Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


Rail traffic for the week ending August 7, 2021

AJOT | August 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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June 2021 freight transportation services Index (TSI)

AJOT | August 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.4% from May to June, the first decrease after 3 consecutive months of growth according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). From June 2020 to June 2021, the index rose 5.9%; that compares to a decline of 7.0% from June 2019 to June 2020 and a decline of 1.4% from June 2018 to June 2019.

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Rail industry opportunities and challenges explored at upcoming NARS annual meeting

AJOT | August 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) will host its annual meeting September 7–9, 2021 in Chicago. The preliminary agenda includes presentations from executives of five Class I railroads, along with shippers, industry insiders, and Martin Oberman, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Travis Dodgen to Service Center Manager in Montgomery, Alabama

AJOT | August 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Travis Dodgen has been promoted to service center manager in Montgomery, Alabama.

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ZIM selects BookYourCargo to manage drayage operations

AJOT | August 11, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

BookYourCargo provides the Top 20 ocean shipper with the expertise and technology to streamline global drayage moves.

Trucking praises passage of bipartisan infrastructure bill

AJOT | August 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Florida’s Brightline train to resume service in November

Bloomberg | August 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

AASHTO lauds passage of bipartisan infrastructure bill

AJOT | August 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Senate passes boost for infrastructure in victory for Biden
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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 10, 2021

Senate passes boost for infrastructure in victory for Biden

The Senate passed a $550 billion infrastructure plan that would represent the biggest burst of spending on U.S. public works in decades and notch a significant victory for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.
Canadian Pacific plans higher Kansas City Southern bid, WSJ says
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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 10, 2021

Canadian Pacific plans higher Kansas City Southern bid, WSJ says

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is preparing to make a new, higher bid for Kansas City Southern, in an effort to usurp the U.S. railroad’s pending deal with rival Canadian National Railway Co., the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Port of Corpus Christi expresses support for I-14 corridor inclusion in Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Package

AJOT | August 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals | Trucking

The Port of Corpus Christi is expressing its full support for an amendment by the U.S. Senate to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package that expands congressional designation of Interstate 14 on a corridor across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.

Biden’s expansive economic agenda teed up for Senate endorsement

Bloomberg | August 10, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Next-generation battery pioneer sees breakthroughs coming

Bloomberg | August 09, 2021 | Air Cargo | Technology | Energy | Alternative | Intermodal | Trucking

Carnegie Mellon’s Venkat Viswanathan talks about how robots and machine learning are accelerating progress.

Nikola’s indicted ex-chairman Milton sells $77 million of stock

Bloomberg | August 09, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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