Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


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Automated trucks market players eyelucrative opportunities as investment in automation grow: Fact.MR

AJOT | November 25, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

The innovation in automated trucks has made it possible to transport goods and materials without manual support. The technology is hailed by the automotive sector since it has helped them in significantly curbing the risk of accidents caused due to negligence. Automated trucks also are considered an environment-friendly option for transporting goods since they use gas and energy in lesser volume.

Rail traffic for the week ending November 21, 2020

AJOT | November 25, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

FedEx, UPS can’t get enough vans to keep up with delivery rush
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Bloomberg | Top Story | November 25, 2020

FedEx, UPS can’t get enough vans to keep up with delivery rush

FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. are running into a shortage of delivery vans, prompting a surprise cost squeeze that’s cutting into profits during a record surge in package volumes.
Emirates sees 2022 return of Jumbo A380s as travel recovers

Bloomberg | November 25, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

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Truckers get more help on safe parking

AJOT | November 24, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Motorway Buddy, the app to assist road hauliers and drivers to accurately plan their overnight parking, has been enhanced with UK police-sourced theft and vehicle interference data to identify safer parking options.

Proven accuracy at high speeds

AJOT | November 24, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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ATA truck tonnage index fell 6.3% in October

AJOT | November 24, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 6.3% in October after gaining 5.7% in September. In October, the index equaled 106.8 (2015=100) compared with 114 in September.

SoftBank-led round values Uber-like truck startup at $12 billion
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Bloomberg | Top Story | November 23, 2020

SoftBank-led round values Uber-like truck startup at $12 billion

Full Truck Alliance has raised $1.7 billion from investors including SoftBank Group Corp. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., a major cash infusion for the Uber-like trucking startup ahead of a potential initial public offering.
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Averitt expands North America services with Laredo Distribution Center

AJOT | November 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Averitt Express has expanded its facility in Laredo, TX with the addition of 35,000-sq.-ft of distribution and fulfillment space. The expansion increases the company’s ability to provide a wider array of supply chain services to customers that move freight through the continent’s busiest trade port with Mexico. 

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ACT research For-Hire Trucking Index highlights tght supply-demand balance

AJOT | November 23, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with October data, showed a second consecutive month of record tightness. October’s Volume Index was flat at 70.7 (SA), while Pricing dropped two points to 69.2, but still a top-decile result. With capacity and driver availability in contraction territory, at 45.8 and 28.6, respectively, the combination of strong demand and tight supply pushed the Supply-Demand Balance to its tightest level in survey history, now at 74.9.

Teetering airlines will struggle to outlast wait for vaccine

Bloomberg | November 23, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

Biden bump for infrastructure imperiled by Trump election fight
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Bloomberg | Top Story | November 23, 2020

Biden bump for infrastructure imperiled by Trump election fight

Union leaders and transportation advocates have looked to President-elect Joe Biden and his former Senate colleague Mitch McConnell for possible action next year on a major infrastructure package.
U.K.’s richest man partners with Hyundai to make hydrogen happen

Bloomberg | November 22, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Pelican BioThermal expands deep frozen product range to meet COVID-19 vaccine shipping requirements

AJOT | November 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology | Intermodal | Trucking

Pelican BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, announces deep frozen temperature controlled packaging options with temperature ranges of minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The new offerings help meet the growing need for increased deep frozen temperature ranges and payload capacities as pharmaceutical companies and their supply chains prepare to bring COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics to market. 

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Vnomics fuel savings leads Crum Trucking to renewal

AJOT | November 20, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Vnomics Corp., the provider of True Fuel®, a proven fuel saving technology that combines real-time driver coaching with insightful fuel efficiency data, today announced that Crum Trucking is renewing its contract to have True Fuel on all company-owned vehicles. The decision was based on realizing a 5% increase in MPG since implementing True Fuel. The carrier is also using information from True Fuel to help determine the most efficient specs for its expanding fleet.

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iPort Rail returns to six trains a day as activity accelerates

AJOT | November 20, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

iPort Rail, Doncaster, has this week welcomed a sixth daily train Felixstowe service, bringing the terminal back up to pre-pandemic service levels.

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China defies Musk’s warnings and pushes ahead with hydrogen

Bloomberg | November 20, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has spent years mocking the idea of using hydrogen fuel cells rather than electric batteries to power next-generation green vehicles. “Fuel cells = fool sells,” the boss of the world’s top electric-car maker tweeted in June.

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