Rail & Intermodal

Old Dominion Opens Service Centers in Wisconsin, Southern California

July 23, 2012

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened new service centers in Wisconsin and Southern California. The Duluth Service Center, located on five acres in Superior, Wis., will serve customers in Twin Ports and more than a dozen cities in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, the company.

Design Is Important Component in Relieving Transport Traffic Congestion

July 11, 2012

Maritime Executive

The economics of international trade demand that transportation planners and researchers continually seek methods by which to improve the productivity, efficiency and cost competitiveness of freight transport. These methods have included several developments in intermodal transportation technology and also in the design of intermodal terminals.

North American Rail Traffic Generally Up in June

July 11, 2012

AAR

The Association of American Railroads reported U.S. rail carloads originated in June 2012 totaled 1,140,271, down 1.3 percent compared with June 2011. Intermodal volume in June 2012 totaled 996,022 containers and trailers, up 49,168 units or 5.2 percent compared with June 2011. The June 2012 average weekly intermodal volume of 249,006 units is the highest average for any June on record and the third-highest for any month, behind August and October 2006.

North American Freight Shipments in June Were Positive, But Only Slightly

July 10, 2012

Cass Information Systems

The trend in North American freight volumes continues to follow the path of general malaise that the economy is experiencing, according to Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Delcan Corporation. The number of freight shipments in June was up a scant 1.3 percent from the previous month, while at the same time total freight costs declined 0.1 percent. The economy has been flat for several months and is even beginning to trend downward in terms of new orders and manufacturing output. This slowdown on manufactured goods is putting downward pressure on freight.

Railroads Are Called the Engines of the U.S. Economy

July 5, 2012

Time

U.S. freight railroads will get $23bn worth of upgrades this year, and taxpayers won't pick up the tab. That's because the railroads build, maintain and improve their own infrastructure and even pay property taxes on their tracks. Also, freight trains are about three times as fuel-efficient as long-haul trucks, which means they help cut smog and reduce the U.S.'s carbon emissions and oil dependence. And forget those accident-prone trains your kids watch on Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. In reality, shifting freight from roads to rails sharply reduces crashes and congestion.

Schneider National Teams With CSX for Intermodal Service in Ohio

July 2, 2012

Schneider National Inc.

Schneider National Inc. has entered into a multi-year agreement with the railroad CSX Transportation to expand services in northwestern Ohio.

CaroTrans Opens Office in Le Havre; Launches LCL Services to Colombia

June 29, 2012

CaroTrans

CaroTrans, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean freight consolidator, has opened a branch office in Le Havre, France.

Infrastructure: Improving the Supply Chain & The Economy

June 29, 2012

Joseph Estrella, Professor of Supply Chain, The University of Rhode Island

Congressional Impact on U.S. Freight Transportation Policy

June 29, 2012

John Cutler Jr., Attorney at Law, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, P.C.

Shippers Seek Supply Chain Agility as Costs Rise, Rely More on Intermodal Rail

June 19, 2012

Journal of Commerce

Rising transportation costs and tight truckload capacity are creating more opportunities for intermodal rail in 2012, according to logistics executives.

Rail & Intermodal

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