Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Custom breaks ground on multimodal distribution facility in Longview, Texas, with Golden Spike Ceremony

AJOT | August 16, 2024 | Intermodal

The new facility will accommodate a wide range of shippers looking to move safely commodities and finished products more efficiently...

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AJOT | Top Story | August 15, 2024

Canada’s rail networks edge closer to disruption

Canada’s labor regulators on Friday ruled disruption to the nation’s rail system would not significantly threaten public safety, opening the door for a strike or lockout to occur as early as Aug. 22 — if negotiations fail.

Exxaro CEO says South Africa’s rail snarl-ups bottomed out

Bloomberg | August 15, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending August 10, 2024

AJOT | August 14, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,509 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.2 percent compared with the same week last year.

CSX Anouncement: Inbound/Outbound Canadian hazardous shipment embargo

AJOT | August 13, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

CSX is proactively taking measures to safeguard the transportation of highly hazardous, toxic inhalation hazards (TIH) and poisonous inhalation hazards (PIH) materials amid the potential rail labor disruption affecting Canadian railroads.

FreightCar America, Inc. reports second quarter 2024 results

AJOT | August 13, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

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AJOT | Top Story | August 12, 2024

Union Pacific partners with Canpotex to haul record potash shipments

Union Pacific is growing alongside customer Canpotex to help meet overseas demand for potash, a valuable mineral containing potassium typically used as agricultural fertilizer.

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AJOT | Top Story | August 12, 2024

Rail Vision granted US patent approval on AI-powered railway obstacle detection system

This patent outlines an advanced method for enhancing rail safety through the use of electro-optical imaging technologies combined with artificial intelligence...

PSA acquires Polish intermodal operator Locini International S.A.

AJOT | August 12, 2024 | Intermodal

U.S. High Speed Rail Congratulates California High-Speed Rail Project’s New CEO

U.S. High-Speed Rail (USHSR) today congratulated Ian Choudri on his appointment as CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the agency developing America’s largest bullet train project.

Norfolk Southern assembles transportation leadership to accelerate operational excellence

Tim Livingston joins as Senior Vice President Transportation as COO John Orr establishes operations leadership team

FourKites announces premier carrier list for first half of 2024

AJOT | August 08, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail | Shipping Technology

Membership signifies carriers’ consistent, high-quality tracking performance, benefiting shippers and their customers

Georgia Ports expanding inland connectivity

AJOT | August 07, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

The Georgia Ports Authority is expanding its rail cargo capacity to move containers across the state and into the Midwest with greater speed and efficiency, according to GPA General Manager of Inland Operations Wesley Barrell.

Savage developing a new transload terminal in Southern Nevada to serve Las Vegas market

AJOT | August 07, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Savage, a global provider of supply chain infrastructure and solutions, is developing a new multi-commodity, rail-connected transload terminal to serve the Las Vegas market.

June 2024 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) down 0.3% from the previous month and up 0.7% from the same month last year

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.3% in June from May, after a one-month increase, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).