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Penske aims to guide shippers, truckers via ELD maze
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The technology choices facing US trucking firms and shippers that must comply with the upcoming electronic logging mandate are multiplying.
Trucking News
Chennai Port struggles to drive up rail volume
Special Indian Correspondent |
Converting cargo from road to rail, aimed at easing chronic congestion at Chennai Port, continues to be a struggle.
International ports
International rail
Estes launches enhanced Canada LTL trucking service
By JOC Staff |
New service aims to smooth cross-border hurdles for shippers and provide greater supply chain visibility.
LTL
Saia, TST Overland form US-Canada LTL trucking alliance
By JOC Staff |
Alliance between US and Canadian trucking operators comes as both parties expand.
LTL
Russian highway toll increase lower than expected
Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
The lower level of increase makes it less likely that shippers will move volumes to Russian rail operators.
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Teamsters win wage hikes in US auto shipper contract
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Auto demand may be 'leveling off,' but Teamsters win wage increases in five-year carhauler deal.
Truckload
Mexican rail agency faces early test with anti-competitive report
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
A Mexican government report alleging a lack of competition among the country’s top three rail operators may be the first test of a new railroad regulatory agency created last year.
International rail
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
US shipper demand for velocity, visibility reshaping trucking
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The largest US trucking companies now are owned by large logistics operators looking to provide end-to-end services for shippers.
Trucking News
LTL
Truck brokers
US exporters eye new CN ramp for truck savings
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
Regional shippers can pay considerably less than having their goods trucked to the rail hub of Chicago.
North-American rail
Ferromex owner to buy FEC in first US rail acquisition
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
The acquisition, announced Tuesday, must still pass muster with regulators in the United States and Mexico.
International rail
Small US trucking companies bolster capacity
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
QualifiedCarriers.com data show more smaller trucking firms entering market as big carriers cut capacity.
Truckload
Truck brokers
New road-rail option links Thailand with Poland
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Road from Southeast Asia to China and rail on to Poland — another service option as the overland route between Asia and Europe grows in popularity.
Rail News
Schneider, largest private US trucking firm, launches IPO
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
An infusion of capital from a stock offering would help Schneider expand services, update equipment, and acquire companies.
Truckload
Shippers seek China-Europe rail option from forwarders
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
China-Europe rail is appearing as a regular service offered by forwarders as BCOs begin including the overland route in their requests for quotations.
International rail
Eddie Stobart, top UK trucker, unveils IPO plan
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The IPO comes three years after the Stobart Group took Eddie Stobart private to pay down debts.
Trucking News
US truck regulators drop rulemaking, put CSA in limbo
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The future of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability or CSA program increasingly is in doubt.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Russia investigates suspected rolling stock cartel
Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
Russian antitrust authorities raided offices and seized documents Wednesday.
International rail
FedEx Freight LTL pricing up despite flat demand
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
FedEx Freight's latest quarterly earnings show LTL rates rising in the early months of 2017.
LTL
Shippers increase spend with largest US trucking firms
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Shippers spent more on dedicated trucking and last-mile deliveries last year, benefiting top tier carriers. Will industrial and consumer freight follow in 2017?
LTL
Truckload rate index slips, intermodal gains traction
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Cass truckload and intermodal data reflect importance of fuel in pricing and rising demand.
Truckload
Rail News
US Xpress sees 'disruption' as truckload threat, opportunity
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
A new generation of leadership at US Xpress Enterprises plots a route through disruption, change to come.
Truckload
Legislative 'error' threatens US truck safety spend
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
A "technical error" could cut $112 million from federal funding for truck safety enforcement programs, raising the risk of high-cost accidents.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
LTL
Teamsters take fight with XPO to New Jersey
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Drivers at XPO's terminal in Trenton request a union election as the company battles the union on more than one front.
LTL
India pursues integrated transport policy to cut logistics costs
India Special Correspondent |
India wants to switch from a point-to-point transportation system to a hub-and-spoke model.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
International rail
Matchback tools are plentiful, but are they enough?
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
It’s unclear whether the private sector has what it takes to make sensitive matchback solutions sustainable.
Rail News
Marine terminals
LTL carriers pave way to growth in changing market
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Shippers are likely to see LTL rates and fuel surcharges rise in 2017.
LTL
Dedicated trucking a ray of light after tough 2016
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The largest US truckload carriers made the best of a bad year in 2016.
Truckload
Freight delays linger as US Northeast digs out from storm
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Although ports may reopen Wednesday, in parts of the US Northeast, over-the-road freight transport remains frozen.
LTL
As market heats up, Roadrunner merges refrigerated carriers
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Adding density by merging separate refrigerated subsidiaries gave Roadrunner market leverage.
Truckload
Cool Cargo News
Antwerp adds rail service to German hinterland
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The port of Antwerp has gained a new rail service to Germany.
International rail
BCOs move toward LTL as intermodal rates rise on box scarcity
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
A shortage of ocean containers may spell transloading opportunity for US trucking companies.
LTL
Russian railroad adds Far East services
Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
The new services should save shippers cost and transit time compared with ocean shipping.
International rail
Spanish trustbuster fines rail freight firms for collusion
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
“Through these alliances, these groups ... could maintain almost unchanged the status quo that existed before the liberalization of the rail freight sector in Spain.”
International rail
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Industrial demand drives up US spot truckload rates
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
US spot truckload rates jump as volumes rise 17 percent in the first week of March.
Truckload
Swift searches for US freight bump to accelerate rates
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
After a "tougher" than expected start to the year, Swift Transportation expects more from March.
Truckload
Brazil seeks $14B booster for freight infrastructure
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
Brazil’s government for years now has been concessioning out infrastructure to boost investment and foster modernization.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Rail News
International rail
Cross-border shippers confront volatile Mexican fuel costs
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Shippers on both sides of the US border struggle to identify and control fuel costs as Mexico pursues price reform.
Trucking News
LTL
Chassis shortage solution demands change from all involved
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The practices of container lines, terminal operators, intermodal equipment operators, truckers, and beneficial cargo owners all contribute to chassis shortages at US ports.
Marine terminals
Trucking News
Container lines
Drayage
Loan gives Roadrunner room to breathe and run
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
LTL-Truckload operator strives to reverse revenue decline, fix finances.
LTL
Truck brokers
VTG posts record profit on acquisition synergies
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Revenue dipped 4 percent.
International rail
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