CHICAGO — The managing partner of Great Lakes Basin Transportation was in familiar surroundings June 15 as he promoted his idea to build a freight railroad from the LaPorte area to southeast Wisconsin, circling Chicago to serve as a bypass around that congested city.
June 20, 2016Business
Old Dominion Puts Brakes on Plan for Illinois Truck Depot
John Trapp sat in a second row seat at an Aurora City, Illinois, Council meeting quietly watching — which belied how he really felt.
July 14, 2016Business
Freightliner Factory Worker Seriously Injured
A worker at the Freightliner plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, was seriously hurt on June 13.
July 13, 2016Business
ShipX Rebranded as FreightorGator
An online-based freight exchange company based in Kansas City, Missouri, is changing names. ShipX is rebranding itself and now will be called FreightorGator.
June 24, 2016Business
Freight Broker Report Shows Margins Still Improving
Freight brokers’ profit margins continue to improve, based on the latest report from the Transportation Intermediaries Association, which showed both year-over-year and sequential progress in the first quarter.
June 6, 2016Business
ABF Starts California Freight Surcharge
ABF Freight System has instituted a $5.92 surcharge for each shipment going to or from California because of the higher cost of doing business in the state.
May 2, 2016Business
Old Dominion Freight Line Works With N.Y. Town to Cut Night Glare
Old Dominion Freight Line representatives returned to Glenville, N.Y., earlier this month to see what can be done about the glare of the lights at its facility, which bothers nearby residents.
March 22, 2016Business
Fleets, Shippers Battle on Rates While US Economy Downshifts
MIAMI — The softening U.S. economy is putting pressure on cost-conscious shippers to hold the line on freight rates this year, setting the stage for a tough battle with carriers seeking further rate increases to cover their own rising costs, such as driver pay.
February 15, 2016Business
Carriers Cautious on Freight Market
MIAMI — Privately held trucking companies are approaching today’s freight market with a healthy dose of caution, prompted by factors such as high inventories and weaker exports, according to top carrier officials addressing an investor conference.
February 15, 2016Business
This Shrink-Wrapped Freight Locomotive Is on Its Way to Africa
A shipment of six sustainable locomotives set sail last weekend on a 6,000-mile ocean voyage to Africa, where they will soon be in operation as freight locomotives.
October 8, 2015