Monday Events. August 12. Departs at 2 pm: Steamboat Arabia and Port KC Tour Sponsored by Quetica and High Street. Directions: Be at East Pershing side of the Westin hotel 10 minutes prior to 2pm. State attendees: If you are running close on time to make the 2 pm hotel departure, you can uber or […]
MAFC & ITTS 2024 Freight Conference Linking the Chain: Collaboration andInnovation in Freight Agenda and Presentations
Register Now! August 12-14, 2024 Linking the Chain Collaboration and Innovation in Freight Please join the Mid-America Freight Coalition and the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies in Kansas City to discuss innovations in freight policy, planning and operations. The conference includes a roundtable session with national freight leadership, a discussion of alternate fuels for […]
Save the Date! August 12-14, 2024. Linking the Chain Collaboration and Innovation in Freight Please join the Mid-America Freight Coalition and the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies in Kansas City to discuss innovations in freight policy, planning and operations. The conference includes a roundtable session with national freight leadership, a discussion of alternate fuels […]
Vermont has enacted a “polluter pays” legislative approach to emissions and climate change. Prompted by repeated flooding in Montpelier, the state passed legislation to charge oil companies for damages due to greenhouse gasses. According to the report, “Under the legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, would provide a […]
With the transition to electric passenger vehicles underway, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the environmental benefits and costs associated with the change. Adding class 8 trucks to the transition amplifies many of the concerns. Read about the estimated cost of creating the charging infrastructure for freight movement across U.S. freight corridors in this […]
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Feb
A recent article in Transport Topics announces an FMCSA study of detention delays for truck operators. The time spent by truck operators spend in detention is defined as.“ the extra time truck drivers wait at shipping and receiving facilities due to delays not associated with the loading and unloading of cargo,” said a Feb. 16 FMCSA […]
Hydrogen fueled vehicles have great potential in decreasing carbon emissions and fuel related environmental degradation. In terms of truck electrification, many sources suggest that hydrogen electric is the future, yet based on the passenger vehicle market the infrastructure and fuel of the future seems to be all-electric. While there is no causal link between fuel […]
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Nov
The Panama Canal expansion was anticipated to induce changes in ports of call on the US Coasts. While the findings are still out of the consequences of the expansion on world and Midwest logistics, one thing that has changed is the price to transit the canal. Prior to the expansion of the canal the record transit cost […]