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Taylor joins RoadOne as Executive Vice President

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics | July 27, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announces today the appointment of Don Taylor as Executive Vice President.

Wabash partners with FreightVana to support the 3PL’s power-only offering with trailers as a service platform

AJOT Newsroom | July 26, 2022 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Velociti partnership with Merlin Solar brings quick ROI to fleets

Velociti Inc., a global provider of enterprise technology solutions, announces a partnership with Merlin Solar. Through its Instant ROI program, Velociti allows fleets to use the return on investment (ROI) from using solar power to pay for the solution while bringing forth savings on fuel, extending battery life and reducing overall carbon footprint. Customers will be able to quickly realize the benefits of solar from the day of the first install yet not incur the upfront expense.

DAT: Truckload volumes held firm in June; contract rates hit monthly highs

AJOT Newsroom | July 26, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Truckload freight volumes remained strong in June while pricing on the spot market was weighed down by a growing supply of available capacity, said DAT Freight & Analytics, operators of the DAT One truckload freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.

Roma CBP agriculture specialists intercept first in nation pest in maguey leaves

AJOT Newsroom | July 26, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Roma Port of Entry intercepted a “First in Nation” pest, a beetle found within maguey leaves.

UPS shares sink as delivery volume drops more than expected

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index drops in May to -6.2 reading

AJOT Newsroom | July 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

ProEV™ aids customers amidst North American supply chain struggles

AJOT Newsroom | July 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

China Belt and Road Spending in Russia, Sri Lanka Falls to Zero

Bloomberg | July 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Intermodal

Stas Margaronis | July 23, 2022

Harbor truckers say they will block Port of Oakland operations until California suspends AB 5

“AB 5 is taking our freedom away. This is supposed to be a free country.” Port of Oakland trucker

BLP closes $789 million in real estate since inception 7 months ago; more deals in the pipeline

Bridge Logistics Properties | July 22, 2022 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

In the seven months that BLP has been investing on behalf of institutional investors, the logistics real estate company has closed 21 deals and secured $789 million of real estate in difficult to access U.S. global gateway infill markets.

Cox Automotive acquires Trudell, parent company of Trudell Trailers and Northeast Great Dane

AJOT Newsroom | July 22, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | July 22, 2022

FedEx reduces US Sunday deliveries as e-commerce cools

FedEx Corp. plans to scale back Sunday delivery service in far-flung areas of the US, the latest evidence that the e-commerce surge spurred by Covid-19 is ending.

Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian start rolling out across the US

Customers will see electric delivery vehicles on the road in more than a dozen cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, San Diego, and Seattle

The global lack of drivers leads to growing costs of transportation

AJOT Newsroom | July 21, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

The ongoing disruption in global supply chains, for which the consequences of the pandemic and unceasing geopolitical tensions are most widely to blame, brings out an old problem, which persisted in the ground transportation market for years. Yet, the consequences of such a problem were not obvious to everyone. At least, until now.

Penske Truck Leasing opens new, state-of-the-art facility in Monroe, Ohio

AJOT Newsroom | July 21, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Fell in May Due Mostly to Diesel Price Gains

AJOT Newsroom | July 20, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Carrier’s Vector eCool earns Top Product of the Year award

AJOT Newsroom | July 20, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Carrier Transicold’s all-electric, fully autonomous Vector® eCool™ trailer refrigeration system, the was recently recognized by Environment + Energy Leader as a Top Product of the Year for 2022. Carrier Transicold is part of Carrier Global Corporation.

ATA Hails Committee Passage of Bill to Boost Truck Parking Availability

AJOT Newsroom | July 20, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 2.7% in June

AJOT Newsroom | July 19, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7% in June after rising 0.3% in May. In June, the index equaled 120.1 (2015=100) versus 116.9 in May.

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