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Chinese EVs find a niche making short-haul deliveries in Japan

Bloomberg | January 17, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Logistics companies in Japan, striving to cut costs and make the most out of the pandemic-inspired online shopping boom, are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.

China says rail-borne trade with North Korea has restarted

Bloomberg | January 17, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Musk’s tunnel system works, but the real test is still to come

Bloomberg | January 17, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

The Las Vegas Loop will need to handle many more people when pandemic restrictions lift.

Waymo, J.B. Hunt sign deal for self-driving trucks in Texas

Bloomberg | January 17, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Bloomberg | January 16, 2022

LA looters raid unattended containers amid supply-chain chaos

As many Americans worry about empty shelves and delayed packages, looters are taking advantage of the inflow of goods outside of the two southern California ports that are responsible for handling almost half of all U.S. imports.

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Bloomberg | January 16, 2022

Trudeau plays dangerous game demanding US truckers have shots

Canada started turning away unvaccinated U.S. truckers at the border this past weekend, a move that threatens to upend the flow of everything from food to auto parts to building supplies between two of the world’s largest trading partners.

Boston area gasoline prices were up $1.32 compared to last December when they averaged $2.16 per gallon

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

J.B. Hunt and Waymo Via announce long-term collaboration

AJOT Newsroom | January 14, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Amrak response to Pan Am Railways “agreement” with CSX

AJOT Newsroom | January 14, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

ATA Hails Supreme Court’s Rejection of OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

AJOT Newsroom | January 14, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

U.S. truckers near deadline to get shots or be barred by Canada

Bloomberg | January 13, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Bloomberg | January 13, 2022

Trucking, farming, heating will get more costly as diesel surges

Trucking, farming and heating homes is set to get more expensive as diesel prices surge to highs not seen since 2014.

Parade offers brokers access to new capacity via partnership with Channel19

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

AAR statement on FRA Administrator Bose confirmation

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Trucker Path’s 1 million users now have access to Loadsmart

AJOT Newsroom | January 13, 2022 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Trucker Path, the most comprehensive and fastest growing mobile app for North American commercial truck drivers, today announced a partnership with Loadsmart, a leading digital freight technology company. The agreement between the companies integrates Loadsmart with Trucker Path’s TruckLoads digital freight exchange solution to streamline and offer a better booking experience for drivers and carriers.

FTR reports preliminary trailer orders retreated in January to 26,500 units

AJOT Newsroom | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Rail traffic for the week ending January 8, 2022

AJOT Newsroom | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Belarus loses key potash transit route through Lithuania

Bloomberg | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

EUROGATE Intermodal renames its subsidiary Floyd to EUROGATE Rail Hungary

AJOT Newsroom | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

November 2021 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

AJOT Newsroom | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.6% to 136.9 in November 2021 from October, the third consecutive month of increase, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). For-hire freight does not include the operations of fleets owned by retailers or other non-transportation companies referred to as private fleets.

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