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The U.S. Surface Transportation Board proposed a rule change that aims to bring immediate relief for shippers facing poor rail service, asserting that the agency can take emergency action on its own to address delays.

PALMETTO, Fla. — The owners of World Direct Shipping have announced a bold initiative to send imported manufactured goods from SeaPort Manatee to the Northeast via a proposed CSX rail connection.

The Biden administration continues to pursue initiatives meant to ease the impact of fuel prices on industries as congressional leaders finalize legislation to enhance supply chain connectivity.

Financial reverberations from days’ worth of bottlenecks at the border between Texas and Mexico will be felt for months, trucking and economic experts said.

Indiana motorists will be paying a total of 74.5 cents in taxes for each gallon of gasoline they purchase in May — the highest amount in Indiana history.

DALLAS — Long wait lines for trucks at the border after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered increased inspections cost Texas more than $4.2 billion in goods and services and the equivalent of 36,000 jobs, a report from Texas economist Ray Perryman said April 20.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As autonomous trucks gradually move closer to commercialization, Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum sees this technology delivering a range of benefits for fleet customers and for society at large.

Attorney Doug Marcello of Carlisle, Pa., recently had an opportunity to deploy a unique legal strategy to help avoid the potential for a multimillion dollar “nuclear” verdict.

The top Republican on the U.S. House transportation panel pushed back on the White House’s move to restore provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act.

MONROE, Ga. — Opponents trying to derail a $5 billion, 7,500-job Rivian electric truck plant in Georgia dominated a state meeting April 18 that was meant to gather suggestions on how to design the plant to mitigate any impact on the environment.