February 2016
American Trucking Associations announced WABCO as an ATA Corporate Partner, in recognition of its long-term commitment to ATA and the trucking industry. Founded nearly 150 years ago, WABCO is a leading supplier of technologies that improve the safety and efficiency of commercial vehicles.
“WABCO provides the trucking industry with advanced safety and efficiency technologies that help save lives and increase productivity,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “Many ATA members ...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has hired Mike Joyce, a veteran of Capitol Hill and the trucking industry, as the federation’s senior vice president of legislative affairs.
Joyce most recently worked as Director of Government Relations for ATA allied member PACCAR Inc. Previously Joyce worked for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, ...
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To better support air service in the Los Angeles area, reduce delays for customers, and improve tracking capabilities, C.H. Robinson company has opened a new state-of-the-art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA.
This is the second CCSF operated by C.H. Robinson. The first facility opened on April 18, 2012, ...
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The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes seven civil penalties totaling $455,000 against DHL Express (USA), Inc, of Plantation, FL, for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
In each case, the FAA alleges the company accepted shipments that were not properly prepared for air transportation, and failed to ensure its ...
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Phase I of a 300,000-sq.-ft. temperature-controlled cargo facility will be built at the Port of Houston Authority’s Bayport Container Terminal. The facility is being built by AGRO Merchants Group, which provides cold supply chain operations globally.
Upon completion, the new facility will add significantly to the state-of-the-art infrastructure that’s already in ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) reports a good start to 2016 with a 30% year-on-year rise in tonnage in January – a record performance and growth for the airline for the first month of the year.
In January, ABC transported 43,605 tons of cargo onboard its Boeing freighter fleet serving major markets in ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) became the first major airline group to be awarded the IATA CEIV Pharma certificate for its hub operations in at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, as well as for Air France and KLM airline processes. The award was issued on February 11.
“Pharma ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of two modern 3,500-TEU ships from the Dutch shipping company NileDutch. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the ships, which have a special wide-beam design, are being initially deployed in South America. The wide-beam design of the hull means that the ships, which were built ...
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As the Prince Rupert Rampage hockey club kicked off the 2015/2016 post-season on Saturday night at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre against the Terrace River Kings, the Port of Prince Rupert announced a significant charitable contribution related to the team's accomplishments.
As title sponsor of the Rupert Rampage for the past ...
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The Port of Long Beach kicked off the New Year by logging its seventh straight month of cargo increases, showing a 24.8% jump in container shipments over the same month last year.
Port of Long Beach terminals moved 536,188 TEUs last month. Imports were up 30.3% to 278,491 TEUs. Exports saw ...
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