Double-digit higher truck rates mark US produce season start

US truck prices to transport fruits and vegetables from Mexico and California are up 20 to 30 percent compared with a year ago, mirroring the rates in other modes too. Even so, the purchasers of transportation are opening their wallets and ridi…

Time to bring terminals out of the connectivity wilderness

The conclusion of extensions to or new US longshore labor contracts presents a rare but limited opportunity to move beyond the chronic distraction of labor strife, real or potential, and focus on bringing marine terminals out of the connectivity …

More Brazil shippers choosing rail after truckers’ strike

 

Brazil’s over-dependence on road haulage in South America is causing shippers, carriers, and political decision makers to ponder alternatives to the truck. (Above: A freight train with containers travels in Brazil.) Photo credit: Shutter…