News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.
| September 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
Spot truckload rates neared all-time highs in August, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online marketplace for freight on the spot market. Spot van, refrigerated (“reefer”) and flatbed rates were higher month over month and load-to-truck ratios increased across all three equipment types.
| September 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking | People | Appointments
Kalyn Siebert has appointed Jeff Conner as Director of National Account Sales. Conner will focus on securing national fleet and rental business accounts, as well as helping the company grow its commercial and heavy-haul segments.
| September 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
Volkswagen AG’s truckmaking unit MAN plans to cut as much as a quarter of its workforce and potentially close three factories in a restructuring plan to improve earnings and finance investment in new vehicles.
| September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
| September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.3% in July from June, rising for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation
| September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking
Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business boosted its bid for Navistar International Corp., offering to buy the rest of the U.S. manufacturer for $3.6 billion.
| September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail
| September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail
| September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail
Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Amtrak’s Response to COVID-19”
| September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers
Aug 31 - Sept 6 - The average linehaul rate for dry van freight set an all-time record high in August (all-in spot rates were higher in June 2018 due to higher fuel surcharges).
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