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China had planned to divert 15 percent of its overall container flows between it and Europe.

Moves to shift European cargo from truck to rail ignores the fact that shippers choose their transport mode based on their individual supply chain needs.

Continued slow growth in the global economy suppressed revenue at the world’s top 50 transportation service providers.

CSX Transportation discontinued more domestic intermodal services in an overhaul to build cargo density amid peak season.

Third-quarter earnings reports reveal across-the-board increases in transportation rates, with little sign pressure will ease soon.

A shortage of rail cars has caused Russian rail rates to surge.

Savannah rail project promises two-day faster hinterland transits to Southeast and Midwest shippers.

Rhenus has opened two new hubs in Europe to handle the growing cargo volumes at its air and ocean divisions.

The second-largest US provider of chassis, Direct ChassisLink Inc., has agreed to acquire the domestic fleet of the sector’s top provider.

The ports’ sheer volume of cargo, and more importantly, the container moves per vessel call, are where the problem starts.

US truck tonnage slipped slightly less than 1 percent in September, following hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but year-over-year data shows a significant long-term increase in freight volumes.

Bharat Mala supplements the much publicized Sagar Mala program.

The move is in response to signs that carriers are moving away from providing gensets.

Concerns over the supply of truck drivers and the resulting increases in trucking rates will likely grow in the coming months.

"Relentless" investment in equipment, higher driver pay help boost capacity, revenue, profit for Werner.

YRC Worldwide was hit by two hurricanes and a wave of rising transportation costs in the third quarter, forcing it to lower its projected operating profit for 2017.

Truck driver wages and benefits grew for the fourth straight year in 2016.

CSX Transportation’s overhaul of its network ultimately may benefit shippers.

After climbing for seven straight weeks, US spot truckload rates stalled last week, but remain higher than usual for early October. DAT Solutions expects spot pricing to keep climbing.

The revised rates took effect October 1 and will remain in force until March 31, 2019.

Improve Europe's structural inadequacies and cut tariffs on the China-Europe rail network, is the message from a rail industry association executive.

CSX is discontinuing international services as part of a broader operational overhaul.

Technology cannot replace personal relationships, but greater automation can help smooth processes, Echo Global Logistics CEO Waggoner says.

More than 75 percent of Asia-Europe rail cargo ends its transcontinental journey in Germany.

It will not happen overnight, but experts believe supply chains and transportation will become increasingly automated and more efficient as technology enables real-time exchange and analysis of vast amounts of data thanks to Amazon.com.

Higher third-quarter operating costs at J.B. Hunt, especially costs related to drivers and empty trucks, show why US shippers should be concerned about truck and intermodal pricing.

During the last two decades, Georgia has encouraged development of import distribution centers that have attracted all-water services from Asia and made Savannah the second-largest US East Coast container port.

The truckload spot market that burned hot through the summer continued to heat up in September.

The pool is the latest sign of the strong demand for chassis with radial tires and LED lights.

The service also gives US importers a new option.

One of the so-called “truths” of the intermodal era is the inevitability of the transition to container, fueled by the “2 for 1” economics of double-stack.

RZD hopes the reductions will make rail more attractive to shippers who overwhelmingly rely on trucking despite its higher costs.

Once skeptical of appointment systems, truckers at the Port of New York and New Jersey have warmed to the reservation system they say has cut turn times since its introduction in December.

As the US and relief organizations struggle to move goods across battered Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria's legacy will include long-term damage to supply chains.

Virginia is one of several North American ports that are exploring or have implemented reservation systems for trucks.

“The expectation is that the work on the short-term solution will begin later this year.”

The number of loads available per truck shot up from July to August, in advance of typical peak season trends. Truckers are betting on sustained volumes.

The chaos caused by the shutting down of a key European rail transport corridor had a financial impact, and freight associations are calling for immediate compensation.

Shippers will have to dig harder to access new capacity as peak shipping season heats up.

A host of issues critical to shippers, brokers and truckers await Robert P. Martinez, President Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.