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Obama Sends $302 Billion Highway Bill To Congress

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

In its first-ever surface transportation reauthorization proposal last week, the DOT's proposal for transportation spending will be spread out over four years with $150 billion coming from a one-time infusion of funds generated from corporate tax reforms.

TQL Wins CargoNet's 'Best in Cargo Security' Award

Total Quality Logistics LLC (TQL)

One of the nation’s largest freight brokerage firms, Total Quality Logistics, has been awarded the CargoNet “Best in Cargo Security” award for its cargo theft prevention efforts in 2013.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Truckers: 'We Are Employees'

Dozens truck drivers staged a protest contending they are being treated unfairly by companies who hire them to move containers

Industrial Acceleration in Mexico, U.S.

Rapidly rising costs to produce and ship goods from Asia are encouraging producers to set up operations in Mexico

Long-Haul Trucking, Logistics Is Forever Changed By 'Big Data'

Big data has brought the potential to preserve, and possibly expand, the trucking industry’s narrow profit margins, and experts believe it won’t be long before multi-purpose monitoring units are installed in every semi-trailer in America.

Truckers Reject Port Of Vancouver Labor Deal

Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers’ Association says tentative deal was "too little, too late" and announces picket and protest lines will begin today.

Supply Chain Visibility

Market For GPS Fleet Management Systems Still Strong

According to an in-depth study by C.J. Driscoll and Associates, the market for GPS fleet management systems is still full of opportunity.

Truck Builders Issue a Recall Over Bad Safety Belts

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Recall involves more than 26,000 trucks made by Daimler Trucks North America, more than 5,000 made by Volvo Trucks and 39 Mack units.

Software Solutions

The 2013 FL100

Software and technology providers whose products and services are crucial to the global food supply chain.

Fl100 11268999

Sysco Buys US Foods for $3.5 Billion

Sysco, with annual revenue of about $44 billion, is the largest operator in the U.S. food distribution business, with US Foods in the No. 2 spot.

Canada Delays the Launch of Border eManifest ... Again

Canada Border Service Agency delays the program requiring all highway and rail carriers to submit cargo info in advance of the border electronically

Navistar Issues Recall of 16,000 International Trucks

International Motors, LLC (formerly known as Navistar)

Navistar recalls International trucks due to an issue with an air line in the fifth wheel system

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