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How Shippers Can Prep for Hurricane Season
Extreme weather events pose an extreme challenge for the transportation industry. Here are some tips on how to protect your company's supply chain.
The Three Biggest Challenges Facing Shippers and Carriers in 2024
The new "State of Transportation" report reveals volatile weather, sustainability, and other factors are impacting overall performance.
DHL Express and Standard Chartered to Cut Carbon Emissions
DHL Express and Standard Chartered are partnering up to increase the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Shipping Rates Are on the Rise as Disruptions Continue in Red Sea, Panama Canal
As shippers navigate goods around low water levels in the Panama Canal and risks in the Red Sea, rates are rising and the risk of downstream disruptions is growing.

Rail Resources

Growth in Intermodal Rail Leads to New Warehouse Real Estate
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Customer-Driven Rail Intermodal Logistics: Unlocking a New Source of Value for China
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Rail News

How Shippers Can Prep for Hurricane Season
Extreme weather events pose an extreme challenge for the transportation industry. Here are some tips on how to protect your company's supply chain.

The Three Biggest Challenges Facing Shippers and Carriers in 2024
The new "State of Transportation" report reveals volatile weather, sustainability, and other factors are impacting overall performance.

DHL Express and Standard Chartered to Cut Carbon Emissions
DHL Express and Standard Chartered are partnering up to increase the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Shipping Rates Are on the Rise as Disruptions Continue in Red Sea, Panama Canal
As shippers navigate goods around low water levels in the Panama Canal and risks in the Red Sea, rates are rising and the risk of downstream disruptions is growing.

J.B. Hunt, BNSF Launch Intermodal Service Offering
J.B. Hunt and BNSF have launched a new intermodal service to address the service-sensitive highway freight needs of customer supply chains.

Moody’s: Carbon Offsets Open Supply Chains Up to Financial, Reputational Risks
A new report from Moody's finds that companies that rely on buying carbon offsets as an emisisons-reduction strategy could face financial and reputational harm.

AAR President and CEO Jefferies Addresses State of the Freight Railroad Market
In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviewed Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Intermodal Logistics Review with Greg Oberting, Rail Modal Group
In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Greg Oberting, Founder and CEO of Rail Modal Group, an intermodal logistics provider.

American Short Line and Regional Railroad President Assesses Short Line Railroad Market
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Chuck Baker, President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).

Why a Possible Railroad Strike Would Cripple the Supply Chain and Encourage Inflation Fears
The cost of a rail strike is seen at $2 billion a day; ‘there aren’t enough trucks to handle that volume’ - for several days, the prospects for preventing a railroad strike or lockout rested with a handful of leaders from labor, industry and government, whose marathon talks led to a tentative agreement Thursday.

Tony Hatch, ABH Consulting Reviews the State of the Freight Railroad Market
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Tony Hatch, principal of ABH Consulting.

Railroad Activity Inside The Beltway with Ian Jefferies, President and CEO, AAR
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, welcomes back Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in Washington, D.C.

FTR’s Tranausky Provides Overview of Freight Railroad and Intermodal Markets
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Todd Tranausky, FTR Transportation Intelligence Vice President of Rail and Intermodal.

Transport Analytics for Enterprise Rail Visibility
KALERIS, a leading provider of cloud-based transportation and asset management solutions for improved supply chain execution, launches real-time analytics for industrial and finished goods shippers, service providers, and carriers.

Mobile Device Procurement, Service, and Support for Industrial & Finished Goods Shippers
Kaleris announces a strategic partnership with rail mobile technology specialist Buckeye Mountain.

Freight Railroad Outlook is Positive, says AAR President and CEO Jefferies
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, welcomes back Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in Washington, D.C.

The State of the Freight Railroad and Intermodal Sectors with Tony Hatch
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Tony Hatch, principal of ABH Consulting.

Assessing the Intersection of Freight Transportation and Economic Indicators
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Dr. Jason Miller, PhD., Associate Professor of Logistics at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business.

Looking at the Staggers Act 40 Years Later with Ian Jefferies, President and CEO, AAR
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, welcomes back Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in Washington, D.C.

AAR’s Jefferies Provides Overview of Freight Railroad Industry
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in Washington, D.C.


Featured Companies

Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 20,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides…
Network FOB
Network FOB, or N+FOB is the industry leader, utilizing a network that consists of innovative technology, proven and reliable carriers, and a pipeline of customer-oriented employees. The results speak for themselves: shipments that arrive on time and on budget,…
LaneHoney
LaneHoney is a market for trucks on demand. We bring new on-demand efficiencies, all-to-all transacting and transparency to the spot market for truck capacity. LaneHoney provides freight shippers and truck carriers unparalleled access to freight market intelligence by displaying to…
Freight Filter
Freight Filter gives you the solutions you need for your international freight moves. Freight Filter was created to simplify and improve the process of pricing and booking international freight movements. In today’s day and age, there is no reason…
Delcan
Delcan is a multidisciplinary engineering, planning, management and technology firm that provides a broad range of integrated systems and infrastructure solutions. As an award-winning company, Delcan has gained international recognition by virtue of our innovation, quality and commitment to clients.…
Deringer
Deringer delivers ongoing value by taking the time to understand your evolving business needs and forging long term partnerships. Our caring people work with you to develop tailored solutions that improve efficiencies, reduce overall supply chain costs, and manage risk…
National Gateway
The National Gateway project will improve the flow of rail traffic throughout the nation by increasing the use of double-stack trains, creating a more efficient rail route that links Mid-Atlantic ports with Midwestern markets. Innovation and modernizations within the rail…
Optym
Optym provides best-in-class, new-generation automation and optimization software to transportation and logistics companies in the airline, railroad, trucking, and mining industries.
OIA Global
OIA offers global logistics, packaging, and materials sourcing solutions to optimize supply chains worldwide. Since our founding in 1988, OIA has grown into a $1 billion supply chain management leader, with over 1,300 professionals and 69 owned offices in 27 countries.
Southeastern Freight Lines
The driving force behind our company is our commitment to adding value through everything we do or, as our motto says, providing Quality Without Question. We knew from the beginning that our associates are the keys to achieving that quality.…
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