Intermodalism

XPO acquisitions underscore importance of assets — owned or not

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, Journal of Commerce

To own or not to own assets: that is the question facing third-party logistics and transport operators in a world where the supply and cost of shipping capacity, on land at least, is increasingly uncertain.

XPO Logisticsbelieves it has an answer: Do both. The fast-growing, diversified logistics operator plunked down about $6.5 billion in…

Domestic intermodal rates jump on peak season demand

US domestic intermodal rates jump on peak season demand

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor, Journal of Commerce

U.S. domestic intermodal spot rates are jumping anywhere from $500 to $1,000 on peak season demand, but it won’t last long, according to third-party logistics provider IDS.

Peak season is “not going to be that long, a couple weeks maybe,” Shelli Austin, president of IDS…

Rail Intermodal Traffic Rises, Says AAR

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 30, 2015 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 26, 2015.

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 566,700 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.8 percent compared with the same week last year.

Total carloads for the week ending Sept. 26 were 285,856 carloads, down 5.4 percent compared with the…

Inefficient Intermodal Terminals Slowing Supply Chain

Inefficient Intermodal Terminals Slowing Supply Chain, Execs Say

By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter, Transport Topics

This story appears in the Sept. 28 print edition of Transport Topics

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Efforts to improve intermodal productivity continue to be frustrated by inefficient terminal operations that punish truckers.

That urgent theme ran through the Intermodal Expo here last week,…

Industry groups to seek FMC action on demurrage, detention

Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor, Journal Of Commerce

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — A coalition of truckers, cargo interests and trade organizations is preparing to ask the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to restrict charges for late pickup or delivery of containers.

“I think we’re very close to that happening,” said Curtis Whalen, executive director of the American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal…

AAR: Rail traffic takes a slight dip

Written by  Carolina Worrell, Managing Editor

For the week ending Sept. 19, 2015, total U.S. rail traffic was 566,734 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5% compared with the same week in 2014, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Sept. 23, 2015.

Total carloads for the week were 285,320 carloads, down 5.5% compared with the same week in 2014, while U.S. weekly intermodal…

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

By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter, Transport Topics

This story appears in the Sept. 21 print edition of Transport Topics.

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Despite domestic growth slowdown, US intermodal on solid track

Despite domestic growth slowdown, US intermodal on solid track

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor | Sep 20, 2015 11:00AM EDT

U.S. intermodal volume has slowed down from the 4.8 percent clip seen last year, raising questions not just on the outlook for 2015 and beyond, but also how much of the recent slowdown is due to less-than-stellar service. Reynolds Hutchins, JOC.com associate…

Norfolk Southern restructures Triple Crown Services subsidiary

Norfolk Southern restructures Triple Crown Services subsidiary

NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) is restructuring its Triple Crown Services (TCS) subsidiary to focus on the transportation of automobile parts. The railroad will work with shippers and logistics partners to convert other business handled by Triple Crown Services into Norfolk Southern’s…