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Continental ships first truck tires from Clinton, Mississippi plant

AJOT Newsroom | October 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Continental, one of the largest tire and automotive technology suppliers in the world, has shipped the first tires from its greenfield plant in Clinton, Mississippi, U.S., less than four years after the initial groundbreaking.

OmniTRAX, RAEDC and City of Peru initiate promotion of rail-ready sites on Illinois railway

AJOT Newsroom | October 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Daimler invests in lidar startup to bolster self-driving truck effort

Bloomberg | October 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Contship Italia Group releases new business plan targets 2021-2024

AJOT Newsroom | October 29, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

UK funding for electric-vehicle charging still on a trickle

Bloomberg | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

No light in the tunnel for Japan’s trains as record losses mount

Bloomberg | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Temperature control at all times: VTG and Nexxiot expand cooperation

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail traffic for the week ending October 24, 2020

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

CSX’s Atkinson honored for environmental stewardship

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2020

Patriot Rail reaches agreement to acquire short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway

Patriot Rail Company LLC (Patriot), a leading U.S. operator of short line and regional freight railroads, rail services, and integrated port logistics companies, today announced it has entered an agreement to acquire short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its related entities Caballero LLC and Caballero 2 LLC, storage and transload service providers.

Dupré Logistics recognized nationally for outstanding safety record

Dupré Logistics | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Dupré Logistics was recently recognized for its outstanding safety record by National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), the industry’s leading champion for transportation safety on America’s highways.

Road deaths down sharply during lockdown

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

The number of road deaths fell by a third during lockdowns this spring but traffic was down by a half, according to indicative figures published by the International Transport Forum in its Road Safety Annual Report 2020.

US Secretary of Transportation Chao announces $291 million in ‘state of good repair’ grants to improve the reliability and safety of America’s rail network

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Saelig introduces PicoScope electric vehicle test kit with smart accessory interfaces

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Volkswagen and Toyota truck units team up on electrification

Bloomberg | October 28, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

ATA honors Wyoming’s Foertsch with President’s TAEC Award

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

New carrier pods monitored by Sensitech provide mobile cold storage solutions for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

New Carrier Pods™ monitored by Sensitech® combine leading refrigeration technology and cargo monitoring capabilities to help address the unique challenges of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Customers can expand their cold storage capacity along with added cargo visibility to help ensure the life of vaccines. Carrier and Sensitech are part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), a leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions.

Waymo adds Daimler Trucks to roster of driverless partnerships

Bloomberg | October 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

CLI improves LTL operations with an augmented dock management board

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI), veteran providers of freight management software for Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) fleets, today announced an enhanced Dock Management Board that improves freight visibility, worker productivity, and loading accuracy. The solution supports dynamic routing, photo capture, and is integrated with pallet dimensioning solutions.

August 2020 North American transborder freight up 11% from July 2020

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Trucking

• Total Transborder freight: $93.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 2.7% compared to July 2020 and up 13.9% from June 2020. • Transborder freight value in August was down 11.1% compared to August 2019. • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $60.9 billion of freight, up 0.2% compared to July 2020, down 7.9% compared to August 2019. • Second most-used mode: Railways moved $13.8 billion of freight, up 7.2% compared to July 2020, down 14.3% compared to August 2019.

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