A U.S. watchdog office urged Congress to empower regulators to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for freight and passenger railroads to adopt new safety technology that could prevent major derailments and other deadly crashes.
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More Business Awaits if Intermodal Service Improves Further
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Railroads have made progress in improving service quality this year, compared with last year’s delay-plagued operations, but they will have to keep improving to win more business from customers, shippers said.
September 21, 2015XPO Logistics Bid for Con-way Could Shake Up LTL Sector
XPO Logistics’ dramatic bid to snatch up trucking capacity by acquiring Con-way Inc. for $3 billion could spawn similar acquisitions by non-asset-based companies, forcing rival less-than-truckload carriers to reassess their strategy and step up their game, LTL leaders said.
September 21, 2015Truckers Receive Thanks
Americans thanked truck drivers in ways big and small as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
September 21, 2015Mark Rourke Named Executive VP, COO at Schneider
Schneider has named Mark Rourke executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based trucking and logistics service provider.
September 17, 2015Donald Maltby Named Hub Group President
Hub Group named Donald Maltby as president and chief operating officer, replacing Mark Yeager, who resigned on Aug. 8.
September 16, 2015Intermodal Rail Traffic Drops 13.3% for Week
Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic dropped 13.3% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
September 16, 2015The List: Transport Topics' Top 50 Global Freight Carriers
Here is a list of the Top 50 Global Freight Carriers, which ranks trucking, rail, air and ocean carriers by 2014 freight revenue.
September 16, 2015Schneider Adds US-Canada Intermodal Service
Schneider added intermodal service between the Southeast and Montreal over a more direct route.
September 14, 2015Rail Trade Group Changes Name, Strategy
The Consumers United for Rail Equity trade group, which has been lobbying for changes in rail pricing and service for more than three decades, has been renamed the Freight Rail Customer Alliance in an effort to broaden its membership and focus.
September 14, 2015