Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

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Drone Pilots’ $2,000 Paydays Drop 90% in `Race to the Bottom’

Bloomberg | May 14, 2018 | Air Cargo | General | Intermodal

Andy Trench made $2,000 a day in 2015 taking sky-high photographs along the East Coast with a drone he made himself. Now, that same work fetches about $175.

With Truckers in Control, Money Talks and Toilets Sparkle

Bloomberg | May 11, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Truck shortage has shippers luring US drivers with coffee, TV

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | May 11, 2018

Truck shortage has shippers luring US drivers with coffee, TV

Once at the mercy of shippers, truckers now are turning the tables, thanks to surging freight demand and a shortage of drivers.

Rail traffic for the week ending May 5, 2018

AJOT | May 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

JNPT truckers strike in India

AJOT | May 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Peel Ports launches first rail freight service

AJOT | May 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

Record stock slide clouds $63 billion Thai infrastructure plan

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Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes Matt Brown to Service Center Manager in Macon, Georgia

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

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Estes wins Richmond Region Leadership Award

AJOT | May 08, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

President and CEO Rob Estes won the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Leadership Award in the Top Workplaces mega companies category. He was among four Richmond, VA-area executives recognized for their strong leadership by inspiring confidence and vision in their companies.

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Bansar Provides Railway Shipping from China with very Competitive Shipping Rates

AJOT | May 07, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Bansar, a leading freight forwarder in China, today begun to provide rail freight from China to Europe, Russia and Central Asia. This comes at a time when the Chinese government and its partners are in the process of expanding railway network between China and other cities in Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

Allen Lund Company announces passing of ALC Cleveland Manager, Monty McHugh

AJOT | May 07, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Southeastern Freight Lines’ Fort Myers Service Center

AJOT | May 07, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, is celebrating 25 years of quality without question service at its Fort Myers, Florida, service center this month.

Uganda Wants $2.3 Billion China Rail Loan Finalized by September

Bloomberg | May 07, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Texas Drillers Find Too Few Railcars for All Their Oil and Sand

Bloomberg | May 05, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

American splits $1.4 billion jet buy between Bombardier, Embraer

Bloomberg | May 03, 2018 | Air Cargo | Intermodal

Costly lessons for leaders eyeing China’s belt-and-road billions

Bloomberg | May 02, 2018 | Intermodal | International Trade | Trucking

XPO profit jumps on e-Commerce as dealmaker-CEO’s plan pays off

Bloomberg | May 02, 2018 | Intermodal | Logistics

Rail Traffic for April and the Week Ending April 28, 2018

AJOT | May 02, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

U.S. imports of Canadian crude oil by rail increase

Energy

AJOT | Top Story | May 02, 2018

U.S. imports of Canadian crude oil by rail increase

Growth in Canadian crude oil production has outpaced expansions in pipeline takeaway capacity and, along with past pipeline outages, has driven Canadian crude oil prices lower and increased Canadian crude oil exports by rail to the United States.