Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Penske Truck Leasing opens new Fort Worth, TX location

AJOT Newsroom | September 28, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Dachser Mexico connects customers to the LCL service from China to US west coast ports

AJOT Newsroom | September 28, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Dachser Mexico, a subsidiary of leading global logistics provider Dachser, offers a cross-border trucking and customs clearance service that seamlessly connects its customers to Dachser USA’s LCL service between China and U.S. west coast ports. Introduced in February 2021 to address the congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the LCL service from China to the U.S. reduces the transit time by 1-2 days and cuts dwell time down from 14-25 days to 3-7 days.

Raimondo says CEOs more reasonable on taxes than lobbyists are

Bloomberg | September 28, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

U.K. puts army drivers on standby to tackle widening fuel crisis

Bloomberg | September 27, 2021 | Energy | Intermodal | Trucking

The U.K. officially put the military on standby to help deliver supplies to gasoline stations in an effort to stem a widening crisis that’s engulfed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government.

U.K. relaxes antitrust rules, may bring in army to boost fuel supplies

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ready to bring in Army drivers if needed to fix a supply chain crisis that threatens to engulf his U.K. government, amid scenes of panic-buying and gas stations running dry.

Scholz tells U.K. that Brexit is to blame for trucker shortage

Bloomberg | September 27, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Troubled Thai state railway targets $18 billion in land projects

Bloomberg | September 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Johnson’s trucker visa move to get gas flowing called inadequate

Bloomberg | September 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Boris Johnson caved in to industry demands to issue visas to foreign truck drivers, as a crisis that’s led to panic-buying at gas stations and empty supermarket shelves threatens to undermine his government.

Snarled supply chain is leading to less-nutritious school meals

Bloomberg | September 24, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Barings and Partners Group recapitalize Milestone, a leading provider of transportation equipment in the US

AJOT Newsroom | September 24, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Top 12 finalists named in America’s Transportation Awards competition

AJOT Newsroom | September 24, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Caisse backs CN Rail, questions TCI’s motives in proxy fight

Bloomberg | September 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

The head of Quebec’s largest fund manager is backing the board and management of Canadian National Railway Co. in their fight against an unhappy shareholder, saying they were right to attempt a takeover of Kansas City Southern even though the bid failed.

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Bloomberg | September 23, 2021

Containers piling up at US rail yards add to port strains

To understand why more than 100 container ships are waiting to enter U.S. ports from Southern California to Savannah, Georgia, it helps to keep tabs on the congestion that’s building at another key junction of freight transportation: rail yards.

Last mile delivery startup MetroSpeedy closes $5M seed funding

AJOT Newsroom | September 23, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

More rail tank cars meet DOT-117 safety standards in 2020

AJOT Newsroom | September 23, 2021 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail

More than half (54%) of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2020 met new safety requirements, an increase from the 48% in 2019, according to the Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2021 Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.