U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 7.2% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
February 8, 2013BusinessLogistics
El Paso, Juarez Plan Elevated Rail Shuttle to Move Trailers, Containers Cross-Border
Officials in El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, said they are proceeding with an elevated, electric rail shuttle to move truck trailers and intermodal freight containers across the border that separates the two cities.
February 11, 2013BusinessLogistics
Echo Global Logistics鈥 4Q Operating Income Rises
Echo Global Logistics said its fourth-quarter operating income rose, and its revenue increased by almost 30% from the same quarter a year earlier.
February 8, 2013BusinessLogistics
Intermodal Container Volume Rose to Record Last Year, IANA Says
Intermodal container volume for 2012 rose 5.9% to an all-time high of 13.1 million units, the Intermodal Association of North America said Thursday.
February 7, 2013BusinessLogistics
Wabash National鈥檚 4Q Income Improves
Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp鈥檚 fourth-quarter income improved from a year ago, and its operating profit tripled.
February 6, 2013BusinessLogistics
2012 Is U.S. Trailer Makers鈥 Best Year Since 鈥06
U.S. trailer makers took in more orders for new equipment in 2012 than in any other year since 2006, and said they have a strong enough backlog to keep busy through the middle of this year, even as the economy has cooled.
February 4, 2013BusinessLogistics
Consumer Confidence Rises in January
Consumer confidence rose in January, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
February 1, 2013BusinessLogistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 1.6% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 1.6% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
February 1, 2013BusinessLogistics
Hub Group鈥檚 4Q Profit Rises
Hub Group Inc.鈥檚 fourth-quarter profit rose 11% as its intermodal and truck brokerage operations improved.
January 30, 2013BusinessLogistics
BX Solutions Expands Logistics Network
BX Solutions, a Toledo, Ohio-based third-party logistics provider, has launched an expanded 鈥渢ime-definite鈥 transportation network connecting 31 cities in the Midwest and Southeast.
January 29, 2013