Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Williams named Senior Director of Enterprise Management and Strategy at WSP USA

AJOT Newsroom | January 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail infrastructure management expert joins WSP Advisory team; established UK’s Network Rail Consulting in Massachusetts in 2016.

Trudeau foe woos governors to help undo trucker shot rule

Bloomberg | January 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he’s working with U.S. governors to lobby President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for an end to trucker vaccine mandates that are disrupting shipments across the border.

Biden says fight against consolidation will help tame inflation

Bloomberg | January 25, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Alberta’s Kenney talks to governors on ending trucker jabs rule

Bloomberg | January 24, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Bloomberg | January 24, 2022

Rail unions seek mediator with US talks ‘completely stalled’

Labor unions representing about 100,000 U.S. railroad workers say contract negotiations have broken down after more than two years of talks with several carriers.

Biden to talk up anti-inflation efforts as risks and prices rise

Bloomberg | January 24, 2022 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Trucking

New rail served industrial development coming to Savannah

AJOT Newsroom | January 24, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | Logistics

Capital Development Partners (CDP), a full-service real estate development company, recently broke ground on a 393,680 square foot speculative Class A warehouse, located in Bloomingdale, Georgia, just off Exit 148 on Interstate 16, which will deliver in Q4 2022. The development boasts dual rail connection to the Genessee & Wyoming rail service, which will meet the needs of companies seeking rail served distribution warehouse space.

Relay payments’ new offering for LTL carriers streamlines complex processes

AJOT Newsroom | January 24, 2022 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Averitt named top inter-regional LTL carrier In the country

AJOT Newsroom | January 24, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Mastio & Company, an independent research agency that specializes in the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry, recently honored Averitt Express for service quality.

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Bloomberg | January 24, 2022

Sleepy truckers get forgotten in supply crisis choking economy

President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure law was supposed to ease problems for the trucking industry and relieve supply chain woes, but the law overlooked a vital necessity for truckers: Parking.

XPO Logistics digital truck brokerage platform exceeds 600,000 app downloads

AJOT Newsroom | January 24, 2022 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Trucking and heating costs to rise as diesel fuel hits a seven-year high

Bloomberg | January 23, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

NEXT Trucking appoints Abs Kapur as CEO

Bolsters Leadership Team with Supply Chain Industry Veteran

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for November rebounds to double-digit positive reading

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for November rebounded from October’s 7.75 to a 10.0 reading for the month primarily due to steadier diesel prices. Slightly firmer freight volume and rates also contributed to the gain.

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Bloomberg | January 21, 2022

One of China’s busiest ports jammed by Covid, ship delays

Containers are stacking up at the already backed-up Shenzhen port in China as congestion in the U.S. and Europe ripples back to Asia, delaying ships picking up goods from the manufacturing and technology hub.

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Bloomberg | January 20, 2022

LA port truckers seek to unionize in new gig work showdown

Hundreds of truckers who haul goods at Southern California ports and railyards are petitioning to unionize, hoping to convince federal authorities they’re really employees and not contractors as their company claims.