All Entries Tagged With: "FREIGHT"
USA Submits to Blackmail
by Sandy Long – / N2N / – It is amazing that the United States of America bows down to economic pressures from a third world country to allow hundreds, if not thousands, of foreign trucks and their drivers into the country to take freight out of US driver’s trailers. This after the American people, [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.2% in June
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.2 percent in June from its May level, rising after one monthly decline, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI has risen 4.7 [...]
Hurricane Alex Damages Tracks Causing Rail Freight Delays in Mexico
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – / N2N / – Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) rail service in northern Mexico has been disrupted by damage resulting from Hurricane Alex, which made landfall on June 30. The hurricane, which has impacted service on KCS’s primary Mexican rail subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM”), caused [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.3% in April
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.3 percent in April from its March level, rising for the third consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI index has [...]
New Technology to Pinpoint Freight Congestion Launched
WASHINGTON, DC – / N2N / – A new technology tool will help transportation planners, operators, and private shippers and carriers plan ahead by identifying key traffic chokepoints on some of the nation’s busiest roads, the Federal Highway Administration announced today. “We are always looking for new and creative ideas that will enable us to [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.9% in March
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.9 percent in March from its February level, rising for the third consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The March Freight TSI rose 2.6 percent from March 2009, the first year-to-year increase in the freight [...]
FedEx Halts European Shipments Due to Volcanic Eruption
- / N2N / – FedEx Express Response to Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Due to the closure of major airports within Europe, effective immediately, FedEx Express has announced it is not accepting deferred international freight shipments bound for Europe. This embargo does not affect freight shipments to and from other countries and applies only to [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index for February Rises .3 Percent
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.3 percent in February from its January level, rising for the second consecutive month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI index has [...]
Top 8 Things to Consider When Picking A Freight Company
by Stephen Willis – Managing Director of RW Freight Services – / N2N / – As the Internet opens up global markets, more and more people are considering starting an import or export business and are looking into selecting a freight company for the first time. This can be baffling as the world of international [...]
Nation2Nation Launches “New Look” for News Web Site
- / N2N / – On April 1, 2010 Nation2Nation changed the look of it’s on-line industry news web site. There were several reasons for this. First, Nation2Nation has outgrown it’s original format. I never imagined that the popularity of this site would grow as it has. We launched our site in late September and [...]
Do Online Load-Boards Really Help?
Let’s be realistic: When we use our computers, we expect them to be useful and make our lives easier. When we utilize a piece of software, we expect our manual tasks to be more automated and be accomplished with our minimal involvement. If you are a Shipper looking for a Carrier and instead of calling [...]
February Canadian Freight Index Up 56 Percent
TORONTO – / N2N / – TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index based on Loadlink® freight matching data sees increase in year-over-year load volumes. Loadlink metrics for Canada indicate the daily average posting of loads has increased 56 percent in February 2010 versus February 2009. Truck postings have decreased 10 percent for the same time frame, likely [...]
Freight Broker Industry Training Guide
by Jameson – / N2N – / Are you, or is someone you know looking to get into the freight business? The following guide will give you the basics upon which to begin building a new career. Chapter 1: The Transportation Industry and its Inner Workings I will start this chapter by breaking down the [...]
