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Avanti Gets a Six-Month West Coast Contract Despite UK Rail Chaos
| October 07, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail
Mississippi River Drought Forces Goods to Pricier Rail, Trucks
| October 06, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking | Rail
Shippers are scrambling for other ways to move goods after near-historic low water levels on the Mississippi River have forced barge companies to stop taking orders for immediate delivery of everything from metals to agricultural products to fertilizers.
Volvo will supply 20 heavy-duty electric trucks to Amazon
| October 06, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | Intermodal | Trucking
Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometres annually, fueled with electricity instead of diesel.
DispatchTrack delivers green logistics with industry’s first global AI-powered CO2 tracking
| October 06, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
WARP adds ‘fresh freight’ division and names Misfits and Blue Apron veteran McPaul as head of refrigerated operations and product
| October 06, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
WARP adds ‘fresh freight’ division and names Misfits and Blue Apron Veteran McPaul as head of refrigerated operations and product
| October 06, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
Performance Team deploys first deliveries of Volvo VNR electric trucks in Southern California
| October 06, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | Intermodal | Trucking
• Electric truck fleet expansion targets customers looking to accelerate decarbonization efforts in their supply chains. • Volvo Trucks is lead partner for Performance Team’s Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet with first deliveries in operation since Q3 2022. • California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations require diesel trucks to transition to zero emissions by 2030.
South African port, rail employees halt work in wage dispute
| October 06, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals
IMC enters new market and expands current location
| October 05, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking | Rail
IMC Companies, the largest marine drayage company in the United States, recently announced the expansion of Ohio Intermodal Services (OIS), an IMC company, into Louisville, KY. The new location is part of a strategic growth plan to expand drayage expertise and services in the Ohio Valley to a region that is currently underserved by transportation carriers hauling and storing containers from rail yards in Louisville.
Much-needed Canada grain piles up amid rail bottleneck
| October 05, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail | International Trade | Commodity
The world sorely needs more grains and Canada has a bin-busting harvest this year -- but shippers fear there aren’t enough rail cars to transport it all.
FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 net orders soared to a record 56,500 units in September
| October 05, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
Norfolk Southern selects track design firm for CREATE Project EW3-Segment B
| October 05, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail
AECOM hires Major General Trogdon as North Carolina transportation lead
| October 05, 2022 | People | Appointments | Intermodal | Trucking | Ports & Terminals
AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today the appointment of retired Major General James Trogdon, P.E., as its North Carolina Transportation Lead. In this role, Trogdon will develop strategic relationships with key stakeholders and oversee the delivery of a broad range of transportation infrastructure projects spanning numerous market sectors across the state of North Carolina.
Rail traffic for September and the week ending October 1, 2022
| October 05, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail
Autonomous trucking startup Gatik is ditching the driver in Canada
| October 05, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
Gatik will let the robots take control on a 7-mile delivery route it runs for grocery giant Loblaw, Canada’s largest retailer.
Much-needed grain piles up in Canada due to overwhelmed railways
| October 04, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail
The world sorely needs more grains, and Canada has a bin-busting harvest this year. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough rail cars to transport it all.
Waymo driverless trucks haul beer to Houston from Dallas
| October 04, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
Waymo, Alphabet Inc.’s driverless-vehicle unit, said it has carted in excess of 1 million pounds of Modelo and Corona beer over 220 miles a day to Houston from Dallas under a pilot program for Constellation Brands Inc.
Agility Ventures invests in EV-charging specialist loop global
| October 04, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
Investment will help fund company’s international expansion
Logistics Plus renews its U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport® partnership for 12th year
| October 04, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking
Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that, for a twelfth straight year, it has submitted and received approval for its current data submission to the SmartWay Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the industry.
Union Pacific calls for accuracy and collaboration in response to Houston Dioxin study
| October 04, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail
In recent months, Union Pacific has been working with the city of Houston, Harris County, and the Bayou City Initiative to reach agreement on a publicly supported remediation plan for the former Southern Pacific Houston Wood Preserving Works (HWPW) site. Union Pacific welcomed input from the city, county, and Bayou City Initiative as it will add to the already robust and aggressive remediation plan we proposed that is pending approval with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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