Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

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Rail volumes continue to grow in March for Port of NY & NJ

AJOT | May 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

The Port of New York and New Jersey continues to maintain a strong supply chain as the end of Q1 marks increasing numbers for our rail practice. Rail volume increased 1.5 percent from the previous year’s March figure, totaling 59,771 containers for March 2020.

10 OmniTRAX railroads receive ASLRRA safety awards

AJOT | May 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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STV promotes Napoli, P.E., to VP

AJOT | May 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

STV has named Alexander Napoli, P.E., to vice president in the firm’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division.

Intermodal Driver Database (IDD) implementation in at NS facilities

AJOT | May 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Cleaner air Is actually hobbling California’s climate fight

Bloomberg | May 14, 2020 | Intermodal

Greenbrier announces enhancements to Greenbrier GIMSA joint venture agreement; reports progress on $1 billion liquidity target

AJOT | May 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

OmniTRAX brings rail-ready sites program to West Virginia branch of the Winchester & Western Railroad

AJOT | May 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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March 2020 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

AJOT | May 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Trucking

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.5% in March from February, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From March 2019 to March 2020, the index fell 0.9% compared to a rise of 1.8% from March 2018 to March 2019 and a rise of 8.4% from March 2017 to March 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

Weekly rail traffic for the week ending May 9, 2020

AJOT | May 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Green groups ask D.C. Circuit to uphold pollution safeguards for freight trailers
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AJOT | Top Story | May 13, 2020

Green groups ask D.C. Circuit to uphold pollution safeguards for freight trailers

A coalition of environmental and public health groups led by EDF is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to uphold pollution standards for the freight trailers that carry goods across America’s highways.
Davies Turner’s Express China rail freight service gets further boost from container shipping re-routings

AJOT | May 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Logistics

Green Signal Lights for emergency vehicles in Calgary, Alberta

AJOT | May 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Road freight rates decline by 0.8% across Europe, as falling demand is offset by capacity cuts

AJOT | May 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Ti and Upply’s European Road Freight Rate Benchmark Q1 2020 shows that although road freight rates are down, they have held reasonably firm in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

EBE Technologies reports strong mid-year results

AJOT | May 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Transporting HAZMAT materials in today’s COVID-19 world
Intermodal
Becky | Top Story | May 12, 2020

AJOT Insights
Transporting HAZMAT materials in today’s COVID-19 world

Infectious substances are classified as Dangerous Goods and therefore certain packaging and shipping regulations must be strictly followed.
YRC Worldwide reports first quarter 2020 results

AJOT | May 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Infinity Intermodal announces Salt Lake City-Chicago expedited refrigerated intermodal service

AJOT | May 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Refiners Are Making More Diesel Than Farmers and Truckers Need

Bloomberg | May 08, 2020 | Energy | Conventional | Intermodal | Trucking

Refiners in the U.S. are making diesel fuel faster than truckers and farmers can burn it.

CEVA Logistics launches its Truck – Rail – Truck service, a new solution to keep cargo moving across Asia

AJOT | May 07, 2020 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

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Port Freeport receives first rail shipment from Vulcan Materials Co.

AJOT | May 07, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

Port Freeport has announced the arrival of the first rail shipment from Vulcan Materials Company to Port Freeport’s Parcel 14 multi-modal industrial park, a 250-acre site adjacent to State Highway 36.  Union Pacific, a long-term partner of Port Freeport, delivered 95 gondola railcars loaded with aggregate limestone rock from Medina County, Texas. 

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