Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

project44 unveils ocean to rail visibility to increase real-time intermodal tracking

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Averitt’s Smart Crate fuses reusability with technology for more efficient shipping

AJOT | March 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

Averitt Express has unveiled a new modular crate system called Smart Crate. Designed to reduce damages in transit, Smart Crate uses state-of-the-art sensor and communications technologies to also provide real-time location tracking and condition monitoring.

Southeastern Freight Lines recognized as Hillman Group LTL Carrier of the Year

AJOT | March 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

FTR Trucking conditions index eases in January; Outlook is uncertain

AJOT | March 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Southeastern Freight Lines Recognized as Hillman Group LTL Carrier of the Year

AJOT | March 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, has been recognized as the 2019 LTL Carrier of the Year by the Hillman Group, a leading North American provider of complete hardware solutions.

YRC Freight expands regional next-day services in Texas to Fort Worth and Garland

AJOT | March 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Alberta ready to cut oil output to ensure producers’ survival

Bloomberg | March 11, 2020 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail

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TRI-AD enables successful creation of HD maps for automated driving on surface roads

AJOT | March 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD), Toyota's automated driving software development company, has successfully completed proof of concepts (PoC) demonstrating high definition (HD) map building for surface roads with relative accuracy of less than 50 centimeters, a good level that is required for automated driving.

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January 2020 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

AJOT | March 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Trucking

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, was unchanged in January from December, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From January 2019 to January 2020, the index fell 1.0% compared to a rise of 5.5% from January 2018 to January 2019 and a rise of 6.0% from January 2017 to January 2018.