Weekly intermodal volume increased by 1.1% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 12, 2013Business, Logistics, Equipment
U.S., Canada Truckers Eye Cabotage Change to Liberalize Movement of Empty Trailers
U.S. and Canadian trucking officials said an agreement allowing truckers to move empty trailers within the other country could result from their governments’ efforts to improve cross-border trade.
July 15, 2013Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Increases 1.1%
Business, Logistics
United Vision Logistics Restructures
Heavy-haul and hazardous-materials carrier United Vision Logistics said it has reorganized its ownership.
July 11, 2013Business, Logistics
Police Weigh Criminal Charges in Quebec Rail Crash
Canadian authorities are investigating potential criminal acts or negligence following Saturday’s crash of runaway railcars loaded with crude oil that exploded in a Quebec town, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
July 10, 2013Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Reaches All-Time Monthly Record in June
U.S. intermodal traffic set a new record for average weekly volume in June, the Association of American Railroads said Tuesday.
July 10, 2013Business, Logistics
APL Logistics Launches Warehouse Management System for Wal-Mart in Mexico
APL Logistics said it has launched a warehouse management system for Wal-Mart in Mexico to enable same-day order fulfillment and next-day delivery for online sales.
July 10, 2013Business, Logistics
Derailment of Freight Train Carrying Crude Oil Causes Huge Explosion in Quebec
Rescuers continued searching Monday for about 40 people missing after a huge weekend freight train crash in Quebec in which at least five railcars loaded with crude oil exploded after becoming untethered, the Associated Press reported.
July 8, 2013Business, Logistics
May Trailer Orders Decline 1%
U.S. orders for new trailers dipped by 1% in May to 14,428 units, the fifth decline in seven months, according to ACT Research Co.
July 8, 2013Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Slips 1.5%
Weekly intermodal volume declined by 1.5% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago but rose 3.6% for the first half of the year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 3, 2013Business, Logistics
Kool Pak Creates Logistics Subsidiary
Temperature-controlled, less-than-truckload carrier Kool Pak said it has created a logistics subsidiary.
July 3, 2013