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AJOT Newsroom | May 26, 2022

InterGlobe Enterprises and UPS launch MOVIN - a new logistics brand built for India

UPS today announced a joint venture to launch MOVIN, a new logistics brand to serve the needs and demands of the fast-paced Indian market. The name MOVIN is a combination of Movement and India.

St. Louis Regional Freightway’s 2023 priority project list totals $3.8B

AJOT Newsroom | May 26, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Value of projects identified on recently released list to strengthen regional infrastructure soars by 38%

New partnership between KC and St. Louis regions supports improvements to I-70

AJOT Newsroom | May 26, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Newly signed Memorandum of Understanding to elevate awareness of economic, multimodal and efficiency impact of key interstate corridor

LogRock launches out of stealth with $3.5 million to manage compliance and reduce insurance spending for trucking companies

AJOT Newsroom | May 26, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

DHL opens two pop-up stores in Greater Las Vegas area

AJOT Newsroom | May 26, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

IndiGo’s billionaire founder partners UPS for logistics venture

The biggest shareholder of India’s largest airline, IndiGo, teamed up with United Parcel Service Inc. to tap the South Asian nation’s growing logistics market.

DAT: Truckload volumes slipped in April; spot van, reefer rates dive

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Truckload freight volumes retreated and spot-market rates dropped sharply in April, compounding pressure on small trucking companies and independent operators already strained by record fuel prices, said DAT Freight & Analytics, operators of the industry’s largest truckload freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.

Union Pacific continues to adapt and invest to keep freight moving

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Intermodal facility in Dupo, Illinois, provides example of the optionality shippers need

ZF and Mercedes-Benz trucks showcase silent, emission-free eWorX power take-off for electric TrucksZF

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

• eWorX, ZF’s electrified Commercial Vehicle Power Take-Off solution, will be harnessed to drive on-board electric equipment. • Close partnership with Mercedes-Benz Trucks includes working with Palfinger and Meiller on two electrified applications: a skip loader and a hook lifter. • ZF board member Wilhelm Rehm: “ZF is advancing the electric transformation of the commercial vehicle industry for a more sustainable future.”

North American Transborder freight up 23.8% in March 2022 from March 2021

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

• Total transborder freight: $141.9 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 23.8% compared to March 2021. • Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $72.9B. Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $69.0B. • Trucks moved $85.5 billion of freight, up 15.7% compared to March 2021. • Railways moved $20.2 billion of freight, up 20.9% compared to March 2021.

IVECO and Alpega Group partner on decarbonisation services on their path towards a zero-emission transportation ecosystem

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

AASHTO, NASAO applaud Senate committee for approving legislation to support advanced air mobility planning

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Stevens Trucking drives 100 million annual miles without a single cell phone involved incident

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

NoCell Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of proactive distracted driving technology for fleets, today announced that Stevens Trucking has not experienced a single cell phone involved incident over 100 million annual miles by adopting the NOCELL solution for addressing distracted driving. NOCELL curtails app distractions by only allowing one-touch access to work-related apps within DOT regulations.

China truck data showing lockdown’s hit disappears from public

Bloomberg | May 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Real-time trucking data which shows the heavy toll of Covid restrictions on the Chinese economy is no longer being made publicly available, according to the company which collects the information.