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Alameda Corridor Slashes US Loan Request
John D. Boyd |
The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority is slashing its request for a federal rail program loan to $83.7 million from an earlier $553 million, in a bid to lock in the federal credit to help rest
Rail News
Maritime
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Forwarding
North American ports
US Meets With Mexico on Cross-Border Trucking
JOC Staff |
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he expects to have an agreement to revive cross-border trucking between the U.S. and Mexico by the middle of the year after sending U.S.
Trucking News
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LTL
Truck brokers
Trucker CTS Plans Chapter 11 Reorganization
William B. Cassidy |
Trucking company Cargo Transportation Services can attempt to reorganize after a U.S. bankruptcy court judge gave the company the cash it needs to keep rolling.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Truckload Carrier Sees Strong December Demand
JOC Staff |
Truckload carrier Titan Transfer saw its strongest freight demand of the fourth quarter in December, a sharp change from normal seasonal trends that suggests pent-up shipping demand in the U.S.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Spot Truck Demand Soared in December
William B. Cassidy |
The spot market for truckload freight surged 55 percent year-over-year in December, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Greatwide Logistics Buys Overton Transportation
William B. Cassidy |
Third-party logistics provider Greatwide Logistics Services acquired trucking operator Overton Transportation from Sysco. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Truck brokers
Railroad Requirements
JOC Staff |
The penchant of environmental regulators to set goals calling for the use of technology not fully developed is raising alarms for the transportation industry.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
‘Trucking’ to the Caribbean
JOC Staff |
ABF Freight System is expanding service to the Dominican Republic as trade with the Caribbean nation picks up, led by U.S. exports to free trade zones.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Intermodal Churns Into 2011
John D. Boyd |
Across North America’s railroads, intermodal traffic is running strong.
Rail News
Rail News
Uncertain Hours
William B. Cassidy |
It may be months before truckers know how many hours they’ll be allowed to drive under new federal work rules, but they almost certainly will have less time to accomplish the work they now do an
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking labor
LTL Expands Off Pallet
William B. Cassidy |
As 2011 gets under way, less-than-truckload carriers increasingly are thinking outside the pallet, expanding and launching non-traditional services in a bid to secure more freight and reach deeper int
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Opening Transportation’s Lockbox
R.G. Edmonson |
House Republicans are wasting no time asserting their new majority on transportation programs.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Transport America Buys Southern Cal Transport
William B. Cassidy |
Truckload carrier Transport America is expanding by acquiring Southern Cal Transport, a Birmingham, Ala.-based trucking company.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Vitran to Purchase LTL Trucker Milan Express
William B. Cassidy |
Canadian transportation company Vitran is expanding into the Southeastern U.S. by purchasing the $70 million less-than-truckload division of Milan Express.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Canadian Rail Workers OK Strike Authority
Courtney Tower |
Members of four union groups at the two major Canadian railways voted to strike if negotiations fail by deadlines late this month and early next month.
Rail News
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North-American rail
3PL Odyssey Acquires Optimodal
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation acquired Optimodal, the largest intermodal chemical sector service provider in the United States.
Rail News
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Rail Traffic Jumps in First Week of January
John D. Boyd |
Traffic surged at major North American railroads in the first full week of January, compared with the same point in 2010, as bulk carload shipments jumped 16.1 percent and intermodal moves increased 7
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Con-way Says Profit to Fall
William B. Cassidy |
Con-way Freight says it expects the company's operating profit to fall by nearly a third in the fourth quarter because soaring healthcare costs are offsetting improvements in shipping demand.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Mica Eyes Rail to Get More Trucks, Cars Off Roadways
John D. Boyd |
The new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, signaling domestic transport goals similar to those of the Obama administration, says he wants to advance several initiatives
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Canadian Pacific Outlines $1 billion Spending Plan
John D. Boyd |
Canadian Pacific Railway will spend between $964 million to $1.065 billion this year for capital projects, saying the money will help it meet rising demand for rail freight service while cutting costs
Rail News
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North-American rail
US, Mexico Eye Talks on Trucking
William B. Cassidy |
A new U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking program could be in place within four to six months, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Monday.
Trucking News
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Trucking labor
STB Sets Hearing on Captive Shippers' Rail Access
John D. Boyd |
The Surface Transportation Board will hold a May 3 public hearing to start the first review in over a decade of regulations that some shippers say allow major railroads to hold many freight customers
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
North-American rail
US Chamber President Calls for Transportation Investment
R.G. Edmonson |
Investment in transportation is a key part of rebuilding the U.S. economic foundation, and the U.S.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking labor
Railcar Owners Activate More Idled Cars in December
John D. Boyd |
Freight railroads, shippers and railcar leasing firms across North America pulled 1,539 freight cars out of storage in December, as they prepped more equipment for cargo service in the months ahead.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Labor Dept. Data Highlights Trucking Contraction
William B. Cassidy |
The number of trucking operations tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics dropped 7.5 percent from 2007 through early 2010, a sign of significant consolidation among motor carriers over the course o
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Trucking labor
DOT Closes in on Stimulus Commitments Goal
John D. Boyd |
The Department of Transportation's efforts to lock in remaining funds from the 2009 economic stimulus package have it closing in on the main target -- obligating all $48.1 billion that was allocated i
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Senator Seeks Home for Orphan Earmarks
John D. Boyd |
Sen.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Diesel Edges Up for Sixth Week to $3.333 per Gallon
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Retail diesel prices slowed their six-week climb after the first of the year as crude oil futures declined.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Ambassador Bridge President Jailed
R.G. Edmonson |
Dan Stamper, president of the company that owns the Ambassador Bridge, was jailed Monday on contempt charges by a Wayne County (Detroit) judge.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Mica Says Highway Funds Won't Be Diverted
John D. Boyd |
The new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said he has a clear understanding from House leaders that changes to future Highway Trust Fund legislation will not use trust
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
2011 Capacity is King
JOC Staff |
For Jonathan Gold, 2010 was a year for lessons. For Donna Lemm, 2011 is about hope. And for George Macko, the trucking concerns of today will be with us into 2012.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Rail News
When the Price is Right
William B. Cassidy |
Largely dormant in the recession, merger-and-acquisition activity in trucking is reviving as the recovery boosts the value of companies and equipment.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Building a Fork in the Road
John D. Boyd |
The bad news for transportation policy as 2010 ended was that Congress again put off tackling long-term issues, and kicked major decisions on highway spending programs down the road for a few more mon
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Railroads Have Off-Road Ambitions
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Union Pacific Railroad expanded its intermodal volume about 20 percent in 2010 from 2009, and did that at a remarkably profitable pace, increasing its revenue per intermodal unit an industry-leading 8
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Trucking Grips the Wheel
William B. Cassidy |
Trucking executives are still cautious about the state of the economy and the business outlook for 2011, but they’re much more optimistic than they were a year ago.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Trucking labor
Long, Winding Road to Recovery
Lawrence Gross and Noel Perry |
This will be a turbulent, eventful year for trucking, dominated by capacity issues, primarily on the truckload side. Fueling the turbulence will be a combination of economic and regulatory pressures.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Trucking labor
Carving Out Truckload Capacity
William B. Cassidy |
Trucking companies have been eliminating capacity since 2007, after “pre-purchasing” a glut of new tractors in 2006 to avoid higher-cost models with new emissions controls.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Cotton Boxed Out?
Bill Mongelluzzo |
All of the stars are aligned for a huge year of U.S. cotton exports. The only question is whether trucking companies, shipping lines and equipment providers will be up to the task.
Maritime
Maritime
Trucking News
Ground Shifts for Railroad Regulation
John D. Boyd |
After more than three years of struggle between railroads and disgruntled freight shippers over how to write industrywide rules for disputes over rates and service, both sides face the prospect of let
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Rail News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
The Year of the Driver
William B. Cassidy |
The message to truck drivers is clear: Fasten that safety belt, put down the cell phone and stop texting.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking labor
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