Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.


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UES Chassis GmbH: greater service and efficiency for container chassis hirers with IoT and CargoTracer

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

An unloaded container chassis is up to ten metres long and weighs up to 5,500 kilos. And yet despite their size, these chassis still frequently disappear without a trace. The Hamburg-based chassis leasing company UES is now using the ‘Internet of Transport’ to track them down and to assist hirers and drivers more effectively in the event of a breakdown – made possible by an affordable tracking system from BPW Innovation Lab.

UPS falls most in four years as investors shun comeback plan

Bloomberg | April 25, 2019 | Intermodal | Logistics | Integrators

Bombardier tumbles after cutting forecast on new rail-unit woes

Bloomberg | April 25, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Trump seeks speedy project reviews – except for Hudson Tunnel
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Bloomberg | Top Story | April 25, 2019

Trump seeks speedy project reviews – except for Hudson Tunnel

Promising “gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways,’’ President Donald Trump ordered faster U.S. decisions on major public-works plans. That hasn’t happened with a New York City-area rail tunnel that boosters call the nation’s most-needed infrastructure project.
A slimmer Belt and Road is even scarier

Bloomberg | April 24, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Cenovus Sees Alberta Premier Shifting Rail to Private Sector

Bloomberg | April 24, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

A. Duie Pyle chosen to implement first two of 20 emission-free electric FUSO trucks
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AJOT | Top Story | April 24, 2019

A. Duie Pyle chosen to implement first two of 20 emission-free electric FUSO trucks

In light of Earth Day, companies across industries are continuously thinking of ways to implement sustainable efforts to their practices – specifically, within the trucking industry. In fact, technology adoption across fleets has grown up to 44 percent in the past year.
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Trailer manufacturer invests in SP load cells

AJOT | April 24, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trail-Eze Inc., a Mitchell, South Dakota-based manufacturer of heavy equipment trailers, has put two 13-ton capacity Straightpoint (SP) Radiolink plus load cells at the heart of material handling operations at its new, state-of-the-art facility.

Weekly rail traffic for the week ending April 20, 2019

AJOT | April 24, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

EU’s merger stance stunts global players, business lobby says

Bloomberg | April 24, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Liebherr wins first Reachstacker order in Australia

AJOT | April 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals

Tianqi Lithium Kwinana has recently placed an or-der with Liebherr for the first LRS 545 Reachstacker in Australia.

Late-model truck and trailer fleet up for auction in Canada

AJOT | April 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

TruStar Energy completes CNG fueling station

AJOT | April 23, 2019 | Energy | Intermodal | Trucking

Dot Transportation, Inc. deploys Orange EV electric yard truck at California Distribution Center
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AJOT | Top Story | April 23, 2019

Dot Transportation, Inc. deploys Orange EV electric yard truck at California Distribution Center

Orange EV and Dot Transportation, Inc., a subsidiary of Dot Foods, Inc., the largest food industry redistributor in North America, today announced the deployment of an Orange EV T-Series pure electric terminal truck at Dot’s operation in Modesto, CA.
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ATA truck tonnage index fell 2.3% in March

AJOT | April 23, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was down 2.3% in March after decreasing 1.5% in February. In March, the index equaled 113.2 (2015=100) compared with 115.8 in February.

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