Intermodal freight is growing in volume and importance as shippers embrace the idea of using multiple modes of transport to move goods around the world.
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TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Thune Would Back Three-Year House Highway Bill
Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune said he would support House Republicans if they proceed with legislation that would fund transportation programs for three years, if that meant not passing a short-term highway-funding fix next month.
September 17, 2015DOT Awards NYC $20 Million for Connected-Vehicle Programs
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Sept. 14 announced that New York City would receive up to $20 million to advance connected-vehicle and related infrastructure concepts.
September 14, 2015Canadian Truckers Leery Of Copying US Plan on GHG
The head of the Canadian Trucking Alliance said he hopes the nation will develop a greenhouse-gas rule that reflects unique operations there and is not simply a clone of the U.S. proposal that is expected to be finalized next year.
September 14, 2015Massachusetts High Court to Hear Appeal Involving Application of Use Taxes
The highest court in Massachusetts has agreed to hear a tax case on buying trucks — perhaps as early as October — that could increase tax liability for motor carriers.
September 14, 2015Strangers to Trucking Find New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø at TravelCenters
GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Kathy Frady, store manager at the TravelCenters of America, leans forward toward a visitor across from her cluttered desk, smiles and explains how she got into trucking — by accident.
September 14, 2015Truck Drivers Deliver Insight About Life Behind the Wheel
GREENCASTLE, Pa. — If tempted to stereotype truckers, visit a truck stop and you’ll quickly appreciate that drivers are individuals with plenty of insight on a wide range of topics: food, car drivers, law enforcement and much more.
September 14, 2015House T&I to Take Up Multiyear Highway Bill in a Few Weeks
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is likely to mark up a multiyear highway bill at the end of September or early October, a committee aide told Transport Topics on Sept. 11.
September 11, 2015TT Archives: Terrorist Attacks
Many repercussions on transportation from the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, that fateful morning of Sept. 11, 2001 can be seen in this Sept. 17 edition of Transport Topics.
September 14, 2015T&I Chairman Bill Shuster: Short-Term Extension Likely
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) was quoted in a Washington, D.C., news publication as saying the chamber likely will move ahead with a short-term highway funding extension this fall.
September 10, 2015