Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


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WSP USA begins design for two Texas transportation projects

AJOT | July 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide design services for the Interstate 30 (I-30) Dallas Canyon Interchange project and the planning of highway improvements in the Odessa District’s Permian Basin.

Italy moves to settle Autostrade fight after all-night talks

Bloomberg | July 15, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Kalyn Siebert Introduces New MiniDECK Detachable Gooseneck Lowboy

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Project / Heavy Lift | Trucking

Premium heavy-haul trailer manufacturer Kalyn Siebert has introduced a new product, the MiniDECK Detachable Gooseneck Lowboy. It is an example of the company’s continued innovation to manufacture products that maximize payload and deliver optimum versatility.

Branson rescues Virgin Atlantic as 70th birthday gift to himself

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

TT Club supports UK crime agency targeting cargo theft

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Egyptian president to receive Great Road Builder Award

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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DAT truckload volume index: Spot rates surged across all equipment types in June as economic demand returns

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Spot market rates and volumes increased across all equipment types as economic demand returns to seasonal trends, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online marketplace for spot truckload freight.

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Massachuesetts interstate system’s rate of bridge and pavement deterioration and congestion among highest in US

AJOT | July 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

As the U.S. Interstate Highway System reaches 64 years old, it faces increasing congestion, unprecedented levels of travel - particularly by large trucks - and insufficient funding to make needed repairs and improvements.

Tesla euphoria powers equity boom for electric imitators

Bloomberg | July 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trucking moved 11.84 billion tons of freight in 2019

AJOT | July 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Railroad technology alliance TRAINS is tackling climate change on the railroads in Saxony-Anhalt

AJOT | July 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

The flagship for the future railroad technology region of Anhalt is a train. Or to be exact, a “green” railcar that the Dessauer Verkehrs AG (Dessau’s local transport company) plans to test on the route between Dessau and Wörlitz.

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Draft Environmental Study Released on Rail Facility

AJOT | July 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

The U.S. Maritime Administration has released a draft study on environmental impacts of the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, a Port of Long Beach project.

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DAT Spot Truckload Market Summary, Week Ending July 5

AJOT | July 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Spot freight activity slowed during the Fourth of July holiday week as the number of loads posted on the DAT network of load boards declined 20% compared to the previous week. The number of truck posts fell 8.5%.

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Roadstar Million Mile Safe Driver Bobby Jordan wins Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway

AJOT | July 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Landstar System, Inc. announced the winner of the 2020 Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway sponsored by Pilot Flying J. Landstar Million Mile Safe Driver and Roadstar Bobby Jordan of Soso, Mississippi, was the lucky winner of a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia 126.

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Banyan Technology launches insights 

AJOT | July 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Banyan Technology, the provider of a breakthrough data connectivity platform that delivers real time freight pricing intelligence, today announced Insights, a data-driven solution used by LTL carriers to balance and maximize capacity on their networks and to provide measurable savings for shippers.

DAMCO app monitors infant formula shipments for Nestlé

AJOT | July 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

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Greater Magdeburg is a model region for innovative mobility concepts

AJOT | July 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Around 80 percent of Saxony-Anhalt’s population lives in rural areas. That calls for a lot of mobility. How do we reconcile this with efforts to reduce traffic volumes and harmful emissions? Researchers at Otto von Guericke University (OVGU) in Magdeburg are developing intelligent mobility concepts.

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