Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Decade long voter support for transportation investment continues with Nov. 2 election results

AJOT | November 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trucker Path continues driver-first focus with key executive hires

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Southeastern Freight Lines sees 61% monthly savings with Relay Payments

AJOT | November 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Digital payment system optimizes invoicing, payment collections, and reimbursements.

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Rail traffic for October and the week ending October 30, 2021

AJOT | November 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

U.S. railroads originated 947,013 carloads in October 2021, up 3.8 percent, or 34,510 carloads, from October 2020. U.S. railroads also originated 1,077,515 containers and trailers in October 2021, down 7.9 percent, or 92,400 units, from the same month last year.

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CN and Progress Rail advance sustainability efforts with a renewable fuels partnership

AJOT | November 03, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Renewable fuel blends present immediate opportunity to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions

FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for October at 24,500

AJOT | November 03, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

European road freight rates at record highs

AJOT | November 03, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Brian Schreader to Service Center Manager in Lexington, Kentucky

AJOT | November 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Brian Schreader has been promoted to service center manager in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Auxo Investment Partners acquires Genesis Rail Services

AJOT | November 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Genesis Rail Services, a full-service railroad maintenance company based in Bluefield, W.Va. and Roanoke, VA.

Blume Global unveils drayage trucking marketplace to unclog port congestion during the holiday season

AJOT | November 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

DOE announced nearly $200 million to reduce emissions from cars and trucks

AJOT | November 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Former NTSB Chair Robert Sumwalt joins Aii

AJOT | November 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Isolated China is cracking under the strain of keeping Covid out

Bloomberg | October 31, 2021 | Intermodal

Amazon discloses 20% stake in EV maker Rivian as IPO approaches

Bloomberg | October 29, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

J.B. Hunt earns EPA SmartWay Excellence Award for 12th consecutive year

AJOT | October 29, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

NABTU statement on delayed infrastructure vote

AJOT | October 29, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group to acquire Balfour Beatty track solutions business

AJOT | October 29, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Intermodal

AJOT | Top Story | October 29, 2021

Third quarter intermodal volumes drop after year of growth

Total intermodal volumes fell 2.9 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2021, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Quarterly report. International containers gained a slight 0.9 percent from 2020; domestic shipments, on the other hand, lost 5.7 percent; and trailers, 11.2 percent.