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Mack Plans Temporary Layoffs at Pennsylvania Plant

With the market shifting into a lower gear, Mack Trucks is planning to adjust production at its Lower Macungie Township, Pa., assembly plant by scheduling two down weeks during the fourth quarter.

Jon Harris | The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
September 11, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA

Canadian National Railway Acquires Canada, New York Line

Canadian National Railway will take over about 220 miles of railroad throughout Canada and Upstate New York in a deal that could affect about 60 positions.

McKenzie Delisle | Press Republican (Plattsburgh, N.Y.)
September 10, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

Illinois’ Gas Tax Increase to Help Fund Central Part of State

Illinois state transportation officials say this year’s 19-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase means millions of more dollars to help fix aging downstate roads.

Kennedy Nolen | Herald and Review (Decatur, Ill.)
September 5, 2019
Government, Business, TCA

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Retools Transportation Plan After Tolls Stall

The Lamont administration is revamping its transportation plan, three months after its proposal to establish electronic highway tolls in Connecticut stalled in the Legislature.

Daniela Altimari | The Hartford Courant
September 4, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor to Invest $20 Million

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor plans to invest nearly $20 million over the next four years in a major expansion that will boost its cargo handling capacity.

Joseph S. Pete | The Times (Munster, Ind.)
August 30, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics, TCA

Alabama 6-Cent Gas Tax Increase to Start Sept. 1

For the first time in 27 years, anyone fueling up at a gas station in Alabama soon will fork out more money in taxes that will go directly to the state.

John Sharp | Alabama Media Group (Birmingham, Ala.)
August 26, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA

Small Texas Airport Continues to Rise Among US Cargo Airports

Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, is continuing its march up the charts when it comes to shipping cargo, airport officials say.

Rick Kelley | Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas)
August 26, 2019
Government, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Mobile's Interstate 10 Project Could Be Costlier Than First Imagined

Critics of Alabama's plan to toll the future Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project have repeatedly questioned the rationale for building a new 7.5-mile Bayway — a route largely consisting of bridges — between Mobile and Baldwin counties.

John Sharp | Alabama Media Group (Birmingham, Ala.)
August 23, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Proposal Advances to Deposit Port of Baltimore Dredge Spoils on Chesapeake Bay’s Barren, James Islands

A proposal is advancing to deposit dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore onto two eroding Chesapeake Bay islands.

Scott Dance | The Baltimore Sun
August 23, 2019
Government, Business, TCA

Turnover at Port Tampa Bay: Conflicts or Coincidence?

TAMPA — In three months this spring, Port Tampa Bay saw four members of its leadership team resign. Normal turnover, port officials say. But two of those departing employees hinted or said outright they felt not all was well.

Richard Danielson | Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
August 23, 2019