Rail freight transport

Range Energy and Thermo King Collaborate to Advance the Commercial Adoption of Electric Refrigerated Trailers in the Americas

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
Automotive Manufacturing, Other Transport, Trucking, Manufacturing, Maritime, Environment, Retail, Transport, Automotive, Supply Chain Management, Hardware, Logistics, Technology, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Alternative Energy, Energy, General Automotive, Doppler ultrasonography, Acceleration, Thermo King, Trane Technologies, Range, Partnership, Multimedia, Temperature, Rail freight transport

Range Energy (Range), the hardware company bringing powered trailers to the commercial trucking market, and Thermo King, a leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions and strategic brand of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), today announced a strategic collaboration to advance the commercialization of electric refrigerated trailers in the Americas.

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  • Range Energy (Range), the hardware company bringing powered trailers to the commercial trucking market, and Thermo King, a leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions and strategic brand of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), today announced a strategic collaboration to advance the commercialization of electric refrigerated trailers in the Americas.
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    Range Energy and Thermo King Collaborate to Advance the Commercial Adoption of Electric Refrigerated Trailers in the Americas (Photo: Business Wire)
    With a shared pursuit to make commercial trucking cleaner, safer, and more efficient, this collaboration enables the companies to align on an electric trailer technology system, including integrating Range’s electric trailer platform with Thermo King's hybrid trailer refrigeration units (TRUs) and electric TRUs.
  • “Accelerating the commercial adoption of electric trailers is essential to helping fleet owners and operators meet emerging emissions reduction goals and mandates.
  • Working with Thermo King to advance electric refrigerated trailers marks significant progress in the electrification of commercial trucking, providing a near-term and pragmatic solution for fleets of today and tomorrow,” said Ali Javidan, CEO and founder, Range.

KION North America and Fox Robotics Announce Non-Exclusive Strategic Partnership

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Martedì, Maggio 7, 2024
Technology, Venture Capital, Transport, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Machinery, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Retail, Artificial Intelligence, Investment, KION, Safety, KUKA, Linde, AMR, Robotics, Traction, Partnership, KION Group, Automation, BMW, Face, Multimedia, Menlo Ventures, Algorithm, Growth, Rail freight transport

KION North America (KION NA), manufacturer of Linde Material Handling equipment, and Fox Robotics have entered into a non-exclusive partnership wherein KION NA will manufacture and assemble FoxBot autonomous trailer loader/unloaders (ATLs) at its facilities in Summerville, South Carolina.

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  • KION North America (KION NA), manufacturer of Linde Material Handling equipment, and Fox Robotics have entered into a non-exclusive partnership wherein KION NA will manufacture and assemble FoxBot autonomous trailer loader/unloaders (ATLs) at its facilities in Summerville, South Carolina.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240507592176/en/
    KION North America (KION NA), manufacturer of Linde Material Handling equipment, and Fox Robotics have entered into a non-exclusive partnership wherein KION NA will manufacture and assemble FoxBot autonomous trailer loader/unloaders (ATLs) at its facilities in Summerville, South Carolina.
  • “We are delighted to announce our collaboration with Fox Robotics to launch this groundbreaking product in the U.S. market.
  • This partnership signifies a major leap forward in our commitment to enhancing efficiency, safety, and reliability in our customers' operations.”
    "Fox Robotics is scaling and expanding its supply chain capabilities significantly via the partnership with KION North America," said Marin Tchakarov, CEO and President at Fox Robotics.

CSX Announces 2024 Customer Environmental Excellence Award Winners

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Lunedì, Aprile 22, 2024
CSX Corporation, Transport, Carbon, CSX, Rail freight transport

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) has announced the winners of its 2024 CSX Customer Environmental Excellence Awards.

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  • JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) has announced the winners of its 2024 CSX Customer Environmental Excellence Awards.
  • In the third year of the annual awards program, CSX chose winners who have realized significant carbon reduction by embracing the environmental advantages of rail over trucks with a “highway-to-rail” conversion.
  • “The winners of this year’s awards achieved the highest annual emissions savings totals among all CSX customers, reflecting their commitment to environmental citizenship.”
    To assist customers in making informed decisions about switching to rail transportation, CSX provides an advanced carbon calculator.
  • The 2024 CSX Customer Environmental Excellence Award winners include six companies whose highway-to-rail conversions resulted in substantial emissions savings during the previous year.

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight contraction continues

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Mercoledì, Maggio 1, 2024
Personal Finance, Finance, Other Transport, Banking, Trucking, Professional Services, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transport, American Trucking Associations, Pressure, Hope, Rail freight transport

The latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index revealed that the U.S. truck freight market contracted significantly during the first three months of 2024.

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  • The latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index revealed that the U.S. truck freight market contracted significantly during the first three months of 2024.
  • “While there was hope for a freight market turnaround to start the year, our data shows that the challenges continued,” said Bobby Holland, director of freight business analytics, U.S. Bank.
  • “Nationally, this was the eighth straight quarter of year-over-year volume decreases and the fifth straight with a drop in spending.”
    The U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index regional data shows how widespread the current challenges are for the truck freight market.
  • The most severe contraction was in the Northeast, where spending dropped 34.8% year-over-year and shipments fell 33.9%.

Nexterus Helps Shippers Navigate the Channels Around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

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Giovedì, Aprile 11, 2024
Patapsco River, Transport, Port, The Washington Post, City, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Disaster, Rail freight transport

NEW FREEDOM, Pa., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexterus , a world-class supply chain management and third-party logistics (3PL) services provider, is available to help shippers navigate around the issues caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the closing of the Port of Baltimore.

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  • NEW FREEDOM, Pa., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexterus , a world-class supply chain management and third-party logistics (3PL) services provider, is available to help shippers navigate around the issues caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the closing of the Port of Baltimore.
  • On the morning of March 26, 2024, the cargo ship Dali hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River.
  • “There is always a ripple effect throughout supply chains when catastrophic disasters occur like the bridge collapse,” says Ryan Polakoff, President of Nexterus.
  • Nexterus has expertise and experience in creating supply chain strategies to move loads in a timely, cost-effective manner.

ITS Logistics April Port Rail Ramp Index: Collapse of Baltimore Key Bridge Results in Severe Rating for Atlantic Ocean Region Due to Lack of Freight Visibility

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Mercoledì, Aprile 10, 2024
ITS, Atlantic Ocean, Transport, Intermodal transport, Port, Logistics, Index, Rail freight transport

RENO, Nev., April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ITS Logistics today released the April forecast for the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index .

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  • RENO, Nev., April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ITS Logistics today released the April forecast for the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index .
  • The ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index forecasts port container and dray operations for the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf regions.
  • Ocean and domestic container rail ramp operations are also highlighted in the index for both the West Inland and East Inland regions.
  • Visit here for a full comprehensive copy of the index with expected forecasts for the US port and rail ramps.

Invensify Introduces the Industry’s Most Energy Efficient Cold Chain Shipping Transporter

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Venerdì, Aprile 26, 2024
Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health, Packaging, Medical Devices, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transport, Manufacturing, AC, Dry ice, FDA, Multimedia, GPS, Temperature, Gas, CFR, Rail freight transport

Invensify, Inc., Santa Clara, California, has introduced a power efficient, temperature-controlled shipping container designed to maintain stable storage temperatures for high-value pharmaceuticals before and during transport to last-mile cold chain destinations.

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  • Invensify, Inc., Santa Clara, California, has introduced a power efficient, temperature-controlled shipping container designed to maintain stable storage temperatures for high-value pharmaceuticals before and during transport to last-mile cold chain destinations.
  • It complies with FDA Title 21 CFR guidelines for pharmaceuticals and helps ensure temperature uniformity and data integrity with no prior experience required for use.
  • Multiple units can be staged at distribution points and deployed using internal battery power without interruption of the cooling function.
  • Transmitted data is captured in cloud database with secure subscription access so that customers can track it through the cold chain.

Outrider granted 11th U.S. patent for its AI-powered autonomous system

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Giovedì, Aprile 25, 2024
Invention, Weather, Safety, E-commerce, Transport, Environment, Georgia-Pacific, Patent, Movement, Engineering, Deep learning, Rail freight transport

BRIGHTON, Colo., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Outrider, the leader in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, announced today the issuance of its latest patent, U.S. Patent No. 11,927,676, for the "Systems and Methods for Determining an Articulated Trailer Angle," covering the critical task of determining where a trailer is with respect to a self-driving tractor, facilitating safe and accurate autonomous trailer movement in all weather conditions.

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  • BRIGHTON, Colo., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Outrider , the leader in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, announced today the issuance of its latest patent, U.S. Patent No.
  • "Outrider's patent portfolio covers the numerous inventions, innovations, and technologies our team developed to re-define the logistics yard," said Andrew Smith, Founder and CEO of Outrider.
  • Shortly after its first patent was issued in August 2021, Outrider used its proprietary technology to perform fully autonomous trailer moves in a production environment – the industry's first – at Georgia-Pacific in November 2021 .
  • In the second half of 2024, Outrider will begin shipping its commercial system to top Fortune 500 customers.

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2% in March

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024
Multimedia, American Trucking Associations, ATA, Human, Index, Transport, Rail freight transport

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2% in March after increasing 4% in February. In March, the index equaled 113.4 (2015=100) compared with 115.7 in February.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2% in March after increasing 4% in February.
  • "Tonnage in March suggests that truck freight volumes remain lackluster, and it is clear the truck freight recession continued through the first quarter," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello.
  • ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot market freight.
  • ATA calculates the tonnage index based on surveys from its membership and has been doing so since the 1970s.

First Phosphate and Groupe Goyette Sign MOU for Logistics Footprint at the Hebertville-Station Intermodal Facility in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Region of Quebec, Canada

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Mercoledì, Marzo 13, 2024
Lobbying, Government, Indigenous peoples, ASX, Carbon footprint, Transport, Rest, Phosphate, Saint-Hyacinthe, OTC, GG, Rights, Movement, UN, Mining, Rail freight transport

"Our clients in the battery technology industry for electric vehicles ("EVs") and energy storage will be demanding and will require reliable, just-in-time transportation assurances."

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  • "Our clients in the battery technology industry for electric vehicles ("EVs") and energy storage will be demanding and will require reliable, just-in-time transportation assurances."
  • GG is to join the First Phosphate project team and begin to determine the best overall project-based logistics necessary to integrate the Company's product and supply flows with the Hébertville-Station, Quebec intermodal facility.
  • He has practiced law for 15 years and was chief legal advisor on land rights for the Ilnu Nation.
  • He was special advisor/negotiator on the drafting and adoption of the UN General Assembly Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.