Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

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CN initiated progressive and orderly shutdown of its Eastern Canadian network

AJOT | February 17, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

CN announced Thursday that the Company has been forced to initiate a disciplined and progressive shutdown of its operations in Eastern Canada. This will include stopping and safely securing all trans-continental trains across its Canadian network and may imminently lead to temporary layoffs within the company’s Eastern Canadian operational staff.

Alstom in talks for $7 billion buyout of Bombardier train unit

Bloomberg | February 17, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

FTR Trucking Conditions Index Takes Bump Up in December

AJOT | February 14, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking | By The Numbers

Pipeline protests cripple Canadian railways, raising CEOs’ ire

Energy

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 13, 2020

Pipeline protests cripple Canadian railways, raising CEOs’ ire

Protests against a natural gas pipeline are crippling Canada’s railways -- key economic arteries in the sprawling, trade-dependent nation -- and prompting cries of “insanity” and “ecoterrorism” from business leaders.

Baron Launches New API Website for Public Safety

AJOT | February 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Customizable development platform enables easy integration of exclusive weather data

FTR reports trailer orders for January basically unchanged from December

AJOT | February 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Bombardier speeds dismemberment with A220 deal, other talks

Bloomberg | February 13, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

Airbus presses Boeing rivalry with jet deal, production ramp-up

Bloomberg | February 13, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

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Alstom is in advanced talks to buy Bombardier’s rail unit

Bloomberg | February 13, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

French train maker Alstom SA is in advanced talks to acquire the rail business of Bombardier Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, as the embattled Canadian firm offloads assets following a costly expansion in aerospace.

CEOs, lawmakers sound alarm on heightened Canadian rail protests

Bloomberg | February 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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Volvo Trucks in North America demonstrate electric heavy duty trucks

AJOT | February 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

At an exclusive event at the TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California, Volvo Trucks offered a first look at its North American Class 8 battery-electric project trucks.

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Consolidated Chassis Management names Mitchell SVP and COO

Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) has promoted Michael Mitchell to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective February 1, 2020. A 30-year industry veteran, Mitchell has been with CCM since its launch in 2005.

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December 2019 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.9% in December from November, falling for the second consecutive month to its lowest level since August 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

Trump signs Executive Order on Strengthening National Resilience through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services

AJOT | February 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Brownley introduces Bill to help support zero-emission vehicle manufacturing

AJOT | February 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Rail traffic for the week ending February 8, 2020

AJOT | February 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes David Robertson to Service Center Manager in Wichita Falls, Texas

AJOT | February 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced David Robertson has been promoted to service center manager in Wichita Falls, Texas.

South Africa, Zimbabwe to operate one-stop border post in 2024

Bloomberg | February 12, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

CN Rail shipments disrupted on escalating pipeline protests

Intermodal

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 11, 2020

CN Rail shipments disrupted on escalating pipeline protests

Canadian National Railway Co. said it will have to shut down “significant” parts of its network as an Indigenous protest against a west coast pipeline escalates, the latest backlash against the country’s oil and gas industry.