Logistics
March 15, 2023
Written by Laura Miller
Despite a record backlog, Northwest Pipe Co. is experiencing a challenging start to the year, with customer-driven delays and severe weather hampering production at its various facilities.
The Vancouver, Wash.-based company noted the challenges as it released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results.
Iron ore shipments from US ports on the Great Lakes slipped in September from a year earlier, according to the Lake Carriers Association (LCA).
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has agreed to rescind the Open Top Loading Rule (OTLR), according to a notice issued by the Recycled Material Association (ReMA).
Canadian steel producers will get new help moving material across the country under a federal freight rebate plan launched on Aug. 10.
Gregg Troian, industry veteran and president of both PGT Trucking and the Board of Directors at the American Transportation Research Institute, cautions that the trucking industry continues to face mounting obstacles.
Steel trade groups have come out in support of the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act)