Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Houston’s MacroFab raises $42M to capitalize on reshoring shift; Tesla expected to…
What organizers call the "biggest little truck show in the country" takes place the first weekend of next month.The Mid-West Truck and Trailer Show is Feb. 3 and 4 at…
The C.H. Robinson Foundation is offering 25 scholarships of $2,500 each.Applications will be accepted now through Feb. 28. The program is open to employees or dependents of contract carriers that have been…
Chart of the Week: Logistics Managers’ Index – Inventory Levels, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: LMI.INVL, OTVI.USA The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) inventory level component increased from 55 to…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Some cajoling before a let’s-make-a-deal barbecue dinner in Fort Smith, Arkansas, persuaded James Reed to take his technical credentials — unparalleled among trucking company chief executives…
On Jan. 15, 1919, the city of Boston experienced a unique and horrifying disaster when a tank that stored molasses for a distilling company collapsed, flooding parts of the town.…
Eight members of Congress representing districts in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin want the Surface Transportation Board to compel Union Pacific to lift weather-related embargoes in their states. A Jan. 13…
Western U.S. railroad BNSF plans to invest $3.96 billion in capital and maintenance projects in 2023. The investments will help BNSF operate a safe and reliable network, the railroad said…
Julie Van de Kamp grew up around the transportation industry, which led her to work at a few trucking companies while in college. She took a job in pricing at…
Union Pacific’s efforts to conduct a pilot program testing a one-person train crew configuration is facing an uncertain future. UP (NYSE: UNP) wants to test out a train crew arrangement…