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Bloomberg | December 27, 2021

Expect more shipping chaos as omicron forces transport workers to quit

From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure of higher pay, the transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply-chain disruptions.

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AJOT Newsroom | December 23, 2021

Port of Long Beach receives $52.3 million grant for rail project

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $52.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration to help fund development of the “Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility,” which will enable the nation’s second-largest seaport to move more cargo by train, improving efficiency and lessening environmental impacts.

Rail traffic for the week ending December 18, 2021

AJOT Newsroom | December 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Morgan Truck Body teams with SEA Electric & Central Trailer Service for 40 EV truck bodies

AJOT Newsroom | December 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Carrier Refrigeration delivers healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent outcomes in cold chain

AJOT Newsroom | December 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Carrier’s Refrigeration business experienced strong momentum across its services, aftermarket and connected solutions portfolio in 2021.

Heniff Transportation signs LOI to purchase 100 zero-emission trucks from Thompson Truck Centers and Nikola

AJOT Newsroom | December 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Heniff Transportation Systems, LLC has reached an agreement to initially acquire 10 Nikola Tre BEV trucks from Thompson Truck Centers, a member of the Nikola Corporation sales and service dealer network. Nikola is a leading designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEV), fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and energy infrastructure solutions.

Bluejay Capital Partners completes acquisition of Pacific West

AJOT Newsroom | December 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

ATA Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.3% in November

AJOT Newsroom | December 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Index 2.5% above November 2020

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Bloomberg | December 21, 2021

Nikola’s lost year: Delayed trucks, fallen stock and short on cash

Nikola Corp. entered this year with ambitions to start full production of a battery-powered semi-truck, make progress on a fuel-cell big rig and break ground on a network of hydrogen fueling stations.

Nikola to pay $125 million SEC penalty over Milton comments

Bloomberg | December 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Fortress-backed rail company Brightline gets an ally in California’s Treasurer

Bloomberg | December 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

ATA statement on Meera Joshi

AJOT Newsroom | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

ATA freight forecast shows freight recovering from pandemic-induced dip

AJOT Newsroom | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

IVECO and Plus announce autonomous trucking pilot in Europe and China

AJOT Newsroom | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

IVECO, the commercial vehicles brand of CNH Industrial, joined Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of self-driving truck technology, as their European partner for the launch of a pilot in Europe and China, to begin the validation and integration of Plus’s autonomous trucking technology with IVECO’s latest-generation S-WAY heavy-duty truck.

Gebrüder Weiss and Henkel opt for rail

AJOT Newsroom | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Train transport from Vienna to Düsseldorf reduces CO2 emissions by up to 70% / Innovative rail solution enables flexible, craneless trailer loading

Johanson Transportation gives $50,000 in celebration of 50 years in the freight transportation industry

Johanson Transportation Service | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

CN Rail to name a new CEO next month as Vena drops out of the running

Bloomberg | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

ATA workforce heroes truck participates in Wreaths Across America convoy

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2021

Port of New Orleans and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Boards elect Ponstein as Chairman

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans selected new officers with the election of Charles H. Ponstein as Chairman, Jack C. Jensen, Jr. as Vice Chairman and Joseph F. Toomy as Secretary-Treasurer during the monthly Board meeting Dec. 16.

FedEx surges the most in 16 months after profit blows past analysts’ estimates

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