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Rail
Home Depot offers freight rail a shipper wish list
During a panel discussion, Home Depot and others talk about how to grow freight rail.
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Rail
Rail shippers give policy wish list for 2021
Rail shippers discuss what issues they would like to see addressed in 2021. Among them: further action by the Surface Transportation Board and Congress on…
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Conrail divided between CSX and Norfolk Southern
1998: The Surface Transportation Board has approved the division of Conrail between Norfolk Southern and CSX, which will be left in control of most railroad…
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Trucking
FourKites introduces purchase order shipment tracking
Retailer Meijer has worked with FourKites to develop a new product that tracks shipments based on the purchase order associated with the shipment.
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Rail
Feds: Railroads’ rate discussions can be evidence in price-fixing lawsuits
Federal agencies in a “friend of the court” filing say discussions among Class I railroads can be admissible as evidence in dozens of lawsuits involving…
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Rail
Shippers warn of antitrust ramifications
Shippers’ lawsuits on alleged price fixing on fuel surcharges see continued activity. A hearing is scheduled in August.
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American Shipper
Coronavirus crisis worsens: FreightWaves coverage timeline (with video)
As risks surge and stocks plunge, a look at the key coronavirus issues and a rundown of FreightWaves’ coverage to date.
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Rail
Commentary: The good and bad of precision scheduled railroading
Ben Thrower writes about the positive and negative aspects of precision scheduled railroading in this commentary article.
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Rail
Commentary: Short line railroads – custom high-growth freight service
Market View commentator Jim Blaze writes about the advantages short line railroads offer to shippers.
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Rail
Experts: Shippers and railroads need to repair breakdown in communication
To meet future rail demand, stakeholders must confront communication dysfunction.
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