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
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%
Business, Logistics
Kool Pak Creates Logistics Subsidiary
Temperature-controlled, less-than-truckload carrier Kool Pak said it has created a logistics subsidiary.
July 3, 2013Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.7%
Weekly intermodal volume increased by 2.7% to 252,807 units for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 28, 2013Business, Logistics
May Trailer Orders Slip 1%
New trailer orders for May slipped 1% from a year ago to 15,660 units, according to ACT Research.
June 26, 2013Business, Logistics
Cheetah Partners with Samsung for Increased Device Integration
Logistics software company, Cheetah Software Systems Inc. said it has partnered with Samsung so its logistics software can be more integrated with the cell phone manufacturers devices.
June 26, 2013Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Rises in June
Consumer confidence rose in June, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
June 25, 2013Business, Logistics
Intermodal, Rail Carload Volumes Increase for Week
Weekly intermodal volume increased by 1.7% to 254,266 units for the week Saturday from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 21, 2013Business, Logistics
CSX Sues Truck Driver Over Baltimore Derailment
CSX Corp. is suing a garbage truck driver and his company for negligence in a May 28 derailment and subsequent explosion of a freight train in a Baltimore suburb, and is seeking at least $225,000 in damages, the Associated Press reported.
June 21, 2013Business, Logistics
Logistics Costs Rose 3.4% Last Year, Report Shows
Logistics costs for U.S. businesses rose 3.4% to $1.33 trillion last year compared with 2011, according to a new report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
June 19, 2013