Tagged: RailTransport

Green Trucks in Lineup

Fleets Expect Strong Growth This Year

Many publicly traded fleets are optimistic about growth this year, saying they expect rate increases ranging from high single digit to low double digits. One carrier even anticipates rate increase percentages in the mid-teens. Asโ€ฆ

Railex Facility

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 sluggishโ€ฆ

Port of Oakland, Oakland, United States

Inland Ports Gaining Volume, Report Says

As intermodal volumes have stayed ahead of carload volumes in recent years, a report recently published by Chicago-based commercial real estate firm JLL suggests this trend should continue.
Increased intermodal usage will not only seeโ€ฆ

Association of American Railroads - Train

Intermodal Network Drives U.S. Economy

Americaโ€™s 21st-century economy rides on the back of a 21st-century intermodal network. Years in the making, this interconnected network of trucks, trains and cargo ships has turned competitors into collaborative partners, and benefited American consumersโ€ฆ

Intermodal containers stacked

USDOT Approves Intermodal Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportationโ€™s (USDOT) multimodal grants funding reached nearly $1.2 billion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 agreement announced earlier this year. โ€œWhile less than the $1.5 billion provided for USDOTโ€™s Better Utilizingโ€ฆ

BNSF Railway Train and Ship with Intermodal Containers in background

BNSF Wants More Intermodal Service

BNSF wants to speed up intermodal service with new capital projects so it can grab a larger piece of e-commerce freight, according to the companyโ€™s head of intermodal marketing.
BNSF, a unit of Berskshire Hathwayโ€ฆ

Trucks zooming on highway

Trucks Winning Back Freight From Rail

Last year rail intermodel took away loads from over-the-road trucking, but now the pendulum is swinging back the other direction. Diesel prices are dropping, which makes dry van transportation more attractive and reduces the costโ€ฆ

Tank Transport