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John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY

Commuters who drive the route will want to seek alternatives, as repairs are expected to take “months,” according to Gov. Josh Shapiro, who toured the aftermath Sunday afternoon. SEPTA is working to add service to lines that run nearby.

It all started around 6:20 a.m. Sunday morning, when reports came in of a vehicle fire, Shapiro said.

Collapse of the Interstate was due to a tanker fire underneath the overpass which buckled under the pressure of the vehicles passing over.

This section of I-95 runs west of the Delaware river right through downtown Philadelphia (between downtown and the river).

At the Route 73/Cottman overpass, just north of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, the northbound lanes of I-95 were “gone,” Fire Dept. Capt. Derek Bowmer said at a morning press briefing, and the southbound lanes were “compromised.”

The destroyed portion of the highway is “likely the busiest interstate in the commonwealth,” seeing around 160,000 vehicles daily, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll. - PER CNN

According to a website called The Greater Encyclopedia of Philadelphia, which includes a history of I-95 in that region, by 2010, the stretch of I-95 through Bucks County, which is north of the city, was carrying 136,000 cars per day and 19,000 trucks.

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Dolores Santos - Consultant - Sacramento, CA

Obviously we are a long time away from Class 8 trucks using less fuel on the west coast, how do you see that transition occurring and will it occur on time?

What do you see as far as the global demand for oil and gas with the US being the largest oil producer? (CHART 2)

We’ve got another chart here you sent of where fuel demand will be over the next 17 years through various scenarios can you take us through this?

We also have another chart (CHART 3) you have of current gasoline and distillate inventories - how is that affecting fuel buying even with Zero Emission Vehicles a ways off in Class 8 trucks?

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Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves

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Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FreightWaves - San Antonio, TX

El Paso, Texas-based Mustang Express has been acquired by Online Transport Inc., a truckload carrier with more than 550 power units and 600 employees.

U.S. officials recently requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico over the country’s plan to restrict imports of genetically modified (GM) corn from the United States.

Mexico’s plan to prohibit the import of the GM crop began in 2020 when Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador decreed he would eliminate the use of the herbicide glyphosate and GM corn in the country. 

Port 10 Watco Rail Logistics — a joint venture between Watco, Pontikes Development and McNair Interests — recently opened a storage-in-transit yard in Baytown, Texas.  Watco will provide switching operations for the yard, which features 420 rail-car spots, the company said. The yard is near Port Houston and provides access to the Union Pacific Railroad.

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Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves

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Joanna Marsh - Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA

What exactly is the FRA proposing in terms of new oversight into Class 1 railroad safety guidelines?

Is this all a response to the Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio or are there other areas the FRA is concerned with that brought on this new attention?

What are the FRA looking at in terms of train lengths and hazardous material transport?

What about bearing health (said to be the cause of the NS derailment in Ohio)?

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Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves

Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves

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Clarissa Hawes - Senior Editor - FreightWaves - Grain Valley, MO

We knew this was coming - what was the situation with the city as these layoffs were determined?

What was the program these drivers were working through?

How does the city of Los Angeles hope to recoup the personnel necessary to get the streets work done that these drivers used to do?

Was there an attempt to make these drivers employees and then be compliant with the AB5 law?

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Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves

Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Fleet Expert - FreightWaves

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Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Contributor - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO

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