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The complex rate on rail services between China and Europe has encouraged greater use of service contracts by shippers using the land option.

The acquisition of Direct Right Cartage, which occurs as Canadian demand for intermodal climbs, helps expand Manitoulin Transport's links between Western and Central Canada.

DCLI now owns, leases, or manages approximately 136,000 marine chassis, as well as approximately 80,000 domestic chassis, for a total of more than 216,000 units.

An unexpected diversion of freight to rails in the wake of last year's hurricanes will cost the trucking company.

From air freight to ocean to trucking, e-commerce is exerting palpable influence on the various transport markets.

A new French rail link connecting a port in the Mediterranean and one in North Europe will be launched in March to target the high-volume Swiss market.

In particular, the FMCSA will focus on accelerating tests of autonomous vehicle technologies, believing they have the potential to significantly reduce crashes.

Businesses will be watching spot rates closely in the next few weeks to see if demand and capacity move back toward an equilibrium.

From its roots in the chaotic trucking world of the 1970s, Johnston built the OOIDA into an organization of about 160,000 members operating more than 300,000 trucks.

The port said container dwell times are down to an average of three days, and a return to its historical level is imminent.

It is crucial that intermodal continues to explore non-traditional ways to knit together an ever-growing network of dispersed terminals in order to meet the challenge of this new, more demanding supply chain era.

New ocean and rail services mark the return of the Port of Portland, Oregon, to regular container handling.

Thousands of Canadian truckers who cross the US border daily are required to use ELDs, but there are some differences between the US rule and the Canadian proposal.

The hurricanes that struck the United States last year provided a teachable moment for shippers regarding supply chain structure and management.

The intermodal sector has the feel of a certain US film, which is fine, if a disrupter follows a longtime tactic that led to sector innovation.

When it comes to predictive analytics, there are literally countless ways to arrive at predictions, but not all predictions are the same.

The extremely frigid weather will affect everything in the United States from shipping schedules to the availability of truck drivers — and that will have an impact on costs.

The axiom, "Where you stand depends on where you sit," applies regarding the views on how transportation will fare in 2018.

Beneficial cargo owners see the advantage of warehouse space closer to the port, but that locale is not without a downside.

Extended, frigid weather and high freight demand have collided in the US heartland’s freight hub, squeezing an already tight drayage market.

The company said the line, dubbed the Kathmandu Express, is designed to meet Nepal's growing import trade.

Economic health is driving growth in cargo volumes.

Implementing electronic logging in 2018 will not be easy and may spark a review of truck driver work rules.

Technology that provides real-time cargo location visibility gained much attention in 2017, as did tracking for containers, chassis, and other equipment. That trend is likely to continue in 2018.

The supply-demand forecast is available. So is the historical data, along with the start date and location. So why are terminals and/or ports not implementing a more-efficient, utilitarian chassis system?

In addition to rising consumer goods and freight demand, at least some of the pre-holiday drop in truck capacity that helped push spot rates to new highs may be due to a unique factor.

Tesla is touting with considerable fanfare its new, electric truck — the Semi. But which haul mission will the new truck perform best at?

Capacity, not price, is king once again.

Nearly nine years after ocean carriers began transferring their chassis to lessors, beneficial cargo owners, truckers, and other supply chain participants are still wrestling with issues of cost, control, and choice, amid a fragmented system.

Building predictive analytics into an appointment system that must process up to 60,000 truck moves per day in load center ports is a tentative process that involves trial and error, and, increasingly, further advances in technology.

In container shipping, a 'black hole' exists in the supply chain, according to a logistics pro. However, a port information portal used in a pilot project by the Port of Los Angeles is providing more visibility.

The launch of the new route became possible only after the lifting of sanctions against Iran by the international community.

The rails' inability to increase their market share over road could threaten public funding of the sector.

The venture's partners hope to achieve a gray pool with “interoperability” that improves equipment utilization and allows a trucker to use any chassis between any start and stop location in the port area.

Despite the dip, the freight market is strong, as are the sectors that feed into freight — factory output, construction, and business investment.

Officials believe dedicated shuttle trains will drive significant freight traffic gains at JNPT, as well as cost benefits for northwest hinterland shippers.

With its heavy-duty Semi, Tesla is one of several companies hoping to electrify trucking, and it is attracting orders from shippers as well as carriers.

This is certain regarding the trucking industry in 2018: it will be the year of time management, as the electronic logging mandate makes supply chains less and less flexible while freight demand rises.

Shippers in the vicinity of the port could save hundreds of dollars to move goods through the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Acting CEO James Foote may have to reach out to disgruntled shippers in executing the late Hunter Harrison’s precision railroading strategy.