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Friday, January 28, 2011
Carload volume at 282,837 was up 1.5 percent compared to the corresponding week last year. This is nearly identical with the week ending January 15, which hit 282,987 carloads.Posted on 01/28 at 10:45 AM
News • Intermodal • Transportation • Railroad Shipping • Association of American Railroads • Permalink
News • Intermodal • Transportation • Railroad Shipping • Association of American Railroads • Permalink
As was the case for most of 2010, annual improvements in spot market performance were prevalent. This was evidenced by data released by the TransCore North American Freight Index this week.
Posted on 01/28 at 08:28 AM
News • Trucking • Transportation • TransCore • Spot Market • Permalink
News • Trucking • Transportation • TransCore • Spot Market • Permalink
In what ostensibly has become an annual piece of legislation, a bill designed to remove antitrust exemptions currently granted to the railroad industry was introduced this week.
Posted on 01/28 at 08:17 AM
News • Transportation • Railroad Shipping • Permalink
News • Transportation • Railroad Shipping • Permalink
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Earlier this week, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider Con-way Freight announced it has introduced a new advanced load management and cargo protection system for its 16,800 freight trailer fleet in North America.Posted on 01/27 at 10:16 AM
News • Trucking • Transportation • LTL • Con-way Freight • Less-Than-Truckload • Permalink
News • Trucking • Transportation • LTL • Con-way Freight • Less-Than-Truckload • Permalink
If the on-going plight of the world’s victimized seafarers doesn’t arouse decisive action against piracy, perhaps this news will: shipping is becoming more expensive
Posted on 01/27 at 09:23 AM
Blogs • Ocean Freight • Transportation • Oceans Beyond Piracy • Permalink
Blogs • Ocean Freight • Transportation • Oceans Beyond Piracy • Permalink
Earlier this week, FedEx Supply Chain, a subsidiary of FedEx, announced it has introduced significant upgrades to its FedEx Critical Inventory Logistics (FCIL) service.
Posted on 01/27 at 09:06 AM
News • 3PL • Transportation • FedEx • Supply Chain Management Technology • Permalink
News • 3PL • Transportation • FedEx • Supply Chain Management Technology • Permalink
Class 8 vehicle commercial trailer net orders increased 7 percent—or 22,915—in December over November, according to data from ACT Research Co., a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles.
Posted on 01/27 at 07:04 AM
News • Trucking • Transportation • ACT Research • Permalink
News • Trucking • Transportation • ACT Research • Permalink
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
In a harbinger of perhaps more mergers and acquisitions within the trucking industry, NAPA Transportation has acquired certain assets of the dry van and brokerage divisions of Payne Trucking.Posted on 01/26 at 12:29 PM
News • Trucking • Transportation • Payne Trucking • NAPA Transportation • Permalink
News • Trucking • Transportation • Payne Trucking • NAPA Transportation • Permalink
Freight transportation services provider Hub Group Inc. recently announced that it has opened new terminals for its national drayage and truckload services subsidiary Comtrak in Indianapolis and Milwaukee.
Posted on 01/26 at 12:25 PM
News • Trucking • Intermodal • Transportation • Hub Group • Permalink
News • Trucking • Intermodal • Transportation • Hub Group • Permalink
Obama stresses the fact that America needs to do a better job than it is doing now, when it comes to transportation infrastructure investment and development
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Posted on 01/26 at 09:39 AM
News • Transportation • Infrastructure • Obama • Permalink
News • Transportation • Infrastructure • Obama • Permalink


