newsworthy Truckers falling short in hiring drivers, study says June 3, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Consultant warns that industry lacks resources to recruit and train enough drivers to meet expected ramp-up in demand.Read More
newsworthy Study: Intermodal share of long-haul freight at record levels May 12, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Railroads continued to gain ground against over-the-road trucks in Q1, says FTR.Read More
newsworthy Truck rig demand seen tepid throughout 2010 March 31, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Orders for heavy-duty trucks won't pick up until 2011, says report from FTR Associates.Read More
newsworthy Rail volumes projected to rise January 15, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Consulting group predicts rail carloads will begin to grow in first quarter, after plunging to 22-year low in 2009.Read More
transportation report Truckers, rails looking to share the load January 4, 2010 Mark B. Solomon No Comments After decades of sometimes bitter rivalry, truckers and railroads are now teaming up to market an expanding array of joint intermodal services.Read More
newsworthy intermodal makes reliability gains September 1, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Shippers have long shied away from intermodal service out of concerns over its speed and reliability. That may be changing.Read More
enroute show me the green June 1, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Railroads tout intermodal as the environmentally friendly way to ship. Can the economic case be made to shippers?Read More
enroute taking it off the streets (and highways) January 1, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments The trucking industry's future may lie not with the roads, but with the rails.Read More