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FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: I&M Canal was successful until it wasn’t…
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Illinois & Michigan Canal, which connected the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Chicago industrial real estate vacancy rate falls to record low
Capacity tightness was fueled by a massive demand spike along the I-55 corridor.
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White Paper: Logistics Tech in Chicago 2022
The World Business Chicago (WBC) report, Logistics Tech in Chicago 2022, is available for download. Chicago has a long history of being at the crossroads…
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New freight, passenger rail services offer more connections to Chicago
Canadian Pacific is launching an international intermodal service between Mexico and Chicago, while state DOTs and Amtrak say a $31 million federal grant will add…
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Chicago suburbs protest planned CP-KCS merger
Eight Chicago-area communities say a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would result in more freight traffic and an increased likelihood of blocked…
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Chicago industrial real estate posts a year for the books
The market set records across the board in 2021, with all-time vacancy lows expected to be set by the end of the first quarter, Colliers…
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Norfolk Southern initiative incentivizes loaded trucks out of Chicago
The pilot program in Chicago and Kansas City aims to encourage trucks to come — and go — with a shipping container.
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Windy City delivery: AxleHire handles final mile for X Delivery DTC brands
AxleHire has expanded its final-mile delivery services for DTC shipper X Delivery with a Chicago service.
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Daily Infographic: How freight railroads are managing supply chain disruptions
Freight railroads are committed to delivering the best possible service product for customers and consumers
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‘Fighting against time’: Challenges of starting a trucking business during COVID
With no previous experience in the trucking and logistics industries, Mohammad Banibaker struck out on his own during the COVID-19 pandemic and founded Azmi Freight.
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