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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Senate Joint Resolution 33 by State Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Ports and Goods Movement, was passed unanimously by the California State Assembly this weekPosted on 08/24 at 04:22 AM
News • Freight • Supply Chain • Transportation • Trade • Shipping • Permalink
News • Freight • Supply Chain • Transportation • Trade • Shipping • Permalink
Monday, August 23, 2010
Dry van truckload carrier USA Truck has expanded its intermodal menu, announcing it recently inked a long-term contract with Class I railroad carrier BNSF Railway to move private 53-foot domestic intermodal containers.Posted on 08/23 at 10:13 AM
News • Container • Intermodal • BNSF • IANA • Trailers • TOFC • COFC • USA Truck • Permalink
News • Container • Intermodal • BNSF • IANA • Trailers • TOFC • COFC • USA Truck • Permalink
Class I railroad carrier Norfolk Southern recently announced it has eliminated what it described as a critical choke point on its Crescent Corridor initiative with a reconfigured rail junction near Front Royal, Virginia.
Posted on 08/23 at 08:54 AM
News • Norfolk Southern • Crescent Corridor • Class I Railroad • Permalink
News • Norfolk Southern • Crescent Corridor • Class I Railroad • Permalink
In an effort to increase network efficiency, full-service freight transportation services provider Estes Express said it has rolled out a new three-day service to Toronto from eight terminals in Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.
Posted on 08/23 at 07:38 AM
News • Freight • Exports • Imports • Estes • Transit Times • Ed Alderman • Permalink
News • Freight • Exports • Imports • Estes • Transit Times • Ed Alderman • Permalink
The California Maritime Academy has once again ranked high in the annual US News & World Report and Forbes surveys of the nation’s undergraduate colleges and universities.
Posted on 08/23 at 06:28 AM
Blogs • Transportation • Logistics • Trade • Permalink
Blogs • Transportation • Logistics • Trade • Permalink
Sea Star Line announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Mark-It Services to equip their reefers with both Global Positioning and Radio Frequency Identifications Systems
Posted on 08/23 at 06:11 AM
News • Supply Chain • Technology • Container • Trade • Permalink
News • Supply Chain • Technology • Container • Trade • Permalink
Friday, August 20, 2010
As Washington prepares for yet another revision to the truck driver hours of service rules—and lawyers on both sides hunker down for what they say is yet another inevitable court fight—the battle lines are drawn.
Truck sizes and weights have largely been frozen at the federal level since 1993. Now the industry and a coalition of shipping interests are again testing the waters in Washington to see if now might be the time to take another look at that emotional and politically charged issue.
Posted on 08/20 at 04:00 AM
News • Trucking • Freight • Con-way • American Trucking Associations • Trucks • Herb Kohl • Susan Collins • LCV • Permalink
News • Trucking • Freight • Con-way • American Trucking Associations • Trucks • Herb Kohl • Susan Collins • LCV • Permalink
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Volumes on United States railways were up year-over-year for the week ending August 14, with intermodal hitting its highest levels of the year, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR).Posted on 08/19 at 12:30 PM
News • Intermodal • AAR • Carload • Permalink
News • Intermodal • AAR • Carload • Permalink
While over-the-road transportation capacity remains tight, spot market freight availability continues its upward trend, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index.
Posted on 08/19 at 12:28 PM
News • Trucking • Freight • Transport Capital Partners • TransCore • Spot Market • Lana Batts • Permalink
News • Trucking • Freight • Transport Capital Partners • TransCore • Spot Market • Lana Batts • Permalink
