Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/20200904_085447.jpg
Caldwell Beam completes automated lifting system

AJOT | May 24, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Illinois Electric Works oversaw installation of a 2-ton capacity monorail crane system at a heavy truck manufacturer, featuring a 1-ton capacity twin-hook Caldwell lifting beam.

Two light rail trains collide underground in Kuala Lumpur

Bloomberg | May 24, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Fleet Management and Tracking: How it works

AJOT | May 24, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

K.C. Southern agrees to $30 billion CN Rail deal, jilting CP
Intermodal
Bloomberg | Top Story | May 21, 2021

K.C. Southern agrees to $30 billion CN Rail deal, jilting CP

Kansas City Southern agreed to a $30 billion merger with Canadian National Railway Co., scrapping a $25 billion deal with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. after it declined to boost its offer.
https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/ff6ebd0746abe8a2096071cba77f1d56.jpg
Daimler disagrees with Tesla and VW’s batteries-or-bust view

Bloomberg | May 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Daimler AG’s truck chief expects hydrogen-powered big rigs to play an important role in slashing emissions from the transportation sector despite the technological hurdles and skepticism raised by two prominent rivals.

U.K. truck driver shortage after Brexit emerges as drag on trade

Bloomberg | May 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/977x-1-4.jpg
Daimler Truck profit push keeps shares rolling ahead of spinoff

Bloomberg | May 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Daimler AG’s sprawling truck unit sketched out plans to turn its unrivaled global scale into better financial results ahead of its spinoff from Mercedes-Benz luxury cars later this year.

CP Rail sticks with bid for K.C. Southern, urging it to dump CN

Bloomberg | May 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/portbarcelona-allread.png
The Port of Barcelona and the startup AllRead use artificial intelligence to identify containers and wagons

AJOT | May 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

- The pilot project has analyzed 950 trains and 13,500 containers by applying a technology developed at the UAB Computer Vision Center. - The intelligent interpretation of images allows real-time identification of wagons and containers with high accuracy to improve rail transport control

Daimler climbs on bullish outlook for truck unit set for spinoff

Bloomberg | May 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

CP Rail declines to boost offer, urges K.C. Southern to drop CN
Intermodal
Bloomberg | Top Story | May 20, 2021

CP Rail declines to boost offer, urges K.C. Southern to drop CN

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. declined to increase its offer for Kansas City Southern and urged the U.S. railroad instead to reject Canadian National Railway Co.’s higher bid because of regulatory risks.
Waymo eyes raising up to $4 billion as leaders’ exits sow doubts

Bloomberg | May 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 15, 2021

AJOT | May 19, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/ti-committee-2020.jpg
Republican Committee Leaders Introduce the STARTER Act 2.0 – an Investment in Roads, Bridges, Transit, and Highway Safety

AJOT | May 19, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and other Republican Committee leaders today introduced a long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill that provides historic levels of investment in America’s roads, bridges, and core infrastructure to meet the Nation’s growing transportation needs.

© Copyright 1999–2024 American Journal of Transportation. All Rights Reserved