Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


Western fires halt hundreds of Canada Rail cars, slowing exports
Intermodal
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 07, 2021

Western fires halt hundreds of Canada Rail cars, slowing exports

Hundreds of rail cars have been halted by wildfires that damaged tracks in western Canada during the region’s severe heat wave, creating a bottleneck of exports and delaying imports.
Smarter AI Dashcams bring driver monitoring to video telematics 

AJOT | July 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Alstom flags cash burn from lingering Bombardier ‘skeletons’

Bloomberg | July 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

South Africa’s Transnet investigates coal train line derailments

Bloomberg | July 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Saudi Arabia plans $147 billion expansion for transport sector

Bloomberg | July 05, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports | Intermodal | Rail

Daimler, Volvo, Traton form $593 million truck charging venture
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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 05, 2021

Daimler, Volvo, Traton form $593 million truck charging venture

Daimler AG, Volvo AB and Traton SE plan to set up a joint venture for a high-performance charging network for battery-electric trucks and coaches across Europe to keep up with tightening regulation in the European Union.
CSX Files Expanded Application with Surface Transportation Board to Acquire Pan Am Railways
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AJOT | Top Story | July 02, 2021

CSX Files Expanded Application with Surface Transportation Board to Acquire Pan Am Railways

CSX Corp. announced that it submitted an amended and supplemented application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) as part of the previously announced agreement to acquire New England’s Pan Am Railway’s Inc. (Pan Am).
Nigeria Plans $1.2 Billion Railway Linking Kano, Kaduna in North

Bloomberg | July 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Spot truckload freight volumes increased 4.5% as June comes to a close

AJOT | July 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Spot truckload freight volumes increased 4.5% last week, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest network of load boards and the DAT iQ data analytics service. Capacity tightened as the total number of trucks posted to the DAT network declined 4.7% compared to the previous week.

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CenterPoint developing a pair of million-square-foot specs at CenterPoint Intermodal Center – Joliet, IL

AJOT | July 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

CenterPoint Properties is simultaneously constructing two 1 million-square-foot speculative facilities at 3301 and 4300 N. Brandon Road in the CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Joliet and Elwood, IL. Company leaders say their commitment to developing two buildings reflects the significant demand for premium warehouse space adjacent to rail terminals. 

CSX completes acquisition of Quality Carriers

AJOT | July 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Amazon says pandemic growth increased carbon emissions by 19%

Bloomberg | July 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Amazon.com Inc. said its carbon emissions rose in 2020 due to pandemic-fueled business growth, highlighting the challenge of balancing a fast-growing business with pledges to minimize environmental harm.

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Steel going into Biden’s infrastructure plan reaches record

Bloomberg | June 30, 2021 | Intermodal | International Trade | Commodity

A key steel product used in construction and automobiles reached a record Monday as U.S. President Joe Biden pushes ahead with his infrastructure spending plans.

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