Missouri

FreightWaves talked with trucker James Card about two extreme weather events that impacted his career.

TRAC Intermodal establishes a partnership with startup incubator ZEBOX; OminiTRAX subsidiary NSR of northern Ohio gets a battery-electric locomotive; and Missouri-based Jaguar starts operations in St. Louis.

TFI International expands its U.S. temperature-controlled business with the acquisition of Missouri trucking firm D&D Sexton.

Investigators are seeking the public’s help in finding a Missouri trucker charged in the deaths of his girlfriend and her daughter as manhunt continues.

NS is investigating the cause of the derailment, which stopped train traffic from Monday afternoon to early Wednesday.

The railroad has named three locations to be part of its site-ready industrial development program.

The bridge/overpass on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, has been struck continuously by tractor-trailers for years.

Lawmakers in Missouri, New York, Virginia and Wyoming introduce legislation to require freight trains to have a minimum crew size.

Late harvests, unplanted seeds add up to higher shipping volumes

Flooding still keeping trucks off interstates, barges stuck at ports.

More than 150 locations remain at or above flood stage along Midwest rivers. Additional rainfall, snowmelt to slow down improvement.

More than three dozen locations on several Midwestern rivers remain flooded, and there’s no end in sight this week.

Heavy snow melt and rains have caused historic flooding in 16 states and the FMCSA has lifted certain regulations as a result.

The recovery process is just beginning in the flooded Midwest, and truckers are getting involved. The need for their assistance will grow in the coming days and weeks.

Two major railroads have stopped freight service because of catastrophic flooding in the Midwest where rails are washed out.

It’s OK for an employee to be on the HELP board. Beyond that, the state’s auditor is critical of several people’s behavior.

Amazon is now testing a delivery service that would make more products available for two-day shipping. Called Seller Flex, the service would apply to items purchased from third parties through Amazon’s e-commerce site.