U.S. railroads may not be obligated under federal law to carry freight including crude oil and hazardous materials starting Jan. 1 if they fail to meet a year-end deadline for implementing new train safety technology, according to a top federal regulator.

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 3.6% in August compared with the same month the prior year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Consumer confidence in the United States eased last week, with Americans becoming more pessimistic about the state of the economy as global financial markets turned south.

The need to fund infrastructure projects nationwide will be discussed at the National Press Club on Sept. 9 during a panel featuring Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Teamsters President James Hoffa and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R).

WASHINGTON — Concerns over the ongoing plight to park trucks safely is prompting a group of national and regional stakeholders to plan ways to improve parking availability, given a new Department of Transportation survey that found dire shortages in metropolitan areas.

New trailer orders in July slid to 20,313 from an “unsustainable” pace in June and came to rest in numbers typical for the season, according to ACT Research and other market observers.

There is nothing glamorous about shipping containers. Their existence generally is one of sheer duty, hauling cargo from one point to another.

Trinity Industries Inc.’s guardrail system will undergo additional crash testing by the state of Virginia, raising new questions about a device on roadways across the country.

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 5% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Ceva Logistics, a non-asset-based freight company in Houston, said Aug. 26 it began a guaranteed weekly less-than-containerload service to New York from Singapore with subsequent motor carrier service to 51 destinations on the East Coast and in the Midwest.