Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


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

Bloomberg | May 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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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

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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
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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

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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.

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Expanded railcar repair and cleaning services in Sunray, Texas

AJOT | May 19, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

TNW Corporation, a privately held operator of short line railroads and logistics centers, recently expanded railcar service offerings on its Texas North Western Railway (TXNW) line in Sunray, Texas, in partnership with The Andersons, Inc. Rail business.

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Spot volumes drop for first time in 7 weeks

AJOT | May 18, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

May 10 - 16 - With the exception of the flatbed sector, the truckload spot market showed signs of cooling down last week.

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3% in April

AJOT | May 18, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3% in April after increasing 2.3% in March. In April, the index equaled 114.7 (2015=100) compared with 115.1 in March.

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The rise of remote fleet management

AJOT | May 18, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Keeping up to date with ever-changing regulations, staying in control of fuel costs, insurance premiums, and maintaining safety are all demanding and time-consuming tasks.

DOT awards contract on the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge repair

AJOT | May 18, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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DAT Truckload Volume Index slips 5% in April, falling from all-time high in March

AJOT | May 18, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Truckload freight activity declined last month but April was still the second busiest month on record for shippers, freight brokers and motor carriers, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.

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CN Rail offer for K.C. Southern to fall under stricter rules

Bloomberg | May 17, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Canadian National Railway Co.’s proposal to buy Kansas City Southern will be judged under stricter rules adopted in 2001, the industry’s U.S. overseer said Monday, mapping the path to the first major rail merger in more than 20 years.

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