Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Crawford statement from hearing to review the state of the rail workforce

AJOT | June 20, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Comau and Leclanché developed one of the world’s first automated industrial scale manufacturing lines of energy storage solutions for the transport sector

AJOT | June 20, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

City of Peru and Illinois Railway Awarded Federal Grant

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Lippert Components introduces somnum® Sleeper Series pillows for long-haul drivers

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Konexial launches GoFuel program, providing discounts for trucking fleets

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

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Holland Recognized as the 2018 LTL Carrier of the Year by the True Value Company

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Holland, a leader in Central and Southeastern next-day delivery, has been named the True Value Company’s 2018 LTL Carrier of the Year in recognition of “outstanding performance as a valued partner.”

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Southwest Dedicated Transport Deploys Globe Tracker Temperature Monitoring for its Trailer Fleet

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Southwest Dedicated Transport LLC, a leading motor carrier out of Oklahoma, has selected Globe Tracker, a leader in IoT tracking and monitoring solutions for logistics assets, to outfit their refrigerated trailer fleet with industry leading IoT devices that track and monitor cargo condition.

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iPort Rail launches new commercial service to Teeside

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

“This is the third commercial service we have launched in under a year, underscoring the huge success iPort Rail has seen already and the growing demand for our services,” said Steve Freeman, Managing Director of iPort Rail. “With this new Teesport route in addition to Southampton and Felixstowe, and new partnership with PD Ports we are excited about the possibilities this brings to our customers and businesses across the North of England and Midlands.”

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New Silk Road for finished vehicles

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

MOSOLF launches rail transport services between Europe and China

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New Sydney Metro Northwest Stations built using 100% responsibly sourced timber

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Australia’s largest public transport project awarded project certification

Rail Unions to Congress: Safety is Not Negotiable

AJOT | June 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 6.1% in May

AJOT | June 18, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Index 0.9% Higher than May 2018

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Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes Russ Brien to Service Center Manager in North Atlanta, Georgia

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Russ Brien has been promoted to service center manager in Atlanta, Georgia.

GPS Insight announces new dash cams to enhance safety

AJOT | June 18, 2019 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

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Ratios fall but national rates hold steady

AJOT | June 18, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Jun 10 - 16 - Trucks returned to the highways last week after the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz put a squeeze on capacity in the previous week. That pushed load-to-truck ratios lower for each trailer type, and many lanes that saw major rate increases during Roadcheck had declines last week. Still, national average rates for vans and reefers remain the highest they’ve been since January.