Rail & intermodal - Articles - Page 34

Highroad Consulting Launches Post-Audit Firm

December 5, 2013

Highroad Consulting Ltd.

Highroad Consulting Ltd. has launched a new post-audit firm, known as FrateAudit.

Schneider Opens New Interchange in Mexico Intermodal Service

December 5, 2013

Schneider National Inc.

Schneider National Inc. has opened a new steel-wheel interchange in Jackson, Miss., as part of its Mexico Direct intermodal service.

IANA, FMCSA Join to Offer Paperless Tool for Roadability Compliance

December 4, 2013

Intermodal Association of North America

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.

Chassisfinder.com Expands Operations on the West Coast

November 26, 2013

Chassisfinder.com

Chassisfinder.com, a Web-based chassis-reservation exchange, has added locations at the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle port complexes.

Tiger Cool Express, Fresh Produce Transporter, Ramps Up Service

November 13, 2013

Tiger Cool Express

Tiger Cool Express is the name of a new nationwide transporter of fresh produce.

Riding the Peaks and Valleys of Retail Demand

November 11, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Black Friday looms, and with it the onset of the year's peak retail shopping season.

October Sees Freight Dip Along with the Economy

November 8, 2013

Cass Information Systems

October was a depressed month for freight and the economy in general. The number of shipments and freight expenditures both declined from September, by 3.5 and 2.6 percent, respectively. This marks only the second time this year that both indexes declined in the same month. (Shipment volume in April dropped 3.5 percent, but expenditures fell only 1.6 percent.) The 16-day federal government shutdown is partly to blame for the declines, but prior to the shutdown the economy was already exhibiting signs of a cool down.

Domestic Intermodal Traffic Leads Overall Growth in Third Quarter

November 5, 2013

IANA

Total intermodal traffic grew in the third quarter of 2013 by 4.7 percent, year-over-year, attributable to gains across the board, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. Domestic container volume continued to lead intermodal growth, posting a year-over-year increase of 9.4 percent, and combined with a 1.2 percent boost in intermodal trailer volume for the same period, all domestic equipment experienced 7.6 percent year-over-year gains during the third quarter of 2013.

Jacksonville to Get LNG Fuel Terminal for Trucking, Rail, Maritime Industries

November 5, 2013

Maritime Executive

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that it has placed a purchase contract on property where it hopes to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. This would be the first LNG facility on the Eastern seaboard to specifically supply LNG for the maritime, heavy-duty trucking and rail industries.

Freight Train Zooms Between China and Poland

October 22, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

The Far East Land Bridge cargo cooperation, whose members aim to revolutionize rail connectivity along the Trans-Siberian route, has witnessed the first container freight train travel from Suzhou, China, to Warsaw, Poland. The 14-day transit resulted from a project among the government of the City of Suzhou in the Jiangsu Province, PKP Cargo (the Polish state railway) and RZD Logistics (part of Russia's rail behemoth).