Congress has until Friday to deliver a conference report reconciling long-term federal transportation and infrastructure spending measures put forth by the House and Senate and send it to both sides of the legislature for a vote.
Werner raises pay for solo van drivers
Truckload transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises will increase annual pay for approximately 1,400 company drivers across 48 states, effective Jan. 1 2016, according to a statement from the company.
U.S. steel imports see mixed October results
The United States imported 2.99 million net tons of steel in October, 5.4 percent higher from September, but nearly one-third lower from Oct. 2014.
New California Prop 65 Notices
Professional California Proposition 65 litigants Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc., Center for Environmental Health, Susan Davia, Whitney R. Leeman, Anthony E. Held, and Gabriel Espinosa issued new “60-day” notices in the past few weeks alleging that brands and retailers sold Wallets and Handbags (Notice 1), Backpacks (Notice 1, Notice 2), Accessories…
Vermont Chemicals of High Concern in Children’s Product Rule Approved
The Vermont General Assembly’s Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) approved the Vermont Department of Health’s Chemicals of High Concern in Children’s Product Rule on November 19. Under the law, starting July 1, 2016, companies selling children’s products in Vermont — including children’s fashion accessories — must report to the…
New California Prop 65 Warning Label Proposal
On November 27, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), formally withdrew its January 16, 2015 regulatory proposal to repeal and adopt Article 6 -Clear and Reasonable Warnings under Proposition 65. In its place, OEHHA p…
time:matters expands same-day European service
Logistics services provider time:matters has expanded its same-day cargo network by accessing more than 50 direct airline connections from Amsterdam and another 50 from Paris to major European cities.
MSC PSA European Terminal prepares for relocation
The container terminal at the Port of Antwerp took delivery of five new ship-to-shore gantry cranes for its new location at the Deurganck dock on the left bank in preparations to move from the Delwaide dock on the right bank.
Asian airlines see freight volumes decline in October
Major regional economies including China, India and Japan have experienced continued weakness in export-import activities, which has hindered the air cargo market.
Deutsche Post offers RFID tracking for international e-commerce
The new service, which utilizes radio tags built into labels for flat parcels, is designed to help smaller shippers keep tabs on letter-size parcels with less expensive items that don’t require updates at every step in the shipping process.