Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


Rail traffic for May and the week ending May 29, 2021

AJOT | June 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

Volvo owners to get $2.3 billion payout from UD trucks sale

Bloomberg | June 02, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

HDR acquires multimodal transportation engineering firm WKE

AJOT | June 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Volvo shareholders to get $2.3 billion payout from UD truck sale

Bloomberg | June 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

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CMA CGM to offer improved intermodal solutions covering Piacenza & Northern Italy

AJOT | June 01, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM has announced current product intermodal and inland solutions covering Piacenza and Northern Italy area is improving significantly with a third departure a week as of June 2021.

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ICTSI Rio, Tora Group launch multimodal service

AJOT | May 27, 2021 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s Brazilian subsidiary ICTSI Rio Brasil and the Tora Group, one of the largest logistics solutions providers in the country, have launched a new service for consolidated import cargos bound for Betim in Minas Gerais. 

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Biden to meet GOP next week on infrastructure as clock ticks

Bloomberg | May 27, 2021 | Intermodal | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project | Trucking

President Joe Biden plans to meet with Republicans next week after a group of GOP senators pitched a fresh offer on a major new infrastructure plan, but warned that the window for a deal will shut soon, with Republicans still over $1 trillion short of the White House’s latest proposal.

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St. Louis region gets an economic boost with investment in former & current automotive sites

AJOT | May 27, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Major redevelopment and investment in former and current auto manufacturing sites in the St. Louis region are part of a success story that highlights rebirth, resiliency, ingenuity to attract new businesses, the value of public-private partnerships, and the excellent locational attributes the bi-state area offers.

Agracel launches railroad division with Ohio Short Line agreement
Intermodal
AJOT | Top Story | May 26, 2021

Agracel launches railroad division with Ohio Short Line agreement

Collaborative industrial development efforts will expand freight rail service and attract manufacturing jobs to Lawrence County.
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Plus completes 4,000 mile journey on the Silk Road as part of validating PlusDrive system for mass production

AJOT | May 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

• Powered by Plus’s supervised autonomous driving system PlusDrive, the FAW J7 traveled autonomously on the Silk Road in a 4,000-mile round trip between Suzhou and Dunhuang. • The journey validates the safety, reliability, and durability of the automotive-grade PlusDrive system. • The expedition is part of Plus’s expansive testing program that expects to have PlusDrive-powered trucks drive autonomously across all 150,000 kilometers of highways in China.

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CN and Kansas City Southern take next step on path to combine by filing jointly for voting trust approval

AJOT | May 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

CN and Kansas City Southern today announced that they have taken the next step on their path to combine to create the premier railway for the 21st century.

Rail traffic for the week ending May 22, 2021

AJOT | May 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Rail

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US vehicle travel returns to near pre-pandemic levels; new report examines COVID-19 transportation impacts

AJOT | May 26, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

As the summer travel season begins and the U.S. continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, vehicle travel has returned to near pre-pandemic levels and has surpassed pre-COVID levels in 15 states, according to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, DC based national transportation research nonprofit.

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