Tagged: Multimodal

Shelley Simpson, President, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc

Shelley Simpson Leads JB Hunt

Shelley Simpson leads JB Hunt with a 28-year career at the company. J.B. Hunt appointed Shelley Simpson as president of the company, effective Aug. 1. She has served 15 years in executive leadership roles, most…

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CSX Acquires Quality Carriers

CSX Corp. completed its acquisition of Quality Carriers, Inc. in early July. Quality Carriers is the leading North American provider of bulk liquid chemicals truck transportation. CSX acquired the carrier from Quality Distribution, Inc. Financial…

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Union Pacific Shuttering Cold Connect

Customers were notified May 8 that Union Pacific (UP) was ceasing operations of its multimodal service Cold Connect, which offered end-to-end transportation service for refrigerated loads. UP spokeswoman Kristen South confirmed the closure, citing sluggish…

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Ports Seek Infrastructure Funding

In written and oral testimony before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said that “nowhere in the country are there such stark examples…

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USDOT Approves Intermodal Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) multimodal grants funding reached nearly $1.2 billion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 agreement announced earlier this year. “While less than the $1.5 billion provided for USDOT’s Better Utilizing…

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