineral bulk port on the West Coast. Annually, over 17 million tons of cargo move through the port. Of that amount, approximately 11 million tons of cargo moves through port-owned and...

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FreightWaves Classics: United Cajun Navy is on active duty!

A Hirschbach Motor Lines Inc. tractor with supplies. (Photo: UCN Facebook page)

Ida came ashore yesterday in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane. It is now Tropical Storm Ida, still battering parts of Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving more than one million people without electricity.

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards reminded residents of his state that “The first 72 are on you,” a way of saying that citizens should be equipped to provide for themselves, their families and their pets for at least three days following a major storm.

Hurricane Ida sign.(Image: Shutterstock)

Because of a...

White Paper: Q3 2021 Freight Broker Outlook

This Freight Broker Outlook Report- presented in partnership with TAI TMS- is the first installment of a quarterly publication. This report reviews the first half of 2021 and a forecast for the remainder of the year. Freight broker survey results and SONAR data are included.

Feature insights include:
• 2021 review of the trucking freight market
• Market conditions and expectations for increasing truck capacity
• Forecast for the 2nd half of 2021
• FreightWaves’ freight broker survey takeaways

Complete...

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FreightWaves Classics: Port of Chicago billed as the “greatest intermodal facility in North America”

Overview

The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago. The port is operated by the Illinois International Port District (IIPD). It is a multimodal facility composed of Senator Dan Dougherty Harbor (Lake Calumet) and the Iroquois Landing Lakefront Terminus. Calumet Harbor is the central element of the Port District; it is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Port of Chicago links inland canal and river systems in the midwestern United...

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FreightWaves Classics: I-12 was built to help avoid I-10 in the Bayou State

Road sign for Interstate 12. (Photo: interstate-guide.com)

Similar to Interstate 2 in Texas and Interstate 4 in Florida, Interstate 12 (I-12) is an interstate highway located entirely within the state of Louisiana. These (and other highways) are designated as interstate highways (although they are intrastate) because they were built to interstate standards.

I-12 runs west-east/east-west and parallels the older US 190 corridor and traverses the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain in  southeastern Louisiana. At only 86.65 miles, I-12 is very short for a...

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FreightWaves Classics: Federal Highway Administration supports US road system

Traffic on a busy interstate. (Photo: saferoads.org)

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation that is focused on highway transportation. The FHWA supports state and local governments in the design, construction and maintenance of the national highway system as well as roads on federally and tribally owned lands.

Oversight of the FHWA is conducted by an administrator appointed by the President by and with the consent of the U.S. Senate. The administrator works under the direction of the...

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