Globe Tracker International ApS, a vendor of asset tracking and monitoring systems, is collaborating with GIT Satellite Communications on technology to improve the satellite tracking of intermodal containers.
Cargomatic, provider of an app connecting shippers with small-fleet trucking companies, has devised an operating system aimed at alleviating congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as points beyond.
The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has joined with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in a pilot program to expedite the issuance and delivery of roadside inspection reports.
Domestic container volume continued its steady performance in the second quarter of 2013 with 9 percent year-over-year gains, largely attributable to a strong big-box segment, with total intermodal traffic rising by 2.4 percent for the quarter, according to IANA, a trade association for the intermodal transportation industry.
