FBI Targeting Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is now targeting a wider swath of transportation companies that it deems may be using supply chain disruption to gouge customers. The initiative broadens the scope of the Biden…
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Congress Passes Historic Infrastructure Package
Last month Congress passed – and President Biden signed – a historic, $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that folds in a re-authorization of the highway bill for the next five years — including a load of new provisions that…
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. As…
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…
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 see…
Intermodal Network Drives U.S. Economy
America’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 consumers…
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…
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 company’s head of intermodal marketing.
BNSF, a unit of Berskshire Hathway…
Business Booming at Port of Long Beach
Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, Calif., said the port’s business prospects for this year are bright, even as the port reported that in 2018 it handled nearly 8.1 million twenty-foot…
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 cost…
