All Entries in the "RAIL" Category
November 2009 Surface Trade with Canada & Mexico Sinks 2.9 Percent
- / N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.9 percent lower in November 2009 than in November 2008, dropping to $58.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. BTS, [...]
November 2009 Data – U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the November 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports increased by 0.9 percent to [...]
Indian Railways Selects Moog Fatigue Test System
EAST AURORA, NY – / N2N / -Moog’s Industrial Systems Group, a division of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A) (NYSE: MOG.B), announced today that the Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO) division of the Indian Railways has placed a USD 4 million order for a test rig to perform fatigue testing on freight wagons. Moog is [...]
Ahern Introduces Transportation Industry Newsletter
Phoenix, AZ, – / N2N / – Ahern & Associates introduces its own form of stimulus to the transportation industry in the form of a digitally distributed newsletter; enlightening business owners with straight forward, industry relevant information and addressing the many issues that can have an effect on transports in a down economy. Often published [...]
Universal Truckload Services Acquires 3 Transportation Companies
WARREN, Mich., – / N2N / – Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: UACL), announced today that during December 2009, it has completed the acquisition of three transportation companies throughout the United States. D. Kratt International, Inc. is a full service international freight forwarding and customs house brokerage firm based in Chicago, IL. D. Kratt International [...]
C-TPAT Annual Supply Chain Security Training Seminar in Anaheim
- / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hosting the 2010 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Training Seminar in Anaheim, California. This year’s theme is “Balancing Supply Chain Security & Economic Efficiency”. Registration is free, but only C-TPAT certified or validated companies can attend. CBP allows each company to have up to 2 [...]
GE to Supply 100 Locomotives to South Africa
JOHANNESBURG & ERIE, Pa. – / N2N / – GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, announced today that it has signed a landmark contract with Transnet Limited to supply Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) with 100 locomotives. TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent [...]
IANA Launches Global Intermodal Equipment Registry
CALVERTON, MD, – / N2N / – Following Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) approval in November, the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has officially launched its Global Intermodal Equipment Registry (GIER). This equipment-marking alternative was developed by IANA with the support of both intermodal industry partners and roadside enforcement agencies. GIER eliminates the [...]
UP RR Sets Record for Moving Agricultural Unit Trains
Omaha, Neb., – / N2N / – Union Pacific Railroad today announced it set a monthly record for moving loaded agricultural unit trains from facilities across its network. In November, the railroad moved 400 agricultural unit trains, breaking the previous record of 381 trains during October 2006. Of the 400 trains, 338 of them were [...]
Union Pacific’s Pipeline Express Reaches Milestone
Omaha, Neb., – / N2N / – Union Pacific Railroad’s Pipeline Express service has reached a milestone by delivering its 25,000th rail car of customer product. Formed in 2005, Pipeline Express has grown from moving approximately 1,700 rail cars in its first year to nearly 8,000 for its customers through year-end 2008. Pipeline Express serves [...]
TST Wins Carrier of the Year Award
Mississauga, Ont.- / N2N / – TST Overland Express, a provider of less-than-truckload service, has been named “Carrier of the Year” by Schneider Logistics Inc. The award is presented to third-party carriers that excel in operational performance, service and ease of conducting business. “We work hard to maintain our industry leadership position in the ways [...]
DOT Asks For More Rail Safety Oversight
- / N2N / – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the Obama Administration’s Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, a new transit safety bill to ensure a high and standard level of safety across all rail transit systems. The measure would effectively eliminate the statutory prohibition against imposing [...]
DOT Trade/Transportation Statistics For 2008
- / N2N / – More than 107 million personal vehicles entered the United States in 2008, 28.7 million from Canada and 78.9 million from Mexico , according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Additionally, 10.8 million trucks, 394,000 buses, and 40,000 trains entered the U.S. in 2008. BTS, a [...]
