HDT’s editors reflect on what trend, event, person, or company was in our headlines the most and had the greatest impact on the trucking industry.
Averitt Express is pitching its cross-docking services to help shippers deal with ongoing congestion issues at many of the nation’s sea ports.
Dorsey Intermodal has launched a massive capacity increase following an agreement to supply more than 5,000 new chassis for the South Carolina Ports Authority.
While the new bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress will result in long-term improvements at the nation’s ports, where backlogs of intermodal containers have been a focus of the supply-chain problems that have plagued the country and the globe, near-term efforts from the federal government are still continuing.
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the California State Transportation Agency have partnered to help facilitate and finance infrastructure improvements, including truck-related projects.
In an aim to expedite the movement of cargo, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will assess a surcharge to ocean carriers for import containers that dwell on marine terminals.
What can be done about the supply-chain crisis and the backlogs at West Coast ports? As California’s governor follows President Biden’s example in taking action to try to address the issue, no one can agree on how to fix it.
The White House plan to open up the gates at the Ports of Long Angeles and Long Beach 24/7 doesn't address many of the core issues clogging up the supply chain, say trucking groups.
President Biden announced that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as major retailers, will move to 24-hour, seven-day-a-week operations to address supply-chain bottlenecks.
As containers pile up, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles announced new measures to improve freight movement and reduce delays.
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