Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in EV charging software company

AJOT | March 16, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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SKF tests autonomous and electrical transport of goods

AJOT | March 16, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

SKF is now testing a self-driving electric truck together with the tech company Einride, to transport goods on a public road between the factory and the warehouse in Gothenburg.

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ATA Freight marks 25th anniversary and celebrates recent achievements during pandemic

AJOT | March 16, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The milestone anniversary comes in a year marked by several significant achievements and most notably, the company’s ongoing contributions to help keep the global supply chain moving despite the massive pandemic disruptions.

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Second new rail service in 7 days commences at the Port of Felixstowe

AJOT | March 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe is delighted to announce the start of a new rail service to the East Midlands Gateway (EMG), the second new rail service from the port in just seven days.

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Graves Cites U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Fleet as Opportunity to Test a VMT User Fee Nationwide

AJOT | March 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today identified the modernization of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) vehicle fleet as an opportunity to test a Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) user fee on a national scale.

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Canadian Tire and NuPort Robotics to commercialize Canada’s first automated heavy duty trucking technology

AJOT | March 12, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

First-of-its-kind technology to enable safer, greener and more efficient transport of goods by semi-tractor trailers

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ZF supports Turkey’s Barsan Global Logistics’ digitization journey

AJOT | March 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

ZF today announced that it has signed a deal with Turkey-based Barsan Global Logistics, a global provider of integrated logistics services, to equip its commercial vehicle fleet with advanced Transics-branded connectivity solutions in Europe and the Middle East.

CG Railway launches new rail ferry
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AJOT | Top Story | March 11, 2021

CG Railway launches new rail ferry

CG Railway (CGR) today announced the launch of the first of two new rail ferries. Part of a joint venture between subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) and SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH), CGR operates a U.S. Class III freight railroad transporting approximately 10,000 annual carloads of diversified commodities across the Gulf of Mexico.
U.K. roads getting busier with one in three people vaccinated

Bloomberg | March 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Econolite introduces EVO RADAR

AJOT | March 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

New best-in-class radar sensor solution strengthens Econolite’s position as the industry-leading sensor solutions provider

Rail traffic for the week ending March 6, 2021

AJOT | March 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Lake to service center manager in Savannah, Georgia

AJOT | March 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | People | Appointments

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Adam Lake has been promoted to service center manager in Savannah, Georgia.

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Softbox successfully supports Pfizer in the global cold chain distribution of Covid-19 vaccines

AJOT | March 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Softbox, a leading global innovator and provider of passive temperature control packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science and cold chain logistics industries, is proud to support Pfizer in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines through the supply of a high-performance temperature-controlled parcel shipper developed specifically for ultra-low temperature applications.

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January 2021 freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) declined 3.6% from December

AJOT | March 10, 2021 | Intermodal

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 3.6% in January from the revised December level, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From January 2020 to January 2021 the index fell 0.1% compared to a decline of 1.4% from January 2019 to January 2020 and a rise of 5.3% from January 2018 to January 2019.

New York traffic clawing back after tolls tumble in February

Bloomberg | March 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Arnott warns of ‘big market delusion’ in electric vehicles

Bloomberg | March 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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