Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Intermodal rail service from Port of Immingham can move 80 containers a day

AJOT Newsroom | November 16, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

A new intermodal train service directly from the Port of Immingham to iPort Rail in Doncaster has been launched, helping to ease the pressures of the current HGV driver shortage by having the capacity to move 80 containers a day by rail.

European road freight market projected to grow by 8.6% in 2021

AJOT Newsroom | November 16, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Ti’s latest market projections for 2021 show that the European road freight market is expected to grow by 8.6% year-on-year.

AAR statement on infrastructure package signing

AJOT Newsroom | November 16, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Bloomberg | November 15, 2021

Heavy Rains Shut Railroad Tracks Near Canada’s Biggest Port

Railroad tracks that carry goods to and from the Port of Vancouver have been shut by heavy rains and resultant mudslides in British Columbia.

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AJOT Newsroom | November 15, 2021

Georgia Ports mark Mason Mega Rail milestone

Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the Georgia Ports Authority has completed and is now operating the second set of nine new rail tracks for a total of 18 tracks at its Mason Mega Rail Terminal. The expansion immediately increases intermodal capacity to and from the Port of Savannah by more than 30 percent.

Senator Tom Carper tours Delmarva Central Railroad

AJOT Newsroom | November 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Electric semi-trailers are next step in greening China’s roads

Bloomberg | November 15, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Yellow Corporation earns 2022 Military Friendly® employer designation and NDTA Pathfinder Society Award

AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

CN signs the “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” and joins the “Race To Zero” campaign

AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

CN’s commitment is in line with the criteria and recommendations of the Science Based Targets initiative

Resolving fluidity challenges in today’s bottlenecked supply chain environment with technology

Tom Martucci, Chief Technology Officer, Consolidated Intermodal Technologies | November 12, 2021 | Intermodal

In today’s demanding supply chain environment, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) are facing unprecedented supply chain challenges much like larger companies and, as a result, have been investing in their own fleets due to the lack of equipment available in the marketplace.

FTR reports final trailer orders fall to 16,800 units as OEMs remain cautious about overbooking

AJOT Newsroom | November 12, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Jaguar Transport enters agreement to operate Oklahoma Central Rail Park

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Jaguar Transport Holdings has entered into an agreement with Haskell Lemon Construction to operate the Oklahoma Central Rail Park (OKCRP) in El Reno, OK. This 200-acre facility just west of Oklahoma City will be fully operational on January 1, 2022.

Penske and Cardinal Health partner to test commercial electric vehicles for trailer yard management and deliveries

AJOT Newsroom | November 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

26-year-old CEO takes his autonomous truck company public in $5 billion deal

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Cando Rail & Terminals is said to explore $800 million sale

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

WH Smith eyes rail expansion as U.K. weekend getaways return

Bloomberg | November 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Transportation leaders across the country celebrate infrastructure bill’s historic freight investments

AJOT Newsroom | November 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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AJOT Newsroom | November 10, 2021

ATA, state trucking association partners lead legal challenge to Biden vaccine mandate

Today, the American Trucking Associations, along with the Louisiana Motor Truck Association, the Mississippi Trucking Association and the Texas Trucking Association led a number of groups representing various facets of the supply chain in suing the Biden Administration over its employer-based COVID-19 vaccine mandate.