Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Launch of TransmetriQ Rail Management System is a major advance in shipment tracking and ETA

AJOT Newsroom | April 19, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Launch of TransmetriQ Rail Management System is a major advance in shipment tracking and ETA

TransmetriQ, a unit of Railinc | April 19, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Penske adds Ford E-Transit cargo vans to its rental and leasing fleet

AJOT Newsroom | April 18, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | Intermodal | Trucking

Penske Truck Leasing today announced it has ordered 750 all-electric Ford E-Transit cargo vans. The company is taking delivery of its first several vehicles in the next several weeks. The move follows successfully piloting the vehicles late last year.

California State Transportation Agency Secretary Kim joins WSP advisory

AJOT Newsroom | April 18, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

As transportation policy and multimodal strategy principal in Washington, D.C., Kim will work with U.S. transportation executives to guide policy-making and incoming federal funding.

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Bloomberg | April 16, 2022

Texas halts all Mexican truck inspections after border chaos

Texas Governor Greg Abbott halted all Mexican truck inspections after a week of protests, traffic jams and mounting outrage from business interests on both sides of the border.

Leonard’s Express wins Grand Trophy for Safety from Trucking Association of New York

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Leonard’s Express – a leading transportation services provider offering refrigerated trucking, dry van, warehousing and freight brokerage services – has won the Trucking Association of New York's (TANY) Fleet Safety Award Grand Trophy.

Kansas City region continues as a top US logistics hub with record industrial development

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

NCLA appeal takes issue with PHMSA over Scienter, Statute of Limitations and lack of jury trial

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Clean Water Act rules hurt transportation sector’s ability to fix nation’s roads & bridges, construction and materials groups tell U.S. Supreme Court

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Mexican truck exports plunge 80% in just days as US border blockade persists

Bloomberg | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Mexican semi-truck exports to the U.S. have slumped 80% in a matter of days as a border blockade to protest Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s stepped-up vehicle inspections drags on.

ATA calls on Governor Abbott to rescind his redundant inspection initiative

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index improved slightly in February ahead of a plunge in March

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Coal miners in South Africa get railway’s force majeure notice

Bloomberg | April 15, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

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Bloomberg | April 14, 2022

Produce worth millions gets stuck in blockade by Mexico truckers

Grocery stores in some parts of the U.S. are expected to start running out of certain perishable goods as soon as this weekend because of a Mexican truckers’ blockade that has stranded millions of dollars worth of fresh produce.

Mexican truckers end initial blockade to shift to other US crossings

Bloomberg | April 14, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

FTR Reports Preliminary Trailer Orders Surge in March to 36,200 Units

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Easter travel surge to stress U.K. airports, roads and ports

Bloomberg | April 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Intermodal

Thungela Sees More Coal Disruptions With Transnet Force Majeure

Bloomberg | April 14, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

China’s key coal-hauling rail line has collision between trains

Bloomberg | April 14, 2022 | Intermodal

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Bloomberg | April 14, 2022

Truckers caught in covid controls snarl China supply chains

China’s network of delivering everything from electronic parts to raw materials to the nation’s factories has nearly ground to a halt as Covid-19 restrictions leave hundreds of thousands of truck drivers caught in a web of quarantine controls.

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