Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

Canada’s Crude-by-Rail Terminals Sit Idle as Oil Glut Grows

Bloomberg | March 26, 2018 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail

Bombardier Secures Rail Services Contract Extension with Maryland Transit Administration

AJOT | March 26, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a five-year extension to its current contract with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to provide operations and maintenance services for the Brunswick and Camden Lines of the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Rail System.

Union Pacific names Trac Interstar Preferred National Provider of Emergency Road Service

AJOT | March 26, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Union Pacific has named TRAC Interstar as its preferred national provider of emergency road service covering the entire U.S. Motor carriers can select TRAC Interstar when calling Union Pacific’s Road Service Number at 1-877-250-1933.

Orbcomm to showcase new integrated transportation solution offering at Truckload Carriers annual convention

AJOT | March 26, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Ocean Network Express selects Union Pacific as Western rail provider

Argentina eyes $500 million rail project to boost shale play

Bloomberg | March 23, 2018 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail

Fighting over funding for gateway doesn’t end with spending bill

Bloomberg | March 23, 2018 | Intermodal

ONE (Ocean Network Express) taps Union Pacific for intermodal

Ocean Network Express Pte. LTD (ONE) and Ocean Network Express North America selected Union Pacific to handle all intermodal shipments arriving on its container ships at U.S. West Coast ports beginning April 1, 2018.

Uber driverless tech seen failing in video of Arizona crash

Bloomberg | March 22, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

New York digs out from overnight snow burst that blanketed city

Bloomberg | March 22, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

FLEETCOR & Uber Freight Partner to Bring Savings to Carriers and Their Drivers

AJOT | March 21, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Dachser Rail services between Europe and Asia

AJOT | March 21, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Global logistics provider Dachser offers an alternative to air and sea freight optimized for time and cost. Dachser Rail Services use the “New Silk Road” and the trans-Siberian route to connect China and Europe’s key economic locations.

Schneider completes company-owned intermodal chassis network implementation

AJOT | March 21, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Schneider has completed its conversion to a company-owned and managed chassis fleet by purchasing more than 15,000 Intermodal container chassis over the last four years.

New York-New Jersey rail project said to get some money in deal

Bloomberg | March 21, 2018 | Intermodal

New York prepares for a foot of snow from slow-moving Nor’easter

Bloomberg | March 21, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Amazon isn’t alone as transport costs climb in broader pickup

Bloomberg | March 20, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Explosion at FedEx facility in Texas follows bombings in Austin

Uber crash shows driverless cars need to slow down

Bloomberg | March 19, 2018 | Air Cargo | Intermodal | Trucking

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Bloomberg | Top Story | March 19, 2018

Uber death elicits warning from union leery of robo-truckers

The largest union for U.S. truck drivers, which has taken a cautious view of autonomous vehicles, called for stronger safeguards after a self-driving SUV operated by Uber Technologies Inc. killed a pedestrian in Phoenix on Sunday.