newsworthy Intermodal seen closing gap with trucking September 19, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Domestic rail intermodal service close to matching trucks on shorter lanes, consultant says.Read More
newsworthy Florida railroad sitting in sweet spot as state preps for expanded Panama Canal August 22, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Florida East Coast Railway stands to cash in on increased traffic through Port of Miami.Read More
newsworthy BNSF Logistics poised to forge own identity July 28, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments 3PL to beef up rail capabilities as part of aggressive growth strategy.Read More
newsworthy NITL asks Surface Transport Board to craft rules governing rail "reciprocal switching" agreements July 11, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Shipper group seeks competitive switching pacts among four largest railroads.Read More
transportation report Rails try new route to intermodal growth July 4, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Intermodal's future may lie not with what comes off the boats, but what comes off the roads.Read More
outbound A peaceful coexistence? June 20, 2011 Mitch Mac Donald No Comments Relations between trucking and rail interests have hit a 20-year low. That's bad news for all of us.Read More
newsworthy State of Logistics Report: U.S. logistics costs hit $1.2 trillion in 2010 June 15, 2011 James A. Cooke No Comments Expenditures up $114 billion over '09 figures.Read More
newsworthy Western rails get ready to redraw intermodal map June 7, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments UP, BNSF target millions of truckloads for conversion to rail.Read More
newsworthy Rail giants target East Coast TL freight May 24, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments CSX, Norfolk Southern poised for aggressive push to convert truckload traffic to intermodal service.Read More
inbound Happy birthday, Golden Spike! May 10, 2011 DC Velocity Staff No Comments May 10 marks the 142nd anniversary of the driving of the "Golden Spike" that joined two rail lines into a trans-continental railroad.Read More