Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

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Allen Lund Company teams up with Navidad en el Barrio & Catholic Charities

AJOT | December 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

For their 15th consecutive year, the Allen Lund Company (ALC) participated in the volunteer event with Navidad en el Barrio and for a second-year with Catholic Charities of Los Angeles on December 13 and 14.

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New video chronicles Crowley’s support for veterans with Wreaths Across America

AJOT | December 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

In the spirit of the holiday season, Crowley Maritime Corp. successfully completed the transportation, delivery and placement of nearly 13,000 wreaths at veterans’ gravesites in the U.S. for Wreaths Across America.

CSX freight train derailment severs iconic Appalachian Trail

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Bloomberg | Top Story | December 22, 2019

CSX freight train derailment severs iconic Appalachian Trail

The 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail has been severed for now following a CSX Transportation freight train derailment near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, authorities say.

Kuenz to provide intermodal container cranes for CLIP

AJOT | December 20, 2019 | Intermodal

Nils Jaeger appointed President Volvo Autonomous Solutions

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Truckers hail House passage of USMCA trade pact

AJOT | December 20, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement

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MARS Winter Meeting looks at market share vs. operating ratio

AJOT | December 20, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

More than 500 people are already registered to attend the Winter Meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS), which will be held January 14–16, 2020 in Lombard, Illinois.

What a long strange trip 2019 has been for short-haul truckers

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Bloomberg | Top Story | December 20, 2019

What a long strange trip 2019 has been for short-haul truckers

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Trade war turns seasons upside down for truckers at L.A. port

Bloomberg | December 20, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

It should be the busiest time of year for truck drivers like Gerald Rogers at the Los Angeles docks. Instead they’re scrapping over leaner cargoes thanks to the trade war.

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Rolling Strong enhances wellness offerings through partnership with AllTrails

AJOT | December 19, 2019 | 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 AllTrails, home to the largest collection of hand curated trail guides.

CN: Network performance recovered

AJOT | December 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

FTR’s October Shippers Conditions Index remains unchanged at a 6.4 positive reading

AJOT | December 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Turnover rate at truckload carriers rose in third quarter

AJOT | December 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Hines acquires Inwood Trade Center

AJOT | December 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Amazon’s van-buying spree delivers a gift to auto industry

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Bloomberg | Top Story | December 19, 2019

Amazon’s van-buying spree delivers a gift to auto industry

The Amazon.com Inc. vans parked outside apartment buildings and along suburban cul de sacs aren’t just bearing gifts to online shoppers this holiday season. The e-commerce giant’s home-delivery push has been a boon to automakers, too.