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NewsDecember 18, 2009

Door-to-door Reefer Intermodal

A unique domestic shipping container bowed in at the NITL/IANA/TIA Conference and Show in Anaheim, Calif., recently

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NewsDecember 17, 2009

Switching to Rail Freight May Not Be the Greenest Option

The answer to achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emissions may not necessarily be the greater use of freight rail, but we should consider improved access to intermodal terminals, equalization of rail and truck standards for production of potent NOx exhaus

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NewsDecember 16, 2009

Port Truckers Can Drive Old Vehicles While Waiting

To be consistent with a new California Air Resources Board ruling, the Port of Los Angeles has made another amendment to its tariff to allow certain truck drivers to continue operating their old trucks beyond the Jan. 1, 2010 ba

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NewsDecember 16, 2009

Schneider National Completes Container Conversion

Schneider National has converted its mixed trailer/container fleet to an all-container fleet, after working on the conversion for three years

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NewsDecember 11, 2009

IANA's Intermodal Equipment Registry Goes Live

The Intermodal Association of North America has launched its Global Intermodal Equipment Registry, a virtual technology alternative to the intermodal equipment marking options that were mandated in the final roadability regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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NewsDecember 4, 2009

GAO: Customs and Border Protection Needs a Plan For Container Scanning

According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not been making progress under the 9/11 Commission Act, which requires 100 percent of U.S.-bound cargo containers to be scanned by 2012

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NewsDecember 1, 2009

Prop 1B Grant Applicants Get Extension on Port of LA Truck Ban

The Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission will now allow drivers to continue to operate their old trucks beyond the Jan. 1 ban date for those who are waiting for their Prop 1B grants to be delivered

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NewsNovember 25, 2009

Retail Container Volumes to See Uptick in 2010

Retail container ports are on track to experience the first year-over-year increase in import cargo volume in more than two years in early 201

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NewsNovember 24, 2009

Double Stack Trains Provide More Fuel Savings Than Truck

Double stack freight rail transportation is up to five times more fuel efficient than truck transportation, according to a new report by the Federal Railroad Administration

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NewsNovember 17, 2009

Fast Lane Transportation Opens New Intermodal Facility

Fast Lane Transportation, a provider of intermodal transportation and equipment services throughout California, has acquired an 80-acre intermodal crossdock and equipment depot to serve rail logistics providers, trucking companies and equipment leasing companies

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