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Stantec wins two major contracts with the Federal Highway Administration

AJOT | July 17, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

NJ Transit says it will miss deadline for safer train technology

Bloomberg | July 17, 2018 | Intermodal

UPS will deliver to your Manhattan tower, even when you’re out

The Race to Promontory: The Transcontinental Railroad and the American West

AJOT | July 17, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Union Pacific, in partnership with Joslyn Art Museum and the Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, announces a new travelling exhibition in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

Harley, Trump and Thailand’s $51 billion trade gamble

Bloomberg | July 16, 2018 | Intermodal

Railcar firm rejects Morgan Stanley unit’s $1.8 billion bid

Bloomberg | July 16, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Cass truckload linehaul index for June

AJOT | July 13, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

June’s Cass Truckload Linehaul Index continued the increasing rate of acceleration that began in 2017 by posting an 9.5% YoY increase to 134.7, the largest YoY percentage increase in this index to date (the base year is 2005).

UPS and International Brotherhood of Teamsters reach tentative new national master UPS freight agreement

AJOT | July 13, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

CFI improves overall compensation package for experienced drivers and independent contractors

AJOT | July 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released a list of $200 billion of Chinese imports to be subject to new tariffs.

World Distribution Services offers new import USDA container cleaning service in Cleveland

AJOT | July 12, 2018 | Intermodal

Public-private partnership: City of Borger submits Federal grant on behalf of Panhandle Northern Railroad

AJOT | July 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

DHL in the US expands medical express service for the pharmaceutical and clinical research sectors

DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has launched an enhanced service between Mexico and the United States for customers in the pharmaceutical and clinical research sectors through DHL Medical Express (WMX).

Trump raises new hurdle to fixing decrepit New York-area rail bridge

Bloomberg | July 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Nigeria opens first phase of $824 million Abuja Metro Rail

Bloomberg | July 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending July 7, 2018

AJOT | July 12, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Linden Bulk Transportation partners with SmartDrive Systems

AJOT | July 11, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

TRAC Metro Pool release operations update

AJOT | July 11, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

With the recent increased import volume in the port of NY/NJ, be advised that the C&C Maintenance Marsh St. facility has sufficient inventory of 20’ and 40’ chassis to meet all of their customers’ requirements.

US Trucking executives say lack of communication with finance hurts new truck acquisitions

AJOT | July 11, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

“A significant lack of communication between fleet operations and finance departments” within the US trucking industry is hampering fleet upgrades and modernization, according to a survey issued by Fleet Advantage, an industry analyst.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 11, 2018

Soaring cost of trucking threatens to stoke US inflation

The tightest trucking market in years is testing the limits of an otherwise well-conditioned U.S. economic expansion. It’s also tinder for accelerating inflation should the capacity constraints spark moves by companies to pass on those higher delivery costs.

Flying Trains Could Be Coming Your Way

Bloomberg | July 11, 2018 | Air Cargo | Intermodal | Rail

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