FED EX expands Logistics presence in Latin America #Transpprtation
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FMCSA sets second hour of service listening session for Sept.17, 2019.
The second of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s listening sessions on the proposed hours of service changes will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at U.S. DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C. The listening session will be held from 1-3 p.m. and is open to the public.

News_ Employee’s Covered under DOT testing Regulation 49 CFR part 40/ US Department of Transportation . A person who operates (i.e.., drives) a Commercial Motor Vehicle weight rating (gvwr) of 26,001 or more pounds; or is designed to transport 16 or more occupants (to include the driver ); or is of any size and is used in the transport of…[Read more]

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DOT Awards $225 Million in Grants to 20 Bridge Projects

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/dot-awards-225-million-grants-20-bridge-projects

FMCSA Declares Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Dorian

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/fmcsa-declares-emergency-ahead-hurricane-dorian

New Mexico Department of Transportation- The agency has four main focuses-transit, rail, aviation and highways. New Mexico Communities Award Millions of Dollars for Local Projects.

Proper Transportation of Fuels- When carrying propane or oxygen and acetylene in a rig, it’s important to be sure you are in compliance with transportation laws.

Intermodal transport- is the most difficult cargo to transport like wind turbines that have to be setup months in advance, because of the size of the load. Cargo like wind turbines are setup by detailed route studies, work to obtain local and state transportation permits and undertake dry runs to ensure every last turn and bridge underpass is…[Read more]

Amazon shipping Empire to challenges UPS and FedEx.
Amazon’s recent breaking up with longtime shipping partnerFedEx shows how far the e-commerce giant has come in creating its own delivery network.

Trucking Industry Trends- Load -to-truck ratios fell for van, reefers, and flatbeds, but that trend could reverse as we approach the end of the month.

Electric Trucks Could Save Europe 11 Billion Barrels of Oil Through 2050

Transforming the European Union’s truck fleet to electric and hydrogen vehicles from diesel-powered engines could cut oil use by as much as 11 billion barrels through 2050, or more than two years’ worth of imp…[Read more]

Block chain Technology- Block chain tech is expected to be increasingly leveraged by stakeholders across logistics and transport to deliver more transparency and accountability in managing and tracking documentation and assets across the supply chain process.

String Theory Transportation Development- String theory is a set of attempts to model the four known fundamental interactions -gravitation, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force, weak, nuclear force-together in one theory. You might hear about string theory in quantum physics, but have you ever heard about it in transportation field. It is a…[Read more]

Stronger Global Positioning System (GPS) Will Change How We Commute-Aside from the fact that they now fulfill the basic functionally of planning a trip, some auto transport companies now use GPS unit to make an adjustment to know when the weather is favorable to travel, to know the traffic condition of every route so as to decide the best route…[Read more]