Spot truckload freight activity increased sharply during the first full week of 2016, as rates also improved or held steady – while a separate report shows December was better than the month before. According to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards, despite a 2-cent decline in […]
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Winter weather tests US intermodal rail service recovery
Just as Class I railroads announce service has finally recovered to 2013 levels, harsh winter weather is testing their improved train speeds and dwell times. A winter storm swept across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast early this week, blizzard-like wind and snow creating near white-out conditions Tuesday. (This article requires registration at the Journal of […]
Rate Outlook 2016: Global ripple effect
Trade and transport analysts see a negative market outlook worsen, though some contend that this trend could be reversed later in the year. Meanwhile, logistics managers should brace for a volatile period of rate fluctuation.
Nation’s Truckers Enjoy an Average 3.4-cent Drop in Diesel Prices
Diesel fuel prices dropping nearly 6 cents a gallon in the Rocky Mountain states last week, and with smaller declines seen in all of the other regions of the nation, plenty of smiles could be seen on truck drivers’ faces at truck stops throughout the U.S. The average per-gallon price for a gallon of diesel […]
December and full-year 2015 intermodal volumes are strong, reports IANA
Despite the many peaks and valleys freight flows saw in 2015, one mode that collectively saw more of the former was intermodal. That was especially clear in December and full-year 2015 volumes from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).
Rail traffic produces mixed results in 2016’s second week
U.S. railroads logged 242,670 carloads, down 16.6 percent, while intermodal volumes edged up 1.1 percent for the second week of 2016, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). For the week ending Jan. 16, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 506,433 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.2 percent compared with the same week last […]
Intermodal Shipments Post Surprising Third Quarter Surge
Despite month-to-month variations, third quarter intermodal freight traffic growth of 3.4% was in line with year-to-date results, according to new figures from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).
DOT releases freight plan calling for local road funding, ‘accelerated technologies,’ expediting projects
SEATTLE — The Department of Transportation this past weekend introduced a National Freight Strategic Plan that showed a number of challenges in the coming years including 70 million more people in the next 30 years; a 40 percent increase in freight volume by 2040; increasingly larger vessels and more containers at our ports; a tripling […]
Railroad Technology Credited With Saving Millions in Fuel, Reducing Emissions
GE has delivered more than 500 Evolution Series Tier 4 compliant locomotives to North American customers along with its auto-pilot controls system for railroads called Trip Optimizer. The technology being developed by GE Transportation helps the rail industry optimize networks, minimize downtime and reduce operating costs, the company says.
Truck drivers wanted. Pay: $73,000
There will be a shortage of nearly 50,000 truckers in the United States by the end of this year, according a new report by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That’s up from a shortage of 30,000 drivers just two years ago, and 20,000 drivers a decade ago.