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Business, Logistics

Last Weeks of September Set Intermodal Rail Volume Record

The second, third and fourth weeks of September were the three highest intermodal rail volume weeks on record for U.S. railroads, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 3, 2014
Business, Logistics

Seko Logistics Acquires Stake in e-commerce Firm

Seko Logistics has acquired an equity stake in Metakinetic, an e-commerce company.

October 2, 2014
Business, Logistics

Logistics Firm Network FOB Acquires Interlog USA

Network FOB, a Jacksonville, Florida-based logistics firm, has acquired international transportation company Interlog USA Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

October 2, 2014
Business, Fuel, Logistics

Oil-by-Rail Safety Rule Seen Adding Costs: Railroads, API

Proposed federal rules to make hauling crude oil by rail safer and avoid fiery wrecks would drive up costs and put the U.S. energy revival at risk, the head of an oil industry trade group said.

September 30, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Declines to Four-Month Low

Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in September to a four-month low as Americans’ views of the labor market deteriorated.

September 30, 2014
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

Shipping Costs Expected to Increase as Freight Carriers Seek Higher Rates

Shippers can expect to pay more to secure freight-hauling capacity as truck and rail carriers raise rates to cover rising costs and to fund investments in equipment and infrastructure, according to transportation and logistics executives.

September 29, 2014
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Jump 56.9% During Best August in 20 Years

New trailer orders jumped 56.9% in August from a year earlier and rose to the highest total for that month in 20 years, ACT Research reported.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 26, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 6.4%

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.4% in the week ended Sept. 20 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 26, 2014
Business, Logistics

Stoughton Wins Round in Container Anti-Dumping Case

The U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled in an anti-dumping case brought by equipment manufacturer Stoughton Trailers that Chinese manufacturers of 53-foot containers for U.S. intermodal service must make payments into an escrow account to cover trade tariffs.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 24, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Port of L.A. Reopens Container Terminals After Wharf Fire

The Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 23 reopened its container terminals after a fire at an old wooden wharf caused air quality concerns, the Associated Press reported.

September 24, 2014
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