Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Italy Bridge Disaster Shows Faultline in Populist Coalition

Bloomberg | August 17, 2018 | Intermodal

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WiseTech acquires US TMS provider, Trinium

AJOT | August 16, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

WiseTech Global, today announced the acquisition of Trinium Technologies, a leading provider of intermodal trucking transportation management solutions (TMS) in the United States and Canada.

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To get ready for robot driving, some want to reprogram pedestrians

Bloomberg | August 16, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Researchers bemoan human unpredictability and back the kind of campaigns that helped Germany cut jaywalking fatalities.

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 11, 2018

AJOT | August 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

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Union Pacific announces executive management appointments

AJOT | August 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Cameron Scott announced his retirement, effective Feb. 28. He will serve as a company vice president until then.

Werner Enterprises Appoints Jack Holmes to Board of Directors

AJOT | August 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

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New ultra-low emission heavy duty natural gas trucks hit the road in California

AJOT | August 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Food Express, Inc. takes delivery of the first set of 46 new trucks for use on delivery routes

Truckers Asleep at the Wheel as Diesel Price Shock Creeps Closer

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | August 15, 2018

Truckers Asleep at the Wheel as Diesel Price Shock Creeps Closer

Every time Chuck Paar makes the over 500-mile round trip from his home in Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania, to Buffalo and Syracuse, New York, his 18-wheel tractor trailer carries 25 tons of sand or cement and burns about $265 of diesel in one day. That’s up from as little as $166 for the same route two years ago, and the increased cost of fuel is squeezing already thin industry profit margins.

Railways Are Path to North Korea Peace, South Korean Leader Says

Bloomberg | August 15, 2018 | Intermodal

An Uber for Trucks Is Hitting Obstacles in China

Bloomberg | August 14, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

ATA announces Dan Horvath as new Vice President of Safety Policy

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Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes Keith Huggins to Vice President of Business Development and Training

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Keith Huggins will serve as vice president of business development and training.

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Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes Charles Parkman to Regional Vice President of Sales

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Charles Parkman has been promoted to regional vice president of sales.

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Southeastern Freight Lines’ Kinston Service Center Celebrates 35 Years of Service

AJOT | August 14, 2018 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, is celebrating 35 years of quality without question service at its Kinston, North Carolina, service center.

M&K Truck Centers expands operations in Michigan

AJOT | August 14, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Rescar companies names J. Andrew Schaffer to senior management team

Schaffer will oversee operations for Rescar’s six full-service plants at Channelview, Texas; Dubois, Pennsylvania; Gordon, Georgia; Longview, Texas; Orange, Texas; and Savanna, Illinois.