Democrats Neglecting Infrastructure in Favor of Impeachment, Barrasso Says
As Congressional Democrats pursue an impeachment agenda, they are neglecting certain infrastructure concerns, the U.S. Senate’s top surface transportation policymaker says.
November 1, 2019Construction Spending Rises 0.5% in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending rose 0.5% in September, boosted by government and private residential projects.
November 1, 2019Pelosi Calls USMCA ‘Easiest Trade Deal,’ Sees Vote When Ready
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump’s USMCA deal is the “easiest trade deal that we’ve ever done.”
November 1, 2019WTO: China Can Hit US With Sanctions Worth $3.6 Billion
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization says China can impose sanctions on up to $3.6 billion worth of U.S. goods over the U.S. government’s failure to abide by anti-dumping rules with regard to Chinese products.
November 1, 2019US Manufacturing Contracts for Third Straight Month
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing output dropped for the third straight month in October as trade tensions and a slowing global economy took a toll on American factories.
November 1, 2019US Added a Solid 128,000 Jobs in October Despite GM Strike
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a solid 128,000 jobs in October, a figure that was held down by a now-settled strike against General Motors that caused several thousand workers to be temporarily counted as unemployed.
November 1, 2019Why You Should Start a Brokerage Within an Asset-Based Company
This whitepaper provides a strategic blueprint and resources for asset-based companies to start and grow a brokerage. The opportunities in the market are ripe for companies of any size. Logistics and supply chain research and consulting firm Armstrong & Associates estimates that net revenues for U.S.-based 3PLs grew by five percent in 2017 to hit $77.1 billion, and gross revenues rose 10.5 percent to reach $184.3 million. The firm predicted revenue growth in 2018 would continue at a similar rate.
November 1, 2019Keystone Pipeline Shutdown Raises Costs for US Gulf Refiners
The Keystone crude pipeline was shut Oct. 30 after leaking thousands of barrels of crude in North Dakota, the third spill along the pipeline’s route in less than three years.
October 31, 2019‘Canada’ Is Becoming a Dirty Word in the Oil Patch
Canada’s beleaguered energy sector suffered another morale blow as Encana Corp. — one of its marquee companies that was born out of the 19th-century railway boom — announced plans to move its headquarters to the U.S. and drop the link to Canada from its name.
October 31, 2019Transportation Leaders Officially Kick Off Volpe Center Construction
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a construction project for the agency’s new John A. Volpe Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Mass.
October 31, 2019