Drayage Crisis 2014
The fallout from the winter’s freeze and chain of storms underscores the systemic problems in North America’s port drayage infrastructure. Congestion and delays at some of the largest North American ports — New York-New Jersey and Virginia on the East Coast and Los Angeles-Long Beach in the West — were percolating even before frustration among […]
USA Port Congestion Update
Dear Friends, As you have no doubt been reading, all 4 USWC ports (Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Portland, Seattle/Tacoma) are in the midst of unprecedented and critical congestion. Terminal operations have been crippled by a labor slowdown. Dozens of vessels are sitting at anchor, some waiting 3 weeks or longer to be unloaded. Many wait […]
TopNews DOT Freight Index Up for Second Straight Month, Near Record High
The amount of freight carried by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry rose 1.6% in March from February, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Freight Transportation Services Index. The level of freight shipments in March measured by the seasonally adjusted Freight TSI of 116.7 is 0.8% below the all-time […]
