Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


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Biden cites 110-year-old New Jersey bridge to push infrastructure bill

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

President Joe Biden argued for his economic agenda in New Jersey on Monday, pointing to a train bridge in the state that sometimes can’t be closed without the help of sledgehammers as a sign of decaying U.S. infrastructure.

US retail lobby sends S.O.S. to Congress on supply-chain chaos

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Trucking

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North American transborder freight up 21% in August 2021 from August 2020, up 7.6% since pre-pandemic August 2019

AJOT | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in August 2021:

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UPS skirts labor, port snags as holiday shoppers buy early

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Intermodal | Trucking

United Parcel Service Inc.’s better-than-expected results in the most recent quarter point to the courier’s ability to power through two of the biggest challenges now dragging on Corporate America: supply-chain bottlenecks and labor shortages.

ATA congratulates 2021 EPA SmartWay Excellence Award winners

AJOT | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

ATA honors four with Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards

AJOT | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

New York’s pounding rain raises flood threat into evening

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Arbitrator advances carrier health care network proposal

AJOT | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Phillips Connect welcomes Wazny as Vice President of channel sales

AJOT | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The US may need another 1 million truck drivers over the next decade

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Wall Street quant talent makes leap to self-driving startups

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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UPS profit tops estimates on pricing, e-commerce strength

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Intermodal | Trucking

United Parcel Service Inc. rode higher prices and strong delivery demand driven by e-commerce to post profit that topped analysts’ expectations. It also raised its operating margin outlook to 13% for 2021 from an earlier target of 12.7%.

Heathrow hiring spree held back by drivers fleeing to Amazon

Bloomberg | October 26, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports | Intermodal

ATA chief economist pegs driver shortage at historic high

AJOT | October 25, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Lex wins Trucking Cares Foundation’s Premier Achievement Award

AJOT | October 25, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Amazon touts drivers, warehouses as salve to supply-chain woes

Bloomberg | October 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Intermodal | Trucking

Amazon.com Inc. is talking up the size of its delivery operation to ease public alarm that a supply-chain crisis could strangle holiday shopping.

ATA honors Parker with S. Earl Dove Highway Award

AJOT | October 25, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Venipak invests Eur 4M into expansion of automated parcel machines network by 600 units in Baltics

AJOT | October 25, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Due to consumers‘ favourable attitude towards automated parcel machines, international parcel service Venipak is investing Eur 4M in the expansion of its parcel delivery network. Under this investment plan, 600 new parcel machines will be installed in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

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