Washington State

New electric truck charging stations will help support California’s controversial zero-emission truck fleet programs.

A Harris-Walz win in November could bring national attention to a highway funding scheme taking root among states.

Getting a commercial learner’s permit at 17 would give disadvantaged students a faster path to truck driver jobs, Connell High School in eastern Washington told regulators.

Regulators may use waivers to give California and Washington more power over truck driver work rules that the Trump administration found were preempted.

The Next Generation in Trucking Association is creating awareness among young people about opportunities in trucking.

Patriot Rail seals a deal; BNSF signs an MOU; Trinity strengthens its position; Port of Pasco secures project funding; Indiana Rail Road sets titles; and Hedlund succeeds Schulz as STB vice chair.

The soybean associations say helping offset construction costs of AG Procressing’s terminal expansion at the Port of Grays Harbor will help soybean exporters in the long run.

Raising awareness of trucking career opportunities among younger generation.

A separate bill keeps all of the state’s 47 rest areas open to allow for truck driver stops.

“The physical risk to individuals is significant,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said of extreme heat’s impact on outdoor workers.

Initial reports reveal seven tank cars derailed in Washington state and two were on fire, said.

State laws are preempted by federal hours-of-service regulations, agency finds.

The wildfires in Washington state aren’t a major threat to BNSF’s Washington operations, but the railroad deployed trains to help area first responders. Union Pacific grappled with wildfires near a Northern California subdivision last week.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has determined that existing federal laws preempt a state law that restricted the rail transport of crude oils exceeding a certain vapor pressure limit.

The agencies’ report, which uses findings from Sandia National Laboratories, says a crude oil’s vapor pressure shouldn’t factor into deciding whether certain types of crude oil can be transported via rail.

Members of the Washington, D.C.-based National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America interviewed by American Shipper this week generally praised CBP for permitting the flow of legitimate trade across the continent.

The state’s governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill that says a freight train crew must have at least two crew members.

With 60,000-plus members, Timber Unity seeks to quash greenhouse gas emissions regulations.

“We’re a highly resilient industry even in the face of a potential pandemic,” Washington Trucking Associations official says even as intermodal carriers take hit from disruption of Chinese shipping to West Coast ports.

More downturn possible for the region’s freight markets.

Reefer rejections remain high, but oscillate as weather changes.

A proposed sustainable fuel mandate in Washington state highlights a divide in the transportation industry over regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

Last push for holiday deliveries may be delayed in the northwestern U.S.

Up to three feet of mountain snowfall in Cascades next two to three days. Ice, flooding rains below.

Christmas, other year-end holiday packages may arrive late as high-impact storm develops.

A few feet of snow, some ice, potential flooding coming to Washington and Oregon.

Powerful storms to bring a few feet of snow to Cascades, other mountain ranges next few days.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Washington’s apple exports to Mexico continue to rise; Pharr International Bridge […]

With Christmas less than a month away, shipments of fresh-cut Christmas trees from U.S. producers are in full swing. Oregon leads the nation in Christmas tree production, with 383 growers […]

Ballot initiatives included a tax on ride-sharing companies in San Francisco.

Chances considered strong for federal hours-of-service preempting state law.

File this one under the category of “be careful what you wish for.” In a letter to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) filed as part of a […]

North Dakota filed a petition on the afternoon of July 17 asking the federal government to block the state of Washington from enforcing a law that would restrict crude oil-by-rail […]

North Dakota’s lawmakers are fighting Washington state’s new crude-by-rail law, saying it could curtail shipments of state-produced Bakken crude oil.

BNSF (NYSE: BRK) says proposed rules in Oregon would make it harder for the railroad to comply with the common carrier obligation, a federal mandate requiring a railroad to provide transportation to all parties and for all goods, including hazardous materials.

Legislation has been approved by the Washington State Legislature that could restrict the movement of crude oil via railroads. The bill is sitting on the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee (D).

Add Ohio and Washington state to the list of states where leaders are debating whether to require freight railroads to have at least two crew members per train. Ohio and Washington state legislators have introduced bills this spring mandating a minimum crew size for freight trains. Washington state’s bill takes the debate one step further by also defining how many crew members should be operating a train that’s carrying crude oil.

Radiant Logistics (NYSE: RLGT) achieved record revenue of $260.9 million in the company’s fiscal second quarter (the fourth quarter of 2018).