Month: December 2025

Amtrak has turned down a private company’s proposal for a transcontinental passenger train that would have also hauled vehicles on a 72-hour coast-to-coast schedule. WPMT-TV reports that Amtrak said in a statement that it reviewed the proposal from AmeriStarRail and “found it to be lacking a fundamental business case to support its lofty proposal.” Earlier… Continue reading Amtrak turns down ‘Transcontinental Chief’ proposal: Report

WASHINGTON — In the wake of a new presidential administration that swept into D.C. in January came a wave of regulatory policy changes affecting truck markets. Here are 10 of the biggest that made headlines in 2025: 1 March 12: EPA announces rollback of Biden-Harris emissions rules Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on… Continue reading Trucking’s top 10 regulatory headlines of 2025

Stephen Carmel, a licensed ship’s master who has captained tanker vessels, was confirmed as the 21st administrator of the Maritime Administration (Marad). Carmel was a senior vice president of maritime services at Maersk Line, the Danish company’s (MAERSK-B.CO) U.S. subsidiary which works with the federal Maritime Security Program and military support operations. Stephen Carmel (Photo:… Continue reading Marad chief, FMC nominee confirmed

By the time Christmas dinner hits the table, the hardest logistics decisions behind the holiday ham have already been made, often months earlier. For the supply chain, Christmas ham is not a December problem. It’s a forecasting, cold-storage, and execution challenge that begins well before winter weather enters the picture. Ham’s role as a Christmas… Continue reading The logistics behind the Christmas ham

Stephen Carmel, a licensed ship’s master who has captained tanker vessels, was confirmed as the 21st administrator of the Maritime Administration (Marad). Carmel was a senior vice president of maritime services at Maersk Line, the Danish company’s (MAERSK-B.CO) U.S. subsidiary which works with the federal Maritime Security Program and military support operations. Stephen Carmel (Photo:… Continue reading Marad chief, FMC nominees confirmed