Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Health insurance costs are on the rise for trucking companies, reports Supply Chain Digital.
- According to Canada’s CBC News, small carriers say a spate of new fees at the Port of Vancouver may put them out of business.
- Can the new aluminum-body F-150 pickup win over so-called “blue collar” buyers? An article in Fortune delves into that question.
- The Port of Virginia is again delaying the implementation of a new “truck appointment system” at Norfolk International Terminals, notes the Journal of Commerce, though it’s still expected to be fully operational by this summer.
- The Smithsonian magazine profiles what’s being dubbed “the world’s largest dump truck.”
- A truck crash in Ithaca, NY, spurs the locality to craft a laundry list of ideas on how to improve roadway safety, reports The Ithaca Voice.
- Motorists want trucks re-routed around a major highway bridge, but an op-ed in the Cincinnati Business Courier explains why it can’t be done.
- A report issued by Georgia’s state legislature estimates it’ll cost $20 billion to bring the Peach state’s roads up to snuff, notes the SaportaReport.
- Middle Eastern logistics providers are getting worried about the negative impact of lower oil prices, according to Arabian Supply Chain.
- Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx warns that the U.S. “infrastructure deficit” will have long-term consequences in a speech hosted by MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics.
- Retiring Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe blames Congress and the Postal Service union equally for the agency’s mounting fiscal woes, reports USA Today.
- The Eurozone economic bloc is officially in a negative inflation or “deflation” situation, notes Forbes; will that affect freight volumes?
- Verizon is shutting down its enterprise cloud services for two days later this week to conduct maintenance, according to Info World; so if your trucking company stores digital data in said cloud, you’d better have a backup plan ready.