Intermodal News

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said a new labor agreement with thousands of train conductors and other workers remains elusive, less than a week before the deadline for the start of a strike that could cripple its network. Read More »

Arpin International Group has named Netmove, a Brazil-based mobility services company, as its first 2017 Partner of the Year. Arpin presented the award at the 2018 Annual FIDI Conference last month. Arnaldo Petarnela, managing director, and Fernando Donadon, of the sales division, received the award on behalf of Netmove. Read More »

American Trucking Associations was proud to have three member companies represent the industry at an event in the White House Rose Garden, highlighting the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Job Act signed into law in December 2017. Read More »

Dave Cox, President of Polaris Transportation Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Brajkovich to the position of Chief Technology Officer. Read More »

HR 5417 The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers or REST Act would allow drivers to stop the clock for up to three hours during their active shift. Read More »

Alstom SA’s 1.4-billion-euro ($1.7 billion) contract to build a driverless light-rail system in Montreal may usher in an active bidding period in Canada and across North America, the trainmaker’s chief executive said. Read More »

Just a pledge from China to help upgrade Pakistan’s train network has prompted authorities in the South Asian nation to overhaul its colonial-era rail infrastructure. Read More »

The powerful Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee scolded Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for not supporting the Gateway rail bridge and tunnel projects in New York and New Jersey, as lawmakers from the region keep up their fight with the Trump administration over money for the program. Read More »

British train and bus operator FirstGroup Plc said it rejected an “opportunistic” takeover proposal that private-equity firm Apollo Management made as the company struggles with under-performing rail routes in the U.K. and competition from discount airlines in the U.S. Read More »

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 524,905 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Read More »

Dickinson Fleet Services is pleased to announce the acquisition of Fleet Enterprises with operations in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Read More »

The House overwhelmingly passed two bipartisan railroad data and information security bills: H.R. 4921, the “STB Information and Security Act,” and H.R. 4925, the “FRA Safety Data Improvement Act.” Read More »

Allen Lund Company continues to mourn the loss of their leader, D. Allen Lund, a community pillar and noted philanthropist, who died following a brief battle with cancer. He was 77. Read More »

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) honored two long-time members for their exceptional contributions to the logistics industry and TIA during the 2018 TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition, held April 8-11, 2018 in Palm Desert, CA. Read More »

If Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. decides to shelve its now-stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, oil sands producers will have to get creative about moving their crude. Read More »

Nationwide truckload carrier adopts activity-based costing and profitability management tools Read More »

Smart Capacity predictive freight-matching technology for brokers secures 50th customer; Trucker Tools mobile app for drivers reaches 500,000 downloads Read More »

Fitch Ratings-New York-06 April 2018: Fitch Ratings has affirmed the State of New Hampshire's $363.0 million of outstanding turnpike revenue bonds at 'A+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Read More »

The purpose of the new regulation is to offer safety benefits in a similar way to the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for commercial trucking a year earlier. Read More »

With very heavy hearts the Allen Lund Company (ALC) announces the passing of their leader for the past 42 years, Mr. D. Allen Lund. Read More »