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
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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…
Total November volume, at 1,574,805 units, was up 3.6% annually. International, or ISO, containers saw the highest rate of growth, rising 4.8% to 780,420. Source:…
Rail carloads, at 267,000, headed up 0.3% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 303,225, saw a 5.7% annual gain. Source: logistics Mgmt