Uber Freight and XPO Freight Logistics LTL are among several new carriers that have joined the FourKites Premier Carrier List, recognizing excellent customer service.
Two Class I railroads select members for their respective boards of directors.
CN and Canadian Pacific say they’ll use communication and technology to grapple with winter’s operational challenges.
The Lion8’s origins in battery-powered school buses result in an electric truck based on technology that’s more road-ready than that of its rivals, Lion Electric president says.
Canadian EV manufacturer Lion Electric plans to deliver its first battery-powered electric trucks in October as orders from Amazon and CN generate buzz.
Changes with significant impact on rail customers are taking place across New England.
CN orders 50 electric trucks from Lion Electric Co. to support its intermodal operations in its largest urban markets in Canada.
Canadian Pacific and CN say the deepwater ports are key to gaining market share.
Wabtec’s former chief technology officer departs for CN; Wabtec appoints a new leader to the role.
Some volumes have been diverted to the Port of Halifax and other East Coast ports.
Canadian Pacific’s and CN’s estimates of grain they expect to haul in 2020-2021 is in line with past projections.
The funding will be for capital and maintenance projects in eight states.
The expectation that North American consumers will help drive intermodal traffic comes as the railway’s second-quarter volumes were hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Unadjusted net income for the second quarter falls nearly 60% from the same period in 2019.
The C$230 million it will spend on the three provinces are on top of C$1.3 billion previously announced for five other provinces.
June grain volumes and second-quarter movements were records for both CN and CP.
CN lays out 2020 capex plans for Nova Scotia, railroad supply group’s head to depart, and Norfolk Southern makes changes to its demurrage and accessorial charges tariffs.
Rail traffic continued to build through June. U.S. intermodal traffic was only off 5% year-over-year in week 26.
The funding is part of CN’s capex budget for 2020.
The railway is working on infrastructure improvements amid lower market demand because of the coronavirus.
