Rail & Intermodal

Is Transportation Becoming a Commodity?

January 3, 2014

Mary Holcomb, Associate Professor, SCM, University of Tennessee

Collaborative Freight Optimization: What You Need to Know

December 20, 2013

Ben Cubitt, SVP, Consulting & Engineering, Transplace

Drop in Shipment Volume in November Note Welcome, But Not Unexpected

December 13, 2013

Cass Information Systems

North American shipment volume continued on a downward path in November, according to the Cass Freight Index. The dip was not unexpected, as this is the same weak year-end movement observed for the last three years. Stronger than expected manufacturing activity and shipments of seasonal goods offset a general slowing of freight movements to temper the drop in shipment levels.

Highroad Consulting Launches Post-Audit Firm

December 5, 2013

Highroad Consulting Ltd.

Highroad Consulting Ltd. has launched a new post-audit firm, known as FrateAudit.

Schneider Opens New Interchange in Mexico Intermodal Service

December 5, 2013

Schneider National Inc.

Schneider National Inc. has opened a new steel-wheel interchange in Jackson, Miss., as part of its Mexico Direct intermodal service.

IANA, FMCSA Join to Offer Paperless Tool for Roadability Compliance

December 4, 2013

Intermodal Association of North America

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has joined with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in a pilot program to expedite the issuance and delivery of roadside inspection reports.

Chassisfinder.com Expands Operations on the West Coast

November 26, 2013

Chassisfinder.com

Chassisfinder.com, a Web-based chassis-reservation exchange, has added locations at the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle port complexes.

Tiger Cool Express, Fresh Produce Transporter, Ramps Up Service

November 13, 2013

Tiger Cool Express

Tiger Cool Express is the name of a new nationwide transporter of fresh produce.

Riding the Peaks and Valleys of Retail Demand

November 11, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Black Friday looms, and with it the onset of the year's peak retail shopping season.

October Sees Freight Dip Along with the Economy

November 8, 2013

Cass Information Systems

October was a depressed month for freight and the economy in general. The number of shipments and freight expenditures both declined from September, by 3.5 and 2.6 percent, respectively. This marks only the second time this year that both indexes declined in the same month. (Shipment volume in April dropped 3.5 percent, but expenditures fell only 1.6 percent.) The 16-day federal government shutdown is partly to blame for the declines, but prior to the shutdown the economy was already exhibiting signs of a cool down.

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