Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Rail freight transport: pilot project launched to test automatic rail coupling

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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Bourque Logistics completes first phase railroad API integration

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Bourque Logistics, the leader in North American industrial logistics systems for over 30 years, has completed first phase integration with Union Pacific's API service to provide rail shippers automated access to UP train schedule ETAs. Now certified as a UP API developer, Bourque Logistics is also working to integrate with the UP for railcar order and release, customer service log, diversion, and more.

FRA contract for grade crossing safety research awarded to Wi-Tronix

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

CBP announces temporary hours of operation at two Vermont ports of entry

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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ATA Freight announces new Agile Technology spin-off – Quloi, focused on quantified logistics solutions that optimize the supply chain

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

ATA Freight, a leading global logistics and freight forwarding services provider, announced today that it has spun off a new technology firm focused on providing quantified logistics solutions that leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep logistics expertise to transform and optimize the supply chain.

Holland recognized with Uline 2019 Exceptional Performance Award

AJOT | July 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Nikola breaks ground on US plant with little cash wiggle room

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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 23, 2020

Nikola breaks ground on US plant with little cash wiggle room

Nikola Corp. broke ground Thursday on a new electric-truck factory in Arizona it hopes to open next year, but first the startup needs to figure out a way to pay for the 1 million square-foot facility and other expenses with little cash on hand.

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DAT Spot Truckload Market Summary, Week Ending July 19

AJOT | July 22, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Rates have moved higher week over week since the start of July, an unusual pattern as volumes tend to diminish and dry van capacity typically loosens from now through to early October.

Long-haul truckers enable economy to cope with shifting market needs

AJOT | July 22, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Katie Bennett Joins FlexiVan as New General Counsel

AJOT | July 22, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 8.7% in June

AJOT | July 21, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 8.7% in June after falling 1% in May. In June, the index equaled 115.3 (2015=100) compared with 106.1 in May.

PierPass diverts 48 million truck trips from Los Angeles / Long Beach peak traffic since 2005

AJOT | July 21, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

U.S.DOT announces $851.15 million for train control implementation and rehabilitation in New England

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AJOT | Top Story | July 21, 2020

U.S.DOT announces $851.15 million for train control implementation and rehabilitation in New England

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau provided a $851.15 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for the Train Control Implementation and Rehabilitation Project in New England.

Leader in railcar leasing and repair reveals new name and brand

AJOT | July 21, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Self-driving startup Aurora expands public-road testing to Texas

Bloomberg | July 20, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

CTAA urges Senate to use existing FTA funding formulas

AJOT | July 17, 2020 | Intermodal

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Bombardier and CD Cargo put first TRAXX MS3’s into trial operation in the Czech Republic

AJOT | July 17, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation and ČD Cargo, a state-owned Czech railway operator, have taken an important step towards deploying BOMBARDIER TRAXX MS3 locomotives in the Czech Republic: the first two of these locomotives pulling freight trains started commercial trial operation on July 3, 2020.