Containers offer a shipping method for small businesses that reduces theft, keeps the shipping load traveling together as a unit, and minimizes the likelihood of losing part of the cargo when shipped ...

Intermodal facilities are more complex than ever. Consumers are buying many goods, and businesses are finding efficient ways to transport these items. Intermodal refers to the movement of cargo in ...

Chart of the Week: Outbound Loaded Rail Container Volumes, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: ORAILL.USA, OTVI.USA Intermodal demand remains elevated through early November, averaging over 8% ...

A new load-matching service that is focused on helping shippers and freight brokerage firms find drayage capacity has received $5 million in funding to expand its business nationwide. The investment ...

One of the fastest-growing areas of hazardous materials transportation is that of intermodal containers. During 2003, a total of 9,502,563 intermodal containers were shipped by rail and 1,227,852 were ...

Less than container load (LCL) is favored by medium and small traders because of its ability to promote the flexibility of supply chain. The efficiency of LCL cargo transshipment has a great influence ...

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Fast Lane Transportation, a provider of intermodal transportation and equipment services throughout California, has launched a new service that offers secure overnight load storage near the Ports of ...

J.B. Hunt Transport Services moved a record number of intermodal loads during the third quarter, but service issues and cost headwinds have constrained margins. After two years of declining yields, ...

Starting in 2018, Texas will increase the weight limits for trucks hauling intermodal containers, allowing loads up to 100,000 pounds to travel within a 30-mile radius of their point of entry on the ...

MINOT, N.D. — They’re ramping up the intermodal “ramp” at Minot, N.D., a key piece of what could become very important as an international launching pad for specialty crop growers and exporters. Greg ...

The precipitous drop in port volumes at the North American coastal ports is packing a one-two punch for the North American international intermodal sector. The escalation of canceled sailings is ...