Poor urban and infrastructure planning results in increased costs for freight in several ways: by not allowing freight operators to use infrastructure efficiently; limiting hours of operations; ...

One of the more interesting discussions that came out of the 95 th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington D.C. this week centered on how to accommodate freight needs ...

Another great plan calling for “bold ideas” to repair and expand our nation’s transportation infrastructure; another great plan most likely destined to be filed away and forgotten. Just take a look at ...

Every day, freight and goods move up and down the Northeast Corridor on their way to manufacturers, stores and consumers. The shared recognition of the economic importance of the freight and goods ...

One of the first lessons small carriers learn the hard way is that freight doesn’t move the same every week of the year. You might be booked solid in April and struggling for a load in September. That ...

As the nation continues to emerge from the Great Recession, state and local governments remain focused on economic development and job creation. A key takeaway from this period is the growing ...

While many supply chain leaders focused on the peak shopping season, holiday sales, and returns, transportation policy and freight market dynamics continued to move quickly. Over the past month, a ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As cities continue to embrace designs for “complete streets,” tailored for cars, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling alongside one another, urban planners should consider freight ...

At the end of 2019 – December 27, to be exact – the US Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary – filed a request for information regarding the development of a National Freight Strategic ...

Fuel shock and Mid-East disruption are tightening air capacity and driving freight costs higher across Asia, with ...

The debate over freight rail has become so all-consuming and contentious that some are wondering whether it will end up killing the Southwest Light Rail Transit line altogether. But you’d hardly know ...

If your entire week is shaped by whatever pops up on the load board that morning, you’re not running a plan—you’re reacting. That approach is what keeps carriers in the cycle of inconsistent weeks, ...