Posts Tagged ‘freight shipping’
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Long haul professionals conducting freight trucking services on the streets and highways of the United States of America will be glad to hear that Smith Electric Vehicles United States Corporation has recently announced that it would increasing production of its Newton, all-electric medium and heavy-duty freight shipping transport truck in the United States of America in the days and weeks ahead in the century of the environment. Apparently, demand for this all-electric truck has been so good that the company feels they need to increase production of this truck at their Kansas City factory, which has been producing about two trucks per week, to about 10 trucks per week. Smith Electric Vehicles also plans to expand production in America in the months ahead with as many as five new truck factories in the works, according to sources around the American freight industry.
Sources indicate that at present plans include the building of a new West Coast facility, sometime in the future, just when is of course the question. A second facility could be built on the East Coast, if sources are correct, which is going to give Smith Electric Vehicles a presence nation wide. There hasn’t been any mention as of yet where the other three possible factories could be located in the United States, but we are sure Smith Electric Vehicles is probably looking at possible sites. The work building and getting the possible five new factories up and running for Smith Electric Vehicles is supposed to be up and running by the end of 2011, according to the company. This does appear to be a rather tight timetable, but it could be that the plans of Smith Electric Vehicles are a little further down the road to completion, than the company is letting on at the present moment?
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Long haul professionals in the United States of America that have been wondering what the impact of the upcoming implementation of the expected and controversial rule requiring heavy haul services conducting freight shipping operations to record the amount of liquid residue left in tank trailers and rail cars crossing the borders would be will have to wait awhile. The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has decided that the new rule will be postponed again as the agency continues to take a look at the possible implications for the freight shipping industry of America. The new rule was originally intended to become law in September of 2009, but has since been delayed as the CBP makes sure everything is right with the new rule, and gives the freight trucking industry more time to prepare for the changes.
This is great news for roro freight shippers and every trucking company that ships freight in the United States of America in tankers or rail cars. The delays in implementation of this new rule are probably a good thing, especially considering the need to put methods in place to quantify the amount of liquid freight left in a tanker or rail car and more it should be recorded. Sources indicate that once implementation of this new rule takes place they’ll have a system in place that scans using harmless radiation of some sort, which should make the process fast, efficient, and reliable.
The amount of liquid freight can often seem rather small to worry about for some observers, but even a small amount of hazardous liquid can be deadly to safety and security officers and freight shipping professionals in the United States. This new rule is going to save lives in the long run and make the business of transporting liquid freight in the United States and North America safer for all involved and this is the best part of this news.
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Heavy haul specialists in the United States of America tasked with helping customers that need long haul transport services for wind towers used in the wind energy industry have a new tool to help them get the job done in a safe, reliable and efficient manner. Talbert Manufacturing’s new 13-axle 75-Ton Double Schnabel Trailer has been designed specifically to provide safety and stability during the transport of wind energy and heavy haul construction equipment. The trailer can actually be converted for use in heavy haul construction transport using optional components, while being normally used for two specific hauling operations; either the transport of an 80-meter wind tower base or wind tower mid-section.
The main upper-front and rear goosenecks with the 75-Ton Double Schnabel Trailer are in a standard HRG configuration and style and pinned in place on a column-style hydraulic Schnabel tower. In addition, the lower rear of the tower is equipped with two remobable banana-style flange adapter plates for two tower sections and all units have mechanical and remote rear steer ability included. Talbert Manufacturing believes that when compared to conventional trailers the Double Schnabel Trailer provides enhanced safety and stability during transport due to a wider interface area for the load at the top than conventional units. That the upper Talbert power tower of this new unit is able to minimize rolling of the tower section during transport due to its removable and adjustable upper guide tubes and the fact that the operator doesn’t have to climb on the unit to engage lock pins is an added feature that transport professionals will enjoy.
The news that Talbert Manufacturing has a new 75-Ton Double Schnabel Trailer to help long haul specialists that need to transport wind energy components and heavy haul construction equipment in the days ahead is great news for the freight shipping industry of the United States. We’ll have to wait and see what heavy haul professionals in the United States think about this new specialized transport vehicle, before we can really say anything absolute. Still, with the growing wind energy sector in the United States, this new specialized transport for the wind energy industry is going to come in handy in the years ahead in the century of the environment, and it should be seen more and more on the transport roads of America.
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
Owner operator trucking professionals that have been using the freight matching services of Internet Truckstop in the first 15 years the firms has been servicing the freight shipping industry of the United States of America will likely be celebrating the company’s 15th anniversary this month. Internet Truckstop is planning on celebrating this historic moment in the company’s history by moving into a new 65,000 square foot office building located in downtown New Plymouth, Idaho in July. They plan on holding an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on July 24 for interested Americans and trucking company professionals and we can expect a freight forwarder or two that’s use to providing customers with a great freight quote rather than taking part in a party to be on hand. Interested Americans will certainly be welcome to drop by and talk to friendly folks dedicated to the transport trucking industry. Stop by and say hello and check out Internet Truckstop’s new facility and take a look at what the company is planning for the future.
Sources around the roro and ltl freight shipping industry report that Internet Truckstop currently serves about 140,000 customers across the continent, markets about 16 products with which it serves the needs of the long haul industry of the United States of America. That since its beginning in 1995 Internet Truckstop has spun-off six additional business and is currently actively involved in the local community of New Plymouth, Idaho through its association with various government and community entities, and is the biggest Internet based freight matching service in the freight shipping industry of America. Not to bad for a humble company that was founded on family values, honorable ethics and teamwork.
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Heavy haul services on the roads of Florida could soon be carrying as much as 88,000 pounds as they travels down the roads of America’s sunny state. The bill that would make this law went into effect on July 1 and was recently signed by Florida Governor Charlie Crist on July 4. Advocates and critics of this idea were very quick to respond to the news, when it was announced, and have since each had their say. Long haul professionals of the Florida Trucking Association and the American Trucking Associations have decided this is a good idea that has definite benefits for the business of freight shipping on the roads of the United States. Groups like the Florida Coalition for Safe Highways and the Florida Association of Professional EMTs and Paramedics are against the idea. Apparently, the EMT group thinks that the bridges of Florida are already in bad enough condition and that heavier freight trucks is just going to make the bridges even more unsafe and could even make it difficult for medical services to access areas of Florida. The Florida Coalition on the other hand thinks that this idea could make it more difficult for commercial transports to get moving and stop when operating on the roads and that this could actually contribute to the volume of accidents on the roads of America involving heavy haul freight shipping services.
The President and CEO of the American Trucking Association is so serious about this idea that they have sent a letter to Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist, asking him to sign the bill. The increase of allowable truck weights from 80,000 to 88,000 pounds is expected to increase productivity of trucking services, possibly decrease the level of traffic congestion on the roads of the United States, reduce the volume of fuel being consumed and the total volume of carbon emissions being released into the air due to the transport of roro and ltl freight, according to sources in the freight trucking industry of America.
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Long haul rail services in Southern California has been working with the California Air Resources Board on reducing the level of pollution released due to rail freight movements in California, for about a decade, according to sources. Residents of Southern California still concerned about the pollution being added to the air of the United States and California by freight shipping rail yards operating in this region of America want more stringent rules and regulations put in place in order to speed up the process. Recent public meetings held in Sacramento showed that people are generally opposed to the idea, according to many, and it might be that the cries of the people have finally been heard?
The latest reports around this affair indicate that state air regulators in California gave their approval for a set of voluntary pollution cuts to be made at the rail yards in Southern California deemed the dirtiest. This news wasn’t met with applause by residents, port officials, environmental groups and local air regulators who have called the idea weak and made sure their objections have been heard. The plan calls for heavy haul rail services at four rail yards to be reduced that could reduce 2005 emission levels by 85 percent by the time we reach 2020. The board members that voted for the plan admitted that the plan wasn’t percent in their comments, but that they needed to make sure they saw some progress in this area, now.
The residents of Southern California that have been asking for some action on this problem with air pollution from the rail industry continue to be unimpressed by the progress though and we can certainly expect that we haven’t heard the last of this affair. The state of California does deserve credit for trying to do something about the pollution problem associated with rail transport in America though and hopefully we’ll see more progress in this affair as we travel further into the century of the environment.
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Plans of Exxon Mobil Corp. to transport massive pieces of freight starting this fall from the Port of Lewiston is being looked at suspiciously by American citizens concerned about a possible environmental disaster if one of the massive pieces of heavy haul freight should happen to end up in the Clearwater or Lochsa rivers. The Idaho Transportation Department has stated that it’s their job to issue permits for long haul loads of large size, such as the ones in question, as long as the loads in question can be transported without damaging roads or bridges along the proposed transport route. They want to have freight shipping services take the freight loads along US 12 through the Lochsa River canyon, over the Lolo Pass and then through northwestern Montana, before finally reaching the Kearl Oil Sands in northeastern Alberta.
This is a trip that would make any trucking company proud to complete as this job entails hauling 200 oversized loads of Korean-made freight along transport routes that travel across rough terrain in many areas, according to sources. Sources surrounding this affair also indicate that the largest load would weigh in the neighbourhood of about 580,000 pounds and be up to 210 feet in length, which is going to be a massive transport job for any firm. These shipments would in fact exceed legal weight limits for the Idaho stretch of the transport as a typical tractor-trailer is around 90 feet in length and weighs about 80,000 pounds. This fact is certainly one that’s going to catch the eye of observers looking on and this is certainly the case as a few concerned politicians have also been heard recently commenting on the proposed transport of these massive pieces of freight.
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Heavy haul professionals from the freight shipping industry were well represented at the CancerCare Manitoba Challenge for Life 20K Walk recently held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 12. This year trucking company professionals pulled out all the stops in order to fight cancer and proudly collected the most during the days walk, raising a total of $93,223 for the battle to defeat cancer. This was in addition to the long haul professionals that showed up for the Canadian Cancer Society 12-Hour Relay for Life on June 4, which included a freight forwarder or two, according to the latest reports. The money that was raised from this walk was also added to the total raised for the CancerCare Manitoba Challenge for Life 20K Walk and the desire to finally find a cure for cancer.
Cancer is a disease that most of us have had some experience with, either personally or through someone we know or love being effected by this disease. The freight trucking industry is no different and it’s good to see trucking professionals coming together with other concerned individuals around the world to raise money to combat cancer. Unfortunately, the freight quote that cancer gives those afflicted is a price that ends up costing too many humans the ultimate price, but hopefully the money raised in this walk helps find a solution that in years ahead will save lives.
The trucking industry has always had a big and caring heart for those that are suffering and this is just another example of humans in the business of transporting freight reaching out to others in the world to help out when they can. Together we can and will find a cure for cancer and raising the money we need to do the research is just part of the bigger picture.
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
There are freight shipping professionals that think there could be some fallout from the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon falling on the offshore oil transport industry in the days ahead in the century of the environment. The consequences of the sinking of the Transocean rig Deepwater Horizon for the offshore oil freight industry have yet to be assessed. Domestic freight carriers of oil can certainly expect the fallout from the oil and debris floating in the Gulf of Mexico. Fallout that could include increased operating costs after the nation’s most significant offshore environmental accident in decades. Higher costs that could result from increased safety regulations for freight shipping professionals in the business of transporting domestic oil to destination in the United States to cover increases in safety training, additonal safety equipment and higher insurance premiums that could result for domestic transporters of oil.
The oil sector analysts at Jefferies & Co in Houston took a look at the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon this week? What did the oil sector experts at this United States investment bank conclude? The analysts pointed to the recent criticism of the domestic oil freight shipping industry in America and the future possibility that the Deepwater Horizon disaster could have definite financial consequences for the business of transporting domestic oil in the United States. They did point out that at the moment any firm consequences for the industry are difficult to determine, but that higher costs are certainly part of the equation as the domestic oil shipping industry travels further into the century of the environment.
The consequences of the Deepwater Horizon sinking could be significant for domestic freight carriers of oil that were planning on doing more business in Florida’s offshore oil market in the years ahead. Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s previous stance on offshore drilling in Florida appears to have changed course after the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon? This week he pubicly withdrew all support for offshore drilling of domestic oil in Floria, after reportedly flying over the devastation in the Gulf of Mexico that according to sources covers at least 1,800 square miles, at present.
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
The trailer trucking industry of North America is essentially a single entity in many ways since many trucking transport firms operate in both Canada and the United States in an efficient and reliable manner. This harmonization of business between Canada and the United States for trucking services firms is a feat that requires the support of both the Canadian and American governments though. Mexico is certainly part of this harmonization of North America’s trucking industry, but at present the trucking industry of Mexico needs to travel futher down the road to harmonization, before it will reach the level of cooperation that exists between Canada and the United States.
Earlier in 2010 the United States government announced that light trucks manufactured between the years 2012 and 2016 would have to get in line with new fuel efficiency regulations and would be expected to reach a 40 percent improvement in fuel efficiency. The United States government also announced last week that America would be moving the trucking transport industry of America down the road to getting the industry in line with national mileage and emissions standards in the near future. The United States Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency will begin working together on specific fuel efficiency benchmarks for medium and heavy-duty trucks manufactured between the years 2014 – 2018 in the future that could see much stricter and tougher standards implemented in the years agead.
At the time of this announcement Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice had commented that Canada would be moving down the road towards harmonizing the national mileage and emissions standards of Canada’s passenger vehicles and the trucking industry with similar rules in place in the United States.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance has answered this announcement with comments that they would look forward to working with the Canadian government on developing feasible and usable fuel efficiency standards for Canada’s trucking industry. The alliance thinks that the government needs to ask for and use the input of the professionals that transport the freight on the highways of North America every day during the development process. Otherwise, there could be a few problems created for the trailer trucking industry of North America that will only cause additional problems in their business operations and costs down the road.
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