Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


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New U.K. emergency post-Brexit truckers measure slammed by lobby

Bloomberg | August 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Emergency measures to alleviate Britain’s post-Brexit trucker shortage by extending relaxed rules on working hours for European Union drivers will just make roads unsafe without fixing the problem, a lobby group warned.

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USPS Contractor servicing the Carolinas makes clean air commitment with propane autogas trucks

AJOT | August 06, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

McAbee Trucking, Inc., the first USPS-contractor to run vehicles on propane autogas, is doubling down on its commitment to clean air with 20 new trucks

Driverless semi reaches milestone in test, startup Plus says
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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 05, 2021

Driverless semi reaches milestone in test, startup Plus says

A Silicon Valley startup says the global race to develop fully autonomous trucks reached a milestone when a semi used its technology to navigate traffic on a Chinese highway with no driver, even as a safety backup.
Senators propose using state Covid aid funds on infrastructure

Bloomberg | August 05, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Senate rejects border wall addition to infrastructure bill

Bloomberg | August 05, 2021 | Intermodal | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project | Trucking

The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment to a broad $550 billion infrastructure package that would have barred the Biden administration from canceling contracts related to former President Donald Trump’s border wall, as the Senate plowed through proposed changes with the vast bipartisan plan intact and just days away from passage.

Biden’s infrastructure bill sets up states for road windfalls
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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 04, 2021

Biden’s infrastructure bill sets up states for road windfalls

California and Texas are in line for more than $25 billion each to rebuild their highways should Congress pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal, the White House said in a statement aimed at nudging lawmakers toward support for the measure.
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Pettibone launches X-Command® Telematics for telehandlers, cary-lift and speed swing

AJOT | August 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Pettibone has introduced X-Command®, a new telematics program available for the company’s X-Series telehandlers, Cary-Lift pipe and pole handlers, and Speed Swing rail maintenance machines. The system offers real-time access to machine data, thereby saving time, money and hassle for equipment owners, fleet managers, rental centers and maintenance technicians.

Rail traffic for July and the week ending July 31, 2021

AJOT | August 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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European road freight rate benchmark Q2 2021: Rates stay on upward trajectory through pandemic recovery

AJOT | August 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Ti and Upply’s European Road Freight Rate Benchmark Q2 2021 shows prices are being pushed up due to rising demand levels and supply chain disruption.

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Old Dominion Freight Line meets growing demand in six markets with new, expanded service centers

AJOT | August 04, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Leading LTL carrier adds capacity to service center network with continued capital expenditure investments in 2021

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Trucker Tools partners with Anytrek to expand in-transit visibility for truckload carriers, drayage, flatbed operators

AJOT | August 03, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Company adds real-time location data from Anytrek’s trailer-mounted, GPS-enabled tracking devices to enhance shipment visibility within the Trucker Tools Smart Capacity® platform

Drunk-driver detectors for cars part of infrastructure bill

Bloomberg | August 03, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Nikola falls after revising down electric truck deliveries

Bloomberg | August 03, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

An Urgent Upgrade: 3G’s Sunset and the Dawn of 5G
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AJOT | Top Story | August 03, 2021

AJOT Insights
An Urgent Upgrade: 3G’s Sunset and the Dawn of 5G

Wireless network technology is continuing to evolve, and members of the transportation industry who have come to rely on 3G networks for telematics in their connected vehicles have to consider how they’re going to keep up, lest they get left behind.
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Senate bid to speed infrastructure runs into virus hurdle

Bloomberg | August 03, 2021 | Intermodal | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project | Trucking

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s plan to pass a $550 billion infrastructure bill this week hit a potential obstacle from a surprising source when a key Republican announced he tested positive for Covid-19 and would quarantine for 10 days.

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