Schneider National’s fourth quarter suffered from a “muted peak season” and softer rates. However, the carrier’s 2020 outlook calls for improving fundamentals.
J.B. Hunt’s fourth quarter call addresses some challenges facing its brokerage and intermodal businesses.
Jim Blaze profiles TTX, a company that is essential to the railroad industry.
Proposal providing relief for shippers could be rolled out next year.
North American Class I carloads increased year-over-year in week 47 on a favorable comp. The prior four-week average remains weak.
Jim Blaze writes about the Alameda Corridor in Los Angeles, that takes some of the freight from the harbor to distribution centers. Is it still economically viable?
BNSF placed in service approximately 2.5 miles of second main track near Westmond, Idaho, closing the gap between two larger sections of double-track main line on one of the busiest segments of BNSF’s Northern Corridor.
Lower operating expenses helped to increase profits.
Carloads on the railroads remained under water in the first week of the fourth quarter 2019. Intermodal weakness will be in the spotlight as third quarter earnings season approaches.
The railroads say the union refuses to negotiate on train crew size as both sides prepare for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Companies file a flurry of lawsuits against the big four U.S. Class I railroads, alleging their fuel surcharge programs violated antitrust laws.
Heading into earnings season, the railroads clearly have a revenue headwind as carloads declined again in the latest week.
The company is following through on a pledge to acquire 1,000 branded intermodal containers by the end of 2020.
Amazon Air to begin flying at Dallas/Fort Worth regional hub next month
Market Voice Jim Blaze writes about rail intermodal and what is happening to this area of the railroad sector.
The railroad contends the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act preempt Oklahoma’s law.
Second quarter revenue for BNSF rose 0.3 percent despite lower volumes for agricultural products, consumer products and industrial products.
Maersk’s (Nasdaq OMX: MAER) fight to bring automation to its largest North American marine terminal is getting support from shippers and non-ocean carriers concerned about the impact on the environment and the precedent of government overreach into the future of freight. The world’s biggest shipping line faces a do-over as the Los Angeles Board of […]
Rail volumes were off again for the week ending June 29, 2019 with U.S. railroads reporting a 5.5 percent decline.
U.S. rail volumes trended downward again for the week ending June 15, with weekly volumes falling over 5 percent and year-to-date volumes declining nearly 3 percent, according to the latest data from the Association of American Railroads.
