Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Swiss billionaire bets on train builder weathering pandemic

Bloomberg | May 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Weekly rail traffic for the week ending May 23, 2020

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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March 2020 North American transborder freight numbers

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in March 2020: • Total Transborder freight: $98.8 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 7.9% compared to March 2019. • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $62.6 billion of freight, down 7.1% compared to March 2019. • Second most-used mode: Railways moved $15.0 billion of freight, down 7.7% compared to March 2019.

Route4Me is providing the Red Cross of Rome, Italy its platform and mobile routing apps for free

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Industrial trucks market to record muted sales in short term, market to rebound strongly projects Fact.MR

AJOT | May 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

The global industrial trucks market was estimated to reach a valuation of US$ 20 Bn by 2020 end. However the most visible impact of COVID-19 has been on the automotive sector. Presently sales of industrial trucks have plummeted considerably with manufacturers scrambling to secure some capital or investor money to circumvent the crisis.

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Amazon buying Zoox may save $20 billion, put Tesla on its heels

Bloomberg | May 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Amazon.com Inc.’s talks to buy driverless vehicle startup Zoox Inc. has analysts speculating the deal could save the e-commerce giant tens of billions a year and put auto, parcel and ride-hailing companies on their heels.

NJ’s decrepit rail bridge gets $91.5 million for replacement

Bloomberg | May 26, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Post COVID-19 trends for industrial user site selection and the St. Louis region

AJOT | May 26, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Kenya recommends Chinese company stops running railway

Bloomberg | May 24, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

China is too rich to splurge on infrastructure

Bloomberg | May 22, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

North American Railcar and Locomotive Fleet Research Reports Available

AJOT | May 22, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Research reports that provide insights into the size and characteristics of the North American railcar and locomotive fleets in 2019 are now available from Railinc, the railroad industry's resource for rail data and information services.

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AJOT | Top Story | May 22, 2020

Getting Back on Track

With much of America’s trucking operations being grounded for the past several months during the COVID-19 outbreak, fleet managers (as well as the rest of the nation) are chomping at the bit to get back to work. But what does that look like in a world where trucks have been sitting idle for 90-days or more?