Logistics provider National Retail Systems Inc. launched a zero-emission electric drayage operation for Ikea Distribution Services North America in Los Angeles.

Norfolk Southern Corp. has introduced new locomotives with lower emissions for freight yard service in the Atlanta area.

French firm CMA CGM, the second-largest container carrier, reported a sharp increase in second-quarter results.

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.