The latest releases of manufacturing survey data for January are encouraging as we look ahead to what 2023 has in store. Although S&P Global and the Institute of Supply Management ISM manufacturing indexes show a decline in their respective diffusion indexes for the prior three months after 28 months of growth, we are not seeing…
Truckers used to joke that there were two seasons in the U.S. – winter and construction. No one is laughing now as congestion worsens along key interstates while the nations aging infrastructure is upgraded year-round. Spending on new projects resulting from the historic and bipartisan $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill signed in 2021 is now evident…
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is uniquely located on the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico — with access to 30-plus major inland hubs such as Memphis, Chicago, and Canada via 14,500 miles of waterways, six Class I railroads and interstate highways. The trucking industry plays a vital role in the daily…
Regarded as the fasted growing and largest refrigerated port in the U.S., the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) is home to the Packer Marine Terminal, adjacent to the Interstate 95 and 76 freight corridors. Processing around 300 reefer trucks daily, PhilaPort is within a day’s drive by truck to a third of the U.S. population, making…