Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- The belief that trucking may hire laid off oil workers as truck drivers continues to gain steam, notes Bloomberg News.
- An article in Slate argues that the U.S. transportation system is discriminatory as it exposes poorer neighborhoods to higher levels of vehicle exhaust emissions.
- The Bureau of Transportation Statistics says that trucks carried 9.3% more U.S.-NAFTA freight in December 2014 versus the same month in 2013.
- Amazon is filing patents for a mobile 3D printing truck, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- Global oil prices are increasing, reports Reuters, moving above $61 per barrel for the first time in almost 8 months.
- USA Today says merger and acquisition activity is poised to ramp up in trucking.
- No end in sight is seen for a truck driver strike in Brazil, says Reuters.
- Rex Ryan, the newly-installed coach of the Buffalo Bills, got a pickup truck makeover in the team’s colors, according to The Buffalo News.
- A toy truck fan displays his huge collection at a local fair, notes InForum.
- Singapore-based real estate giant Global Logistics Platforms just purchased $8.1 billion worth of logistics properties in the U.S., according to The Straits Times.
- The proximity of warehouses and other logistics facilities to major freight corridors is becoming an even-more critical part of supply chain strategies today, reports Area Development.