Even though actual congestion hours decreased, a jump in truck operating costs – including a 12% increase in driver compensation – drove record costs attributed to congestion.
Bankruptcy filings carry a stigma but sometimes the outcomes promise new life. Proterra might be one such story.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is launching a $31 million project to increase truck parking statewide.
A new four-lane bridge is a key piece of a logistics project aimed at making Burns Harbor a destination for international cargo.
How much influence could a $250 million purchases of 500 electric trucks have on establishing the value of used trucks?
Transport Canada is funneling millions of dollars to expand grain-handling facilities at the Port of Montreal.
Funding from FEMA will help protect operations and infrastructure at the second-busiest U.S. container hub.
In the first episode of the new Bring It Home podcast, co-hosts Craig Fuller and JP Hampstead speak with Dunavant Enterprises CEO Bill Dunavant about the future of Memphis Tennessee as “America’s supply chain capital.”
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan increases rail capacity by 250 cars and adds hundreds of feet of new dock for expanded all-water cargoes.
New bills in both the Senate and House of Representatives would upgrade the 45G tax credit for inflation and expand trackage covered under the program.
Truckstop.com’s Brent Hutto discusses the company’s zero-tolerance policy toward fraud and its recent work with the FBI.
The Montreal Port Authority is spending more than $42 million to restore and upgrade the Pie-IX rail bridge, a project that will also help a port-based sugar refiner boost capacity.
In the latest move to strengthen the largest U.S. container gateway, a key Port of Los Angeles terminal will receive $52 million to upgrade its on-dock rail capacity.
A new plan calls for public-private investment in the Port of Portland’s money-losing Terminal 6, the state’s only international container facility.
Minnesota’s federally mandated State Freight Plan identifies key areas for investment in the statewide transportation system to ensure goods movement that is safe, efficient and sustainable.
As electrification and infrastructure startups mature, banks get interested in lending money to help the best of them grow.
Natron Energy plans to build the first U.S. sodium ion battery plant, thanks to investment by the state-owned rail corridor and other public/private economic development organizations.
Construction continues on a Chicago bridge project designed to reduce delays and improve flow by untangling freight and passenger rail lines.
A Harris-Walz win in November could bring national attention to a highway funding scheme taking root among states.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced $8.75 million in grant awards to 15 shipyards across 12 states in an effort to increase productivity and expand local job opportunities.
Is wireless charging an idea whose time has come for electric trucks? In some use cases, the answer is yes.
Sitetracker helps companies like ChargePoint automate tasks surrounding getting electric charging points up and running faster.
Perpetually troubled electric van maker Workhorse Group may be in worse shape than it appears. Little cash and slack orders are two factors.
A newsier-than-typical Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured the first appearance by Tesla and a single stage gathering of legacy OEMs.
Regulators pushing to make the electric truck transition go faster are getting pushback from a range of industry stakeholders.
The potential energy and environmental gains from autonomous trucking are laid out in a new white paper from Aurora Innovation.
A startup named for science fiction author Jules Verne is closing in on cryo-compressed hydrogen fuel for greater energy density.
EV Realty flips the electric truck charging script: It buys future charging sites with power already there.
The government’s long-awaited National Multimodal Freight Network has finally kicked off with a two-month request for information to help map out facilities and routes.
Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.
Hyliion is getting a second chance to make a viable business with its Karno technology that could help generate a buyer for the company.
Zeem Solutions’ approach encompasses everything from vehicle leasing to maintenance, making green transportation more accessible.
The mismatch between electric truck availability and charging infrastructure prompted Daimler, Volvo and Navistar to make a PACT.
WattEV continues to roll up a lion’s share of federal infrastructure grants as it plots electric charging corridors
Highway, port and freight rail projects are caught up in a Government Accountability Office report questioning how the Department of Transportation justifies infrastructure investments.
The Winnipeg Airport Authority is ready to begin the next phase of its cargo expansion and modernization project with an investment from the Canadian government.
The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.
Forum Mobility joins a growing number of startups planning multiple megawatt charging facilities serving California drayage.
Sweden’s Volvo Group was selected as the winning bidder for the battery and charging assets of bankrupt Proterra Inc.
Trucks are featured heavily in projects reaping $653 million worth of port infrastructure grants announced Friday by the Biden administration.
Battery-electric trucks and the infrastructure to charge them require joint development, a lesson fleets are learning from early adopters.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg faced partisan attacks over EV policy during a House oversight hearing.
Rail, port and trucking interests want the Biden administration to ramp up oversight and coordination of the multi-billion dollar infrastructure law.
Just as scaling McDonald’s was more about real estate than hamburgers, electric truck charging is as much about land as it is about the grid.
Toronto Pearson airport plans to replace an office park with a cargo facility with funding from the Canadian government, which is also helping an Inuit-owned airline move more cargo.
Carey Mendes, a former oil executive leading’s Nikola’s pursuit of a hydrogen distribution network, has resigned.
Could Kodiak leverage some of the work Navistar has in on a redundant chassis for a Class 8 autonomous truck?
The Department of Transportation’s “supercharged” Freight Office will be tasked with overseeing and coordinating competitive grants and how they fit into a national freight strategy.
Electrification isn’t possible without infrastructure to support it. Voltera is transforming the transportation industry by helping fleets access EV charging infrastructure.
Los Angeles International Airport has partnered with former NBA superstar “Magic” Johnson and others on planning a wholesale redevelopment of its extensive cargo facilities.
Other charging infrastructure startups have more resources but WattEV has an early advantage in making charging available.
Startup Gage Zero thinks its expertise in negotiating renewable energy contracts will help fleets transition to electric mobility.
Government sponsors are finding ways to add capacity for truck parking through long-standing federal grant programs.
Lightning eMotors identifies electrifying small school buses and shuttle vans as its niche. Scaling depends on finding new capital.
Megawatt charging is too much for pretty much every electric truck save for the purpose-built Tesla Semi. But that is slowly changing.
The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo has grown so large that organizers kept a waiting list for exhibitors.
Electric truck maker Nikola will get 50 Hyla-branded hydrogen fueling stations in a five-year deal with infrastructure developer Voltera.
Just before California regulators vote on a Clean Fleets rule, Daimler Truck has launched the U.S.-focused Rizon brand of Class 4-5 EVs.
In the most recent year of fully available data — 2020 — only 21 states improved the conditions of their roads and bridges, according to Reason Foundation.
Proterra Inc. and Ouster Inc. are just two of many technology startups and growth-stage companies struggling financially.
Transportation secretary takes on lawmakers’ concerns on truck and rail issues while defending his department’s $145 billion fiscal year 2024 budget request.
What does it mean to have a former Daimler Truck executive in charge of Torc Robotics? Experience guides a big mission focus
The latest freight congestion data builds a case for better targeting of billions of dollars in new government infrastructure money.
Burrell Aviation has named an ex-Southwest Airlines director to lure cargo airlines to properties it controls at second-tier airports.
Republican lawmakers blame the Biden-backed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill for boosting inflation and vow to step up oversight on how the money is spent.
Freight projects around the U.S. too large for traditional federal grants have received a major cash infusion.
Daimler Truck created capacity for 2,000 battery-electric trucks in 2022, but the lack of charging infrastructure stunted deliveries.
Deliberate perfectly describes Paccar’s approach to trucking electrification. The company offers nine commercial electric trucks but skips the hype.
Truck-as-a-service startup Forum Mobility enters a $400 million joint venture to establish electric drayage truck charging sites.
The railroads must work with other supply chain stakeholders and even consider sharing infrastructure in order to maintain an integral role within the broader freight transportation network, experts said at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting.
With so many truckers but so few parking spaces, TruckParkingClub.com has found a way to create more of the latter.
The Georgia Ports Authority last month handled 464,883 twenty-foot equivalent units, a decline of 6.2% from the 494,699 TEUs moved in November 2021.
The American Transportation Research Institute finds that power needs for all-electric cars and trucks would be enormous.
The approach of Cummins Inc. to hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines is very different from how and when it talks about most of its products.
A GAO report recommends DOT better explain its grant-funding procedures so that applicants won’t overestimate how much money they must contribute to qualify for funding.
Pilot Co. and Volvo Group move to keep public charging on pace with electric vehicle adoption as Prologis adds charging installations.
A pair of trade associations wants the government to provide up to $5 billion to support massive redevelopment for cargo activity.
Data centers and electric charging infrastructure share an insatiable demand for power. Neha Palmer understands both.
The U.S. and Ukraine have signed a letter of intent to facilitate private-sector investment in the war-torn country.
An overview of Day 1 of F3: Future of Freight Festival.
A federal judge has ruled that Rhode Island’s “RhodeWorks” toll system discriminates against trucks and is unconstitutional.
A new name in electric truck charging and infrastructure broke cover this week with $1 billion or more in private equity funding.
Shareholder letters and earnings call transcripts don’t qualify as page-turning vacation reading. But they say a lot.
Legislation approved by the House transportation committee provides dedicated funding for competitive grants aimed at expanding truck parking.
Layoffs get the attention but plenty of electric transportation startups are still hiring. They are getting creative with fundraising, too.
Pilot Co. will build a public network of high-speed charging stations with General Motors to get ahead of electric vehicle charging demand.
The Biden administration’s proposed rule requiring new state-level tailpipe emissions performance measures sets dangerous precedents for infrastructure investment, according to road builders.
Trailer Bridge signed a $62 million lease agreement with the Jacksonville Port Authority to continue operating a Blount Island terminal through at least 2041.
The rising cost of construction materials — and lack of bidders — is weakening the power of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Startup WattEV sees its Truck-as-a-Service startup as a modern day Pony Express with electric trucks being swapped instead of horses .
Infrastructure. How important is a fixed base of electric charging for commercial vehicles? Maybe not as much as we’re told.
Australia’s Tritium is making a charge in U.S. market with a move into direct current fast charging for electric trucks.
With concerns over freight markets heating up, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is staking out its priorities.
Join FreightWaves for the Net-Zero Carbon Summit on April 22.
Biden’s 2023 budget request increases funding to deal with freight bottlenecks and issue new regulations.
More than 20 years after the planning began, the Port of Savannah shipping channel has been deepened to 47 feet at low tide.
The Biden administration has made $2.9 billion available for projects that expand freight capacity.
Washington insider Loren Smith assesses the Biden administration’s prospects for moving money from D.C. to the nation’s supply chain bottlenecks.
Daimler Truck North America and two partners plan to spend $650 million to build public electric charging for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
The Biden administration unveiled on Friday the state allocations for a historic $27 billion bridge replacement and construction program with California coming out on top.
