In a rare showing of solidarity, senior US Senators introduced a bill to repeal the 12% Federal Excise Tax (FET) on heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers. The FET was put in place in 1917 to fund World War […]
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has filed a petition in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to revoke California and New York’s authority to issue […]
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Bees can solve problems. In a recent study, bees were separately put into a box with a flower in the ceiling and ball. In the above video, see what they did to get their sweet treat.
Octopuses can be trained to use a mirror to locate prey. Completing such a task requires spatial reasoning and, up until now, it was a skill only used by mammals and birds. Video above.
The woman who has donned mudflaps and trucks for more than a half century has a name. Meet Rachel Ann Allen.
We do not even know what to say about this video. Let’s go with dedication. It takes quite a bit of devotion to build a town to scale for cats. There is a hotel, a McDonalds. The latest […]
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently ruled on two high profile trucking cases. The first was Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC involving a 2017 truck accident in which a truck operated by Caribe Transport […]
Our ports are gaining long sought-after and much needed influence and attention at the national level. The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently awarded $774 million in port infrastructure grants. There is an additional $488.6 million […]
Speaking of the Maritime Administration (MARAD), they initiated a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting input from industry stakeholders, ship builders and operators and technology companies to determine how small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) can be integrated into the […]
Last month, the US Senate confirmed Robert Harvey as the newest Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) commissioner. Mr. Harvey fills the fifth and final seat on the FMC. The FMC is gaining prominence and proving they do not mind […]
At long last, the federal government is taking cargo crimes seriously. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) passed the US House last month. CORCA focuses on investigating and prosecuting organized cargo theft rings. The Building Unrivaled Infrastructure […]
Refunds for IEEPA tariffs are reportedly flowing back to cargo interests. IEEPA’s replacement, Section 122 tariffs (trade imbalance), were invalidated by the Court of International Trade as they did not meet the necessary criteria. The ruling is on […]
A new species of octopus was recently discovered about 6,000 feet underwater on the ocean floor in the Galápagos Islands. Look at this little guy.
Proof there is more than one way to catch a baseball traveling at 108 miles per hour.
In a rare sighting of rational thought, the California legislature rejected AB1777. This bill would have given the California Air Resources Board (CARB) broad authority to regulate mobile sources with a statewide Indirect Source Rule and assess mitigation […]
At last month’s annual AgTC conference, Bobby Olvera, President, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), called out foreign-owned ocean carriers and terminal operators for putting profits over people. Is that a prediction of the temperament for the 2028 […]
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) paused the review of the merger between the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern and requested more information. The Board’s announcement stated, “there are several aspects of the revised application that are unclear or […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the ship operator Singapore-based Synergy Marine, its India-based subsidiary Synergy Maritime and an executive who worked for both entities, Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair with conspiracy, obstruction and false statements in the Dali containership […]
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