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GAO Urges Congress to Allow Rail-Safety Deadline Extension

A U.S. watchdog office urged Congress to empower regulators to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for freight and passenger railroads to adopt new safety technology that could prevent major derailments and other deadly crashes.

David Morgan | Reuters
September 21, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Truckers Receive Thanks

Americans thanked truck drivers in ways big and small as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
September 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Bid for Con-way Could Shake Up LTL Sector

XPO Logistics’ dramatic bid to snatch up trucking capacity by acquiring Con-way Inc. for $3 billion could spawn similar acquisitions by non-asset-based companies, forcing rival less-than-truckload carriers to reassess their strategy and step up their game, LTL leaders said.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 21, 2015
Logistics

Norfolk Southern to Cut Back Triple Crown Unit, Reduce Costs

Norfolk Southern Corp. announced it would restructure its truck/rail business known as Triple Crown Services, or TCS, and cut costs by moving to convert most of that unit’s intermodal freight to container equipment.

September 18, 2015
Business, Logistics

Mark Rourke Named Executive VP, COO at Schneider

Schneider has named Mark Rourke executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based trucking and logistics service provider.

September 17, 2015
Business, Logistics

Donald Maltby Named Hub Group President

Hub Group named Donald Maltby as president and chief operating officer, replacing Mark Yeager, who resigned on Aug. 8.

September 16, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Drops 13.3% for Week

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic dropped 13.3% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 16, 2015
Business, Logistics

The List: Transport Topics' Top 50 Global Freight Carriers

Here is a list of the Top 50 Global Freight Carriers, which ranks trucking, rail, air and ocean carriers by 2014 freight revenue.

September 16, 2015
Business, Logistics

Rail Trade Group Changes Name, Strategy

The Consumers United for Rail Equity trade group, which has been lobbying for changes in rail pricing and service for more than three decades, has been renamed the Freight Rail Customer Alliance in an effort to broaden its membership and focus.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 14, 2015
Business, Logistics

Schneider Adds US-Canada Intermodal Service

Schneider added intermodal service between the Southeast and Montreal over a more direct route.

September 14, 2015
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