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Icahn’s Navistar presses VW to boost bid from $3.6 billion

Bloomberg | September 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Service One Transportation celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2020

AJOT Newsroom | September 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Stas Margaronis | September 11, 2020

Consultant says shippers using U.S. West Coast ports can’t book rail on BNSF and UP

A Northern California logistics consultant was unable to book containers on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) or Union Pacific (UP) railroads for the first week of September going to and from U.S. West Coast ports and Midwest destinations.

Kalyn Siebert appoints new Director of National Account Sales

Kalyn Siebert has appointed Jeff Conner as Director of National Account Sales. Conner will focus on securing national fleet and rental business accounts, as well as helping the company grow its commercial and heavy-haul segments.

VW’s MAN truckmaker to cut as many as 9,500 jobs

Bloomberg | September 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Volkswagen AG’s truckmaking unit MAN plans to cut as much as a quarter of its workforce and potentially close three factories in a restructuring plan to improve earnings and finance investment in new vehicles.

Carrier of the Year Award winners announced by C.H. Robinson

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

ev Transportation Services announces new senior management team

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

July 2020 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 2.5% from April 2020 low

AJOT Newsroom | September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.3% in July from June, rising for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation

VW’s Traton boosts bid for rest of Navistar to $3.6 billion

Bloomberg | September 10, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business boosted its bid for Navistar International Corp., offering to buy the rest of the U.S. manufacturer for $3.6 billion.

Amtrak CEO pleads with Congress for billions in Covid-19 aid

Bloomberg | September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending September 5, 2020

AJOT Newsroom | September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Graves & Crawford statements from hearing on Amtrak’s COVID-19 Response

AJOT Newsroom | September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Amtrak’s Response to COVID-19”

DAT: Spot rates hit new highs heading into holiday

AJOT Newsroom | September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Aug 31 - Sept 6 - The average linehaul rate for dry van freight set an all-time record high in August (all-in spot rates were higher in June 2018 due to higher fuel surcharges).

FCM demands lawmakers block Blackstone takeover Of fifth-largest U.S. railroad

AJOT Newsroom | September 09, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

IAG’s new Spanish CEO has tough choices to make back home

Bloomberg | September 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

Luis Gallego faces tough challenges right out of the gate. The new chief executive officer of British Airways parent IAG SA must decide on job cuts, an uncertain takeover deal and the future of once-lucrative long-haul routes, in an aviation world laid waste by the coronavirus crisis.

ATA expresses disappointment in hair testing guidelines

AJOT Newsroom | September 08, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Stas Margaronis | September 07, 2020

STB and FRA echo rail worker concerns about U.S. rail service

On August 24th, the heads of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) sent identical letters to the heads of the leading U.S. railroads, including the Union Pacific (UP) and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) expressing concerns about the quality of the U.S. railroad infrastructure and disruptions in rail service.

TA welcomes FMCSA pilot proposal for under-21 commercial drivers

AJOT Newsroom | September 04, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Stas Margaronis | September 04, 2020

Stanford says Northern California highways face sea level threat rise

A Stanford University study warns that coastal highways face a growing risk of flooding from sea level rise and storm surges that cascade into delays for commuters with limited road alternatives that may be miles away from flooding.

Hapag-Lloyd: CN Rail intermodal terminal capacity in Montreal, Canada

AJOT Newsroom | September 04, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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