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News
Today’s Pickup: Uncertain contract status leads DHL to issue notice of potential layoffs in Michigan
DHL has issued layoff notices for 134 workers in Detroit as it seeks to renegotiate a contract with a supplier. Also, Amazon ditches delivery providers,…
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Belt tightening continues for railcar maker
FreightCar America entered a joint venture to build a new manufacturing facility in Mexico as part of its cost improvement initiative.
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Rail
Commentary: Is intermodal rail stalling?
Market Voice Jim Blaze writes about rail intermodal and what is happening to this area of the railroad sector.
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Intermodal
Service reliability issues and trade uncertainty could help push U.S. rail volumes lower
U.S. rail carloads no longer appear to be following the lead of broader economic indicators. Why? Look to concerns about rail service reliability and trade…
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Asia-Pacific
Commentary: Decline in exports hurts agricultural producers and railroads
Chinese tariffs are impacting American agriculture. But declines in exports to other countries are also hurting American agriculture.
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Canadian National sees “record pace” for grain and announces investment in export network
Canadian National announced record western Canadian grain shipments and a C$210 million investment to support exports.
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Grain exports decline, disrupting its maritime and rail supply chain
The Grain Transport Report, a weekly publication by the Agricultural Marketing Service (a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture) released information showing that total…
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Canada
FreightWaves releases retail to wholesale fuel spread and additional violation data in SONAR
FreightWaves adds violations, fuel spread, and more rail data to SONAR platform
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