Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

ARTBA Foundation announces four transportation development Hall of Fame inductees

AJOT Newsroom | October 02, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Penske Truck Leasing adds Kalmar Ottawa electric terminal tractor to its EV fleet

AJOT Newsroom | October 02, 2019 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Trucking

Penske Truck Leasing is growing its electric vehicle fleet with the addition of the Kalmar Ottawa Electric Terminal Tractor (T2E). The introduction of these new all-electric commercial vehicles into Penske’s fleet is another in a series of recent moves the company has undertaken to test and showcase innovative electric vehicles and help bring them to market.

Volkswagen’s truck unit to pour $2.2 billion into electric vehicles, software

Bloomberg | October 02, 2019 | Intermodal

Volkswagen AG’s Traton truck division plans to spend more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) over the next five years on electric vehicles and digital offerings in a bid to keep pace with the industry’s “radical” transformation.

Why it’s so hard for entrepreneurs to get really rich in Europe

Bloomberg | October 02, 2019 | Intermodal

The IFDA Annual Truck Driving Championship lets drivers show their skills while families show their appreciation

Fleet Advantage | October 01, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Annual Kids Essay Contest Sheds Light on What Drivers Mean to their Families

Meritor announces North America’s lightest-weight trailer suspension

AJOT Newsroom | October 01, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Emirates Airline boss says Etihad more receptive to synergies

Bloomberg | October 01, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

BSM releases new “LiveFleet” mobile app to offer customers greater transparency

AJOT Newsroom | October 01, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Building on the success of its existing LiveFleet web portal, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), today announces the launch of its LiveFleet mobile app, available on iOS and Android.

Jason Dekker joins CFI Logistica as Director of International Business Development

AJOT Newsroom | October 01, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

15-year industry veteran to lead sales and business development for CFI’s transportation and logistics services between Mexico and the U.S. and Canada

YRC Freight and BNSF strengthen intermodal commerce

AJOT Newsroom | September 30, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

These new containers are part of the YRC commitment to acquire 1,000 branded intermodal containers by the end of 2020. Most of the containers will travel between Chicago and Southern California on BNSF’s network.

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Stas Margaronis | September 30, 2019

HTA’s LaBar says new California law’s impact on owner/operator trucking still to be determined

In an interview with AJOT, LaBar said that the full impact of AB-5 on trucking in California cannot be fully known at this time due to several factors

TRAC Intermodal releases GRI

AJOT Newsroom | September 30, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Top 10 North American LTL carrier selects DDC Intelligence

AJOT Newsroom | September 30, 2019 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

AMA Transportation modernizes operations with Carrier Logistics

AJOT Newsroom | September 30, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Carrier adopts FACTS freight management software to automate operational and business processes

Hong Kong clashes intensify with petrol bombs and fires

Bloomberg | September 29, 2019 | Intermodal

Hong Kong police used a water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas on protesters who set a train station entrance on fire and hurled petrol bombs as they tried to march on the government offices in the city center.

Juniper Systems and Industrial Networks continue to advance railroad identification and tracking system

AJOT Newsroom | September 27, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail | Shipping Technology

LA-Long Beach port trucking company replaces truck fleet with near-zero emissions natural gas trucks

AJOT Newsroom | September 27, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI) today announced it is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with near-zero emission natural gas trucks, which it plans to fuel with carbon negative renewable natural gas.