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Rail carloads—at 232,146—were off 3.1% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 295,316 units—posted a 12.9% annual gain. Source: logistics Mgmt

Rail carloads—at 912,772—fell 6.6%, or 64,634 carloads—annually. Intermodal containers and trailers—at 1,169,874—increased 10%, or 105,966 units, annually on route to the highest-volume intermodal month on…

Entitled Rail Pulse, the joint venture’s stakeholders include: a Class I railroad, Norfolk Southern; a provider of railcar products and services, Trinity Rail; an equipment…

The Washington, D.C.-based Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing…

Total shipments for the month—at 1,415,627—were off 4.9% annually. Domestic containers—at 656,825—were off 6.8%, while trailers—at 101,919—slumped 4.6%. All domestic equipment—at 758,744—was off 6.5%. ISO,…

Rail carloads—at 201,823—slipped 21.8% annually, and intermodal units—at 255,455—were down 4.4%. Source: logistics Mgmt

Rail carloads—at 185,144—fell 28.4%, annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 227,405 units—saw a 16% annual decline. Source: logistics Mgmt

Rail carloads—at 198,726—were down 23.8% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 213,777—saw a 20% annual decline. Source: logistics Mgmt

The acquisition of Biarri Rail, combined with Navis’ N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS) for intermodal operations, will support the company’s expansion into inland solutions, Source:…

For the week ending January 4, U.S. rail carloads, at 215,564, slipped 2.8% annually, and intermodal units, at 198,450, fell 7.4% annually. Source: logistics Mgmt

Rail carloads, at 243,290, slipped 9% annually, and intermodal units, at 277,299, decreased 8%. Source: logistics Mgmt

Total shipments for the month—at 1,441—were down 18.5% annually. Domestic containers—at 653,626—saw a 2.6% decline, while trailers—at 93,147—slumped 24.5%. All domestic equipment—at 746,773—was off 6%.…

Rail carloads, at 955,579, slipped 7.5%, or 77,166 carloads, compared to November 2018. Intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,019,766, were off 7.4%, or 81,138 units,…

These are the stories that best summarize the events of 2019 in logistics and transportation management. Source: logistics Mgmt

Rail carloads, at 992,452, were down 7%, or 74,172 carloads, compared to September 2018, and intermodal units, at 2,054,025, slipped 6.4%, or 140,161 units, annually.…

The National Association of Chemical Distributors’ (NACD) recent industry surveys on rail use and issues during 2018 and the first half of 2019 has yielded…

Through the first six months of 2019, U.S. rail carloads––at 6,552,218––were down 2.9%, or 195,168 carloads, compared to the first six months of 2018, and…

Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced legislation with an eye on creating a dedicated revenue source that will direct more than $100 billion over a ten-year…

Rail carloads, at 262,011, were down 0.9%, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 264,130, fell 3.9% annually. Source: logistics Mgmt

Earlier this week, the United States Senate voted to confirm two new Commissioners to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency…