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News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index eased in July, but conditions remain robust for carriers

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Kari Gonzales named TTCI’s next President

VW’s Traton flags significant sales hit from chip shortage

Bloomberg | September 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Davies Turner leaps up table of Top 30 UK logistics providers

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Davies Turner has jumped seven places to 21st in the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s prestigious league table of the Top 30 logistics providers in the UK.

ATA urges DOT to proceed with national framework for automated vehicles

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

ATA Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.5% in August

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.5% in August after falling 1.1% in July. In August, the index equaled 110.3 (2015=100) compared with 109.8 in July.

VW’s Traton expects significant sales hit from chip shortage

Bloomberg | September 22, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Mercedes−Benz Trucks presents fully electric vehicles

AJOT Newsroom | September 21, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Several vehicle innovations were presented to the public by Mercedes-Benz Trucks. In doing so, the focus was especially on the electrification of the product portfolio.

CFI’s Jon “Smitty” Smith surpasses five million miles as professional driver

AJOT Newsroom | September 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trucker celebrated for driving milestone spanning a 37-year career delivering freight through all 48 lower U.S. states

TRAC named best overall chassis provider at Port of NY/NJ

AJOT Newsroom | September 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Stas Margaronis | September 20, 2021

California Propeller Clubs’ meeting focuses on railroads’ impact on California ports

The Propeller Clubs of Northern California and of Los Angeles and Long Beach convened a joint forum to discuss the impact of U.S. railroads on California ports.

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AJOT Newsroom | September 17, 2021

CN outlines details of strategic plan

Ambitious value creation plan targeting C$700 million of additional operating income, as well as a 57% operating ratio for 2022

Rolling Strong supports St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund initiatives

AJOT Newsroom | September 17, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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AJOT Newsroom | September 17, 2021

DAT Truckload Volume Index gained 2% in August

Truckload volume surged and spot and contract freight rates hit new highs in August as logistics managers stare down their most challenging peak shipping season yet.

Intermodal EXPO welcomes over 1,100 Freight Leaders

AJOT Newsroom | September 17, 2021 | Intermodal

Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Spenser Ellis to Service Center Manager in Monroe, Louisiana

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Spenser Ellis has been promoted to service center manager in Monroe, Louisiana.

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Bloomberg | September 17, 2021

This port logjam has enough containers to cross half the U.S.

The number of container ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia reached an all-time high of 65 vessels, carrying potential payloads of cargo boxes that would stretch halfway across the country if lined up end to end.

Global automated trucks market sales to surge, LiDAR trucks to expand at 10% CAGR: Fact.MR study

AJOT Newsroom | September 16, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Intermodal EXPO welcomes over 1,100 freight leaders at in-person event In Long Beach Sept. 12-14, 2021

AJOT Newsroom | September 16, 2021 | Intermodal

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Bloomberg | September 16, 2021

Railroad megadeal marks the payoff for gamble by CP boss Creel

When a rival threatened to steal Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s dream acquisition, Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel bet his company’s future on a hunch supported by his younger days operating trains across the central U.S.

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