The awards, announced January 25, will make considerable investments in intermodal freight infrastructure.

Will all of that money earmarked by the Biden Administration for U.S. port development actually materialize, and end up being used for its intended purpose? 

The service commenced operations January 21 from Cai Mep, Vietnam with a rotation that goes to Yantian, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Vancouver, Pusan and then back to Cai Mep.

The strike actions from the locomotive drivers’ union GDL came after Deutsche Bahn rejected a third labor deal proposal from the organization.

Members of the trucking industry argue the new rule, which rolls back a Trump-era standard for employee classification, could create uncertainty for truck drivers and the organizations that employ them.

The National Roadway Safety Strategy showed that roadway safety planning improved for over 70% of the U.S. population while funding for safety improvements went towards 4,515 intersections.

The strike that was organized by the GDL train drivers’ union from Janaury 10 to January 12 has forced German railway operator Deutsche Bahn to run only stripped-back emergency timetables.

IANA said the prolonged closure will disrupt the equilibrium that is indispensable to the smooth functioning of the freight supply chain.

“While the company understands this is a complex humanitarian crisis, most migrants are not crossing the border on trains,” Union Pacific said in a statement.

People in trucking have been doing the same thing the same way for a long time, so getting them to commit to new technology is a little bit of a challenge.