Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority wins 2019 Toll Excellence Award for Selmon West Extension project

AJOT | August 29, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Dubai halts mega-airport project as Gulf economies stumble

Bloomberg | August 29, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports | Intermodal

NYC-area rail bridge planners taking another shot at US funds

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 28, 2019

NYC-area rail bridge planners taking another shot at US funds

New Jersey and New York officials will submit a revised financial plan for the $1.6 billion replacement of a decrepit bridge that’s key to rail traffic in the U.S. Northeast, the latest attempt to secure funding from a recalcitrant administration.

Nuvera to produce and sell 45-Kilowatt fuel cell engine for vehicles

AJOT | August 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Labor Day weekend cargo theft trends infographic and security tips

AJOT | August 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Rail traffic for the week ending August 24, 2019

AJOT | August 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Mboweni draws battle lines with new South African growth plan

Bloomberg | August 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

German locomotive takeover gives China cheap route into Europe

Bloomberg | August 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Ex-Uber engineer Levandowski charged by US in Waymo case

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 27, 2019

Ex-Uber engineer Levandowski charged by US in Waymo case

Former Uber Technologies Inc. engineer Anthony Levandowski was charged with stealing driverless-vehicle technology from Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit, resurrecting the intrigue of the biggest legal battle to grip Silicon Valley in recent memory.

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Digital logistics chains: Smart wagon upgrade meets the half-way point

AJOT | August 27, 2019 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

DB Cargo is powering ahead with the digitalisation of its freight wagon fleet: the 34,000th wagon with state-of-the-art telematics and smart sensors rolled out of the refitting facility in Seelze near Hanover today. By 2020, the approximately 68,000 wagons in the company's German fleet will all have the digital technology on board – the result of investing a high seven-figure sum.

OmniTRAX adds Cleveland Commercial Railroad to strengthen shipper service in Northern Ohio

AJOT | August 27, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

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Historic Boston bridge wins National Public Works award

AJOT | August 27, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

The Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Design-Build project was honored by the American Public Works Association (APWA) with a 2019 Public Works Project of the Year Award in the category of Historical Restoration/Preservation more than $75 million.

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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Chad Thomason to Service Center Manager in Fayetteville, North Carolina

AJOT | August 27, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Chad Thomason has been promoted to service center manager in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

RailWorks Corp. selected to inspect track in Southern California

AJOT | August 26, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Texas Freight selects Orbcomm’s in-cab solution for fleet-wide management and compliance

AJOT | August 26, 2019 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

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CHS launches safe driving recognition program

AJOT | August 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

To recognize and encourage safe driving, CHS Transportation and Distribution is launching a program to honor employees who have driven one million miles without a safety accident.

Trinium enables in-transit visibility for container drayage customers

AJOT | August 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index improves again in June

AJOT | August 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

U.K. trucker ousts CEO, halts trading in new blow to Woodford

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 23, 2019

U.K. trucker ousts CEO, halts trading in new blow to Woodford

Shares of Eddie Stobart Logistics Plc were suspended Friday after the U.K. trucking firm ousted its chief executive amid an accounting review, dealing a new blow to embattled fund manager Neil Woodford, whose firm controls 22% of the stock.