Quality Carriers Inc. said it has started a bulk rail intermodal service for North America because of capacity issues due to the driver shortage.

XPO Logistics Inc. said three investors have agreed to a $700 million infusion of equity that will enable the company to accelerate its revenue and profitability growth plans.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 4.5% in the week ended Sept. 6 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Hub Group Inc. has decided to voluntarily make drayage drivers in California into employees, taking a different stance from other fleets that continue to insist that intermodal truckers are independent contractors.

France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, has signed an equipment sharing alliance with China Shipping Container Line and United Arab Shipping as carriers continue to seek new partners.

Executives from Swift Transportation Co., scheduled to make a presentation at a Las Vegas conference, were forced to cancel due to record floods in Phoenix, where the company is based.

Ted Fick, former CEO of trailer maker Polar Corp., has been selected as CEO at the Port of Seattle to replace Tai Yoshitani, who is retiring at the end of this month.

Intermodal rail volume for August rose 4.3% compared with the same time last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

UTi Worldwide Inc. reported its second-quarter fiscal loss increased to $16.9 million, or 19 cents per share, from $4.4 million, or 4 cents per share, the prior year.