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As the clock ticks towards December 9, the end of the status quo, or “cooling off” period, for the four remaining railroad labor groups yet to ratify the terms of the tentative agreements with...
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By Jeff Berman · December 6, 2016
A final rule was issued last week by the Surface Transportation Board, which will require all Class I railroads, as well as the Chicago Transportation Coordination Office, through its Class I members, to report certain service performance metrics to the STB on a weekly, semiannual, and occasional basis.
By Jeff Berman · December 5, 2016
Total third quarter invoice revenue for all TIA member study participants—at around $2.19 billion—was down 11 percent annually, and total shipments—at 1,272,945—decreased 4.3 percent. The average invoice per shipment of $1,722 fell 7.4 percent, with profit margin percentage up 90 basis points to 15.8 percent.
By Jeff Berman · December 2, 2016
What the most recent edition of the North American Freight Index clearly spells out is that the truckload spot market is heading on a growth path, showing sequential gains from July through November for the first time in five years, DAT observes that this is interesting on multiple levels, including how the Index typically peaks in June and then subsequently sees declines through the remainder of the calendar year, coupled with ramifications for 2017 shipper-carrier contract rates.
By LM Staff · December 2, 2016
Carloads were off 0.4 percent annually at 229,866, and intermodal container and trailer volumes rose 1.6 percent to 222,893.
By Jeff Berman · December 1, 2016
Denmark-based Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, said today it plans to acquire to acquire Germany-based Hamburg Süd, the seventh largest container shipping line, from the Oetker Group.
By Patrick Burnson · November 29, 2016
Moving its applications from its on-premises data centers to the AWS Cloud has helped Matson achieve faster performance, increased reliability and security, and IT infrastructure cost savings.
By Jeff Berman · November 29, 2016
While the possibility of a prolonged work stoppage for 250 pilots at ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, loomed large when they went on strike on Tuesday, November 22, it was short-lived following a court ruling the next day.
By Jeff Berman · November 29, 2016
Even though the rate of progress being made by railroads in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) may be viewed as low, things appear to be heading in the right direction.
By LM Staff · November 28, 2016
October shipments saw a 2.7 percent gain compared to October 2015 at 1.121, heading up for the first time on an annual basis in 20 months, and a 0.9 percent September to October gain.
By Jeff Berman · November 28, 2016
总裁兼首席执行官IANA乔妮decrea凯西说ses in ISO volumes have hit all North American markets, while most of those same regions continue to see domestic volume growth.
By Patrick Burnson · November 28, 2016
Deloitte and MAPI Study finds that Intellectual property theft tops manufacturers’ concerns.
By Patrick Burnson · November 23, 2016
As Thanksgiving approaches, authorities at the nation’s two largest seaports have noted that they are Aggressively deploying zero and near-zero emission trucks and cargo-handling equipment and expanding programs that reduce ship emissions as future “core strategies.”
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By LM Staff · November 22, 2016
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By Jeff Berman · November 22, 2016
While the holiday shopping and shipping seasons are in full swing, unwelcome delayed shipments could be an uninvited guest at the table, with 250 pilots at ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), on strike since early this morning.
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By LM Staff · November 22, 2016
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