Intermodal
News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.
J.G. Drapeau acquires the Ontario LTL division of Mainliner Freightways
| June 20, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for April reflects favorable seasonal environment for carriers
| June 20, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for April at a reading of 11.5 reflects strong freight demand and continued tightness in capacity. Carriers can expect the favorable conditions to improve further into Q3 and stay elevated well into 2019.
Southeastern Freight Lines names Justin Proffitt as Service Center Manager in Fredericksburg, Virginia
| June 19, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking | People | Appointments
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Justin Proffitt will serve as service center manager in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Baron Announces Baron Weather API for Fleet Operations
| June 18, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
Rolling Strong and Enrollment First partnership bring proactive healthcare approach to trucking
| June 18, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
Rolling Strong, the provider of driver wellness programs for transportation companies and their drivers, as well as owner-operators, today announced a partnership with Enrollment First, Inc. to offer affordable insurance benefits to owner-operators, and to fleets with independent contractors.
Amazon’s No Enemy. In Fact, It Needs Us, US Xpress CEO Says
| June 18, 2018 | Air Cargo | General | Intermodal
Truckers face retaliations despite supposed whistleblower protections
| June 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
Cass Truckload Linehaul and Intermodal Price Index: May 2018
| June 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail | Trucking
May’s Cass Truckload Linehaul Index continued the increasing rate of acceleration that began in 2017 by posting an 9.0% YoY increase to 133.7, the largest YoY percentage increase in this index to date (the base year is 2005).
Pilot promotes Zach Pollock to newly created executive role
| June 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking | People | Appointments
Following months of double-digit growth, Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services, announces the promotion of Zach Pollock to chief operating officer.
Bombardier Transportation inaugurates new production hall for series production in Saxony
| June 15, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation inaugurated a new final assembly hall in Bautzen, Germany today with Saxony's Prime Minister, Michael Kretschmer, and Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs, Martin Dulig, in attendance.
Argentine truckers begin strike as inflation eclipses wage gains
| June 14, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
Swissterminal Niederglatt enhances service offering for connections to West and South
| June 13, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals | Terminals
The container terminal Niederglatt/Zurich, operated by Swissterminal Group, will offer a new direct rail link to the Rail Hub Milano in Melzo/Milano with five departures per week from 2 July 2018. This new connection is operated by intermodal operator Hannibal, which is part of the Contship Italia Group.
ITS America CEO: Connectivity, automated vehicles will positively impact safety and operations of US transportation system
| June 13, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
Ryanair’s adding a base near London, but it still hates Brexit
| June 13, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal
Amazon, Grubhub boom fuels cold-dinner woes and hunt for drivers
| June 13, 2018 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking
Every season now seems like peak season for Leonard Wright, who’s constantly recruiting drivers to staff his INPAX Shipping Solutions. The relentless growth of Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime memberships has led the e-commerce giant to tap courier services like INPAX to make same-day and two-day deliveries in what’s called “the final mile” to customer homes.
Corps FY 2018 work plan released
| June 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Trucking
In Motion Truck Scale weighs each axle & calculates total
| June 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
A new truck scale that will dynamically weigh each axle and print a receipt with individual axle weights and the total without requiring a driver to stop has been introduced by Alliance Scale, Inc. of Canton, Massachusetts.
Five ABF Freight service centers recognized
| June 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
CIMC Intermodal Equipment installs 100% digital torqueing process to improve accuracy and safety
| June 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
CIMC Intermodal Equipment has converted and upgraded all of its plant operations to a cutting-edge computer controlled torqueing process.
FTR reports preliminary May trailer orders at 21,200 reflecting good seasonal numbers
| June 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking
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