The new unit can pass over stacks of boxes four high (48 feet) and five wide (plus a truck lane, a total of 69 feet).
DCLI chief commercial officer warns shippers and truckers who seek a national chassis pool: Be careful what you wish for.
Hub Group’s second-quarter earnings beat was accompanied by the expectation for intermodal volume to increase in the high-single-digit range for the rest of the year.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission enters “phase two” of its fact-finding investigation into COVID-19 impacts on container shipping in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
CIE Manufacturing has made the move to U.S. production.
CIE works to create a safer, more durable chassis.
Canceled vessel sailings are resulting in too many intermodal containers at the ports and limited container availability inland.
FreightWaves SONAR has new information for subscribers.
McLean Trucking is one of the pioneers of the less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking industry. The company’s founder eventually became one of the pioneers of the global logistics and trade industry.
Jim Blaze writes about the potential of short-haul intermodal traffic on the North American Class 1 railroads.
The latest features in SONAR 5.0 make it the most future-focused version to date.
West Coast freight volumes have been robust in 2019, but empty rail containers signal that the balance is shifting east heading into 2020.
Jim Blaze writes about the power and influence of mentors on a person’s career and life.
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?
Market Voice Darren Prokop writes about automation at ports and the progress – and disruption – that will bring.
Labor unions claim the effect on jobs is not being properly considered.
Market Voice Jim Blaze writes about rail intermodal and what is happening to this area of the railroad sector.
American Trucking Associations (ATA) praised the fact that 53-foot intermodal containers won’t be subject to the next round of Section 301 tariffs on China. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative deleted the goods from the next planned tranches of trade measures to take effect September 1 and December 15. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading […]
