TSE Changes Name to Redwood Logistics
Transportation Solutions Enterprises, a Chicago-based company that provides a variety of transportation services, has changed its name to Redwood Logistics.
January 27, 2015Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Diesel Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since Sept. 2010
For the first time since September 2010, the national retail average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is below $3 a gallon, which means trucking executives are both spending less money and pulling in less revenue as fuel surcharge receipts dwindle.
January 26, 2015Plunge in Crude Price Threatens Orders for Rail Tank Cars
Add tank car makers to the list of U.S. industries bracing for the effects from the plunge in crude prices.
January 23, 2015IANA Says Preliminary Totals Show 4.8% Intermodal Volume Increase
The Intermodal Association of North America said preliminary 2014 totals showed a record 16.3 million truck-rail shipments handled, a 4.8% increase over the previous mark set in 2013.
January 21, 2015Weekly Intermodal Traffic Declines for First Time in 11 Months
U.S. rail intermodal traffic dropped for the first time in 11 months, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 21.
January 21, 2015DHL Opens $35 Million Facility at Chicago O’ Hare
DHL Global Forwarding has opened a $35 million facility in the Chicago O’Hare International Airport cargo zone, the company’s largest air export gateway.
January 20, 2015Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.1% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 2.1% in the week ended Jan. 10 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
January 16, 2015Consumer Sentiment Surges to 11-Year High
Consumer confidence jumped in January to the highest level in 11 years as steady job gains and plunging gas prices brightened the outlook for U.S. households.
January 16, 2015CSX Profit Meets Estimates as Crude-by-Rail Fallout Looms
CSX Corp. matched analysts’ profit estimates as the U.S. economic recovery boosted demand for consumer goods moved by rail while crude shipments kept growing amid the global rout in prices.
January 14, 2015Commercial Truck Safety Makes NTSB’s Most Wanted List
WASHINGTON — Strengthening commercial truck safety has made it onto the Most Wanted List of policies and actions issued annually by the National Transportation Safety Board.
January 13, 2015