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Kansas City Southern
Kansas City Southern Reports Mixed Q3 Earnings
Kansas City Southern
Kansas City Southern reported mixed third-quarter financial results on Oct. 19, as the Class I freight railroad saw a 13% jump in revenue to $744 million, compared with $659.6 million a year earlier.
October 19, 2021
Government, Business
A mason shovels a cement mixture as he prepares to lay down bricks on the exterior wall of a new house in Flowood, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press)
Home Construction Declines 1.6% in September
A mason shovels a cement mixture as he prepares to lay down bricks on the exterior wall of a new house in Flowood, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press)
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Home construction fell 1.6% in September as builders continue to be tripped up by supply chain bottlenecks.
October 19, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics
Shipping containers at night at the Port of Los Angeles on Oct. 13. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg News)
September Port Numbers Remain Strong as Leaders Address Congestion
Shipping containers at night at the Port of Los Angeles on Oct. 13. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg News)
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are gearing up to operate 24/7 to clear the massive backlog of 20-foot-equivalent (TEU) containers as they pile up at the two Southern California ports and others on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
October 19, 2021
Business
Mayflower surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adults who moved more than 300 miles from July 2019 to July 2021. (Mayflower)
Mayflower Survey Shows Idaho Top Choice for Relocation
Mayflower surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adults who moved more than 300 miles from July 2019 to July 2021. (Mayflower)
A new survey by moving company Mayflower shows the top five state destinations where the company is moving customers are Idaho, South Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and Florida.
October 19, 2021
Business, Logistics, Breaking News
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Tonnage Jumps in September
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Truck tonnage increased on both a sequential and year-over-year basis in September, recording a 2021 high mark amid an environment where a shortage of drivers and trucks is keeping rigs fully loaded on most runs, American Trucking Associations reported Oct. 19.
October 19, 2021
Government, Business, TCA
The Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Ill. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
Illinois Lays Out Six-Year Timeline for $1.2 Billion I-80 Reconstruction Project
The Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Ill. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Oct. 18 unveiled a six-year timeline for the $1.2 billion reconstruction of Interstate Highway 80 through Will County, including work on aging bridges over the Des Plaines River considered so decrepit that unions put up billboards with warnings such as “Cross bridge at your own risk” two years ago.
October 19, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA
Workers retrieve boxes at an Amazon fulfillment center on June 21 in Raleigh, N.C. (Rachel Jessen/Bloomberg News)
Amazon to Hire 150,000 Workers for Seasonal Jobs
Workers retrieve boxes at an Amazon fulfillment center on June 21 in Raleigh, N.C. (Rachel Jessen/Bloomberg News)
Amazon .com is ramping up its operations for the holiday shopping season, announcing Oct. 18 that it’s adding 150,000 seasonal jobs across the U.S.
October 18, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
Team members gather for the new site opening. (XPO Logistics Inc.)
XPO Logistics Opens New LTL Hub in Chicago Area
Team members gather for the new site opening. (XPO Logistics Inc.)
XPO Logistics Inc. opened a new less-than-truckload service center in the Chicago area, the company announced Oct. 18.
October 18, 2021
Business, Top 100
LinkedIn
AAA Cooper Expands in St. Louis
LinkedIn
AAA Cooper Transportation, a subsidiary of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, announced it would expand its less-than-truckload capacity with the opening of a St. Louis service center this fall.
October 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment
A Trail King booth at a previous industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Trail King Adds Two New Dealers
A Trail King booth at a previous industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Trailer manufacturer Trail King Industries announced the addition of two new dealers to its network: Frost Machines of Cody, Wyo., and US Equipment Sales & Rentals in Plainfield, Ill.
October 18, 2021