Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

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DAT: Spot truckload rates, demand for trucks soften after July 4

AJOT | July 14, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The weeks leading up to Independence Day typically mark an annual peak in spot truckload freight volume and rates following a rush to move goods ahead of the close of June and the July 4 holiday. While last year was an exception, 2021 is starting to follow a more typical pattern albeit at elevated levels: spot rates for van, refrigerated and flatbed freight are on average 70 cents per mile higher than at this time in 2020 and nearly 76 cents higher than the five-year post-July 4 average.

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Prime Inc. prepares for 3G sunsetting

AJOT | July 14, 2021 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Ensures the reliability and efficiency of their communications along the cold chain and protection from network obsolescence

Rail traffic for the week ending July 10, 2021

AJOT | July 14, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Tedder joins Trova Commercial Vehicles advisory board

AJOT | July 13, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Electric vehicle startup Trova Commercial Vehicles (TrovaCV) has added truck industry veteran Russ Tedder to its Advisory Board.

Roberts Trucking and affiliate companies announce name change to Wavepoint 3PL

AJOT | July 13, 2021 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

Didi backer Temasek optimistic on China amid tech crackdown

Bloomberg | July 13, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Second train derails on South Africa’s coal-export line

Bloomberg | July 13, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

TCC/ATM digital and social media ad campaign urges congressional action now on transportation infrastructure legislation

AJOT | July 12, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

There’s a good reason Biden singled out railroads for criticism

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | July 12, 2021

There’s a good reason Biden singled out railroads for criticism

The industry’s own regulator warns that consolidation has “created the potential for monopolistic pricing.”

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Preventing driver fatigue and distractions

AJOT | July 12, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Roads are essential to the world economy, linking people and products through a variety of transport. The freight and haulage sector is at the heart of this, with commercial road going vehicles, such as trucks, making up a large proportion of the way goods are moved across countries and between borders. Last year alone, more than 10.8 billion tons of freight were transported across the US.

CBP agriculture specialists in Pharr intercept rare pest, a first in the Nation discovery

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AJOT | Top Story | July 12, 2021

CBP agriculture specialists in Pharr intercept rare pest, a first in the Nation discovery

In Pharr, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Pharr International Bridge discovered a rare pest, a first in nation discovery, in a shipment of coconuts.

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US freight slows in June; rates do not

AJOT | July 12, 2021 | Intermodal

As Federal stimulus fades and supply constraints continue, U.S. shipment volumes declined by 4.2% compared to May, on a seasonally adjusted basis. That said, 2021 volumes pulled ahead of 2019 levels in May, and showed a positive comparison again in June.