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FreightWaves Classics continues to celebrate Black History Month.

Fatal traffic accidents in winter are most common in unexpected places, according to a recent study.

FreightWaves Classics profiles 10 of the worst highways in the U.S. Read why they made the list.

FreightWaves Classics provides an overview of I-25.

FreightWaves Classics: U.S. railroads were nationalized in World War I An active Pennsylvania Railroad railyard during World War I. (Photo: University of Pennsylvania Archives) and railroads was included. This article expands on the information, presenting an overview of the nationalization of most of America’s railroads during World War I. Railroad problems prior to World War I Interstate Commerce Commission seal. Congress and the Wilson administration had tried to intervene in the r...

FreightWaves Flashback: Oakland targets intermodal 2002: Port aims to broaden its cargo base and resist the dominance of Los Angeles and Long Beach 0 1 4 minutes read Oaklands new intermodal means BNSF users containers wont have to be drayed 12 miles to the railroads former rail terminal. Image: American Shipper FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to...

FreightWaves Flashback: US may set aside 30% of oil for US ships 1974: Bills of this type have had rough sledding in years past, but the Arab oil squeeze and its implications in the nation’s total economic and transportation picture eased the way for possible passage this year. 0 17 7 minutes read Image: Jim Allen (FreightWaves) FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, ...

FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Chapter 13) A Buske Logistics truck making a haul. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. This ended 45 years of onerous regulation by the federal Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). One of the most dramatic changes that occurred due to deregulatio...

FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Part 5) 1 1,146 9 minutes read Serving eight states in the Mountain West, this AFS tractor pulls twin-trailers of grocery store products. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. This ended 45 years of onerous regulation by the federal Interstate Co...

FreightWaves Flashback: Caterpillar truck engines now available to Florida truckers 620 3 minutes read First Florida truck line to use the new engines was Herndon Truck Line. Image: The Florida Journal of Commerce. FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to fwclassics@freightwaves.com. The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone...