freight

The Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine has raised questions about the safety of freight rail companies. Two bills in Congress aim to fix that and would regulate wayside defect detectors.

The bill includes money for port modernization, freight rail, waterway transportation, highways and airports.

The abrupt closure of an Akron trucking company last month came at the end of a difficult year for the industry.GDS Express shut down, putting 75 drivers…