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Mississippi Barge Backup Stalls Millions of Tons of Cargo
Prolonged drought is jeopardizing waterborne trade along the Mississippi River, a basin that produces 92% of the nation’s agricultural exports.As of Oct. 7, the river was still closed near Stack Island, Miss., and Memphis,…
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On the Spot: Freightliner 114SD Plus Interior Tour [Video] – Equipment
October 7, 2022 HDT's Equipment Editor Jim Park takes us on a tour of the interior features of Freightliner's 114SD Plus work truck, with help from Vice President of Vocational and Medium-Duty Product Market…
GT USA faces board shake-up amid planning for new Wilmington box terminal
Port of Wilmington operator GT USA saw a major shake-up of its board as insider directors were ousted amid rising operating costs and loss of a major lawsuit. Source link
TransAm Trucking Pushed me to do illegal driving | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
Like I said, this is my second day. I was blessed with the experience of having a service failure. At some point during today, I dropped my wallet somewhere. Everything that I had on me was in that wallet. My social…
CVG Names Andy Cheung New CFO
Diversified supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. announced it appointed Andy Cheung chief financial officer, effective Oct. 11.Most recently, Cheung served as chief financial officer of global products at Johnson…
US retailers downgrade import forecast for balance of 2022
US retailers are forecasting declining imports through the end of the year even though holiday merchandise sales are expected to be strong. Source link
Supply chain crunch is reshaping approaches to inventory, says CTEA president
Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) president Blair Norberg understands the challenges that Canada’s vehicle manufacturers and upfitters have faced in recent months. Falcon Equipment, where he serves as…
Fatigue Science Wins Green Cross Safety Innovation Award
The National Safety Council announced Fatigue Science wins its prestigious Green Cross Award for Safety Innovation. Worker fatigue is a costly and deadly problem, and a major concern in mining and other heavy industry…
First Tesla Electric Semis to go to PepsiCo, Frito-Lay California Facilities – Fuel Smarts
A 2021 publicity photo of the Tesla Semi.Photo: Tesla The battery-electric Tesla Semi Class 8 truck looks like it’s finally becoming a reality, five years after Elon Musk’s flashy introduction of the…
Loop Energy Signs Hydrogen-Electric Fuel Cell Deals with Opex, Avia Ingenieria
George Rubin Loop Energy, a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells for commercial mobility, has signed two new customers, each developing medium-duty hydrogen-electric trucks. Opex, a Colombian systems integrator…
