intermodal

Open Road Ventures announced it has acquired intermodal freight broker Double-Stack Logistics.

The Surface Transportation Board granted conditional acceptance of the revised UP-NS merger application. What does that mean for the proposed transcontinental rail merger?

Surging intermodal helps lift U.S. rail freight traffic to another strong week.

In 1966, Canadian Pacific Railway had a problem. Empty boxcars were piling up in Eastern Canada with no payload for the return trip west. The solution was a small freight company called Fastfrate, created specifically to fill those cars with less-than-truckload shipments bound for Western Canada. Six decades later, that single-service operation has become one […]

Rail freight posted another positive week as seven out of 10 categories improved from a year ago. 

A federal bankruptcy court in New Jersey has approved STG Logistics’ reorganization plan.

Freight on U.S. railroads from intermodal to grain showed breakout strength in the latest week’s data.

The Georgia Ports Authority has opened a new inland port it claims will convert 26,000 truckloads of freight to rail each year. 

Amazon has opened its logistics network to outside businesses, a move analysts believe could increase intermodal volume while disrupting major industry players.

Universal logistics’ intermodal struggles overshadow contract logistics growth, pushing the company into a quarterly loss.

Canadian National said profits declined even as total freight moving across its network improved. 

Union Pacific delivered record operating income and revenue despite weaker international intermodal and automotive shipments that hurt overall freight volumes.

Norfolk Southern said first-quarter earnings were slightly lower as winter weather woes and higher fuel prices hurt freight volumes.

The cross-border freight market between the United States and Mexico is entering a new chapter, and Werner is positioning itself at the center of it. FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson sat down with Werner’s Nate Browne and Lance Dixon to discuss the future of nearshoring and cross-border freight.

Intermodal freight rebounded in the latest weekly rail data to narrow the gap with year-ago volumes.

Werner Enterprises announced it is deploying more intermodal assets into Mexico.

Commodity rail freight is powering ahead of year-ago levels while intermodal traffic limps along in the latest industry data.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat first-quarter expectations, reporting record volumes in its intermodal segment.

Commodity rail freight continued to improve from a year ago despite weaker intermodal that dragged down overall traffic.

Analysis by the Association of American Railroads revealed that March marked a significant turning point for U.S. freight rail volumes.