Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Daily Mail Dropped by Branson’s Virgin Trains After Staff Outcry

Bloomberg | January 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

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Love’s Travel Stops expands industry-leading travel stop network in 2018

AJOT | January 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Love’s to add more than 40 stores, thousands of parking spaces, extend truck and tire care services

CSX Chooses Odd Co-Conductor to Carry on Harrison Legacy

Bloomberg | January 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Statement of ATA President and CEO Chris Spear on passing of Jim Johnston

AJOT | January 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

LA City Attorney files lawsuits against three port trucking companies

AJOT | January 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Fast-track electrified powertrain development increases automotive supply chain pressure

AJOT | January 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Eurostar Appoints Yodel’s Cooper CEO as Petrovic Joins Siemens

Bloomberg | January 09, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

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Arpin Van Lines’ drivers deliver over 140,000 wreaths to veteran cemeteries

AJOT | January 05, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Arpin Van Lines’ drivers and agents from locations across the Northeast, Midwest and South, volunteered to collect and deliver remembrance wreaths to be laid at veteran cemeteries on National Wreaths Across America Day on December 16.

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Quonset and RIDOT team up for safer rail crossings

AJOT | January 05, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Following a record-breaking year for rail volume, the Quonset Development Corporation has received a $400,000 grant from the State's Transportation Improvement Program. The grant will improve rail crossing safety which is a top priority at the Park.

NJ Transit Chief Resigns to Make Way for Governor-Elect’s Pick

Bloomberg | January 04, 2018 | Intermodal

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East Coast shippers need not wait for new chassis - Milestone has NY/NJ covered

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Recent accounts portray truckers as fatigued by the lack of access to quality chassis and rising cost of daily rentals, creating an ever-challenging business climate for those moving freight out of the Ports of New York and New Jersey.

RI DOT announced tractor trailer truck ban from 12 PM to 9 PM

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

NTSB Says Speed Control System Could Have Prevented Amtrak Crash

Bloomberg | January 04, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

NACPC announces new NY/NJ chassis pool

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

TrafficLand teams with Weather Telematics to expand road weather data offerings

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

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U.S. gasoline prices increased in 2017

AJOT | January 04, 2018 | Energy | Intermodal | Trucking

On August 25, the landfall of Hurricane Harvey resulted in refinery and infrastructure outages in the Gulf Coast, which led to increased gasoline prices, particularly along the East Coast and Gulf Coast.