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Apr23

U.S. rail traffic report for the week ending April 19, 2025

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 19, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,053 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.5 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending April 19 were 224,436 carloads, up 3.4 percent compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 271,617 containers and...

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Apr17

U.S. rail traffic reports for the week ending April 12, 2025

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for April 12, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 491,908 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending April 12 were 217,566 carloads, up 4.3 percent compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 274,342 containers and trailers, up 6.3...

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Coming off its best first quarter on record, the Port of Long Beach is the nation’s busiest port through the first three months of the year as imports surged ahead of anticipated tariffs.
Apr16

Port of Long Beach busiest in U.S. through First Quarter

Anticipated tariffs drive 10th consecutive month of import growth for March Coming off its best first quarter on record, the Port of Long Beach is the nation’s busiest port through the first three months of the year as imports surged ahead of anticipated tariffs. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 817,457 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, up 25% from March 2024. Imports grew 25.8% to 380,562 TEUs and exports decreased 1%...

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Apr14

Martha Payne honored with 2025 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT), Truckstop and Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has announced Martha Payne, transportation attorney at Benesch, has been named the winner of the annual Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award (DWLA). Payne’s career spans over four decades. As one of the few women in the transportation and logistics field early in her career, she broke barriers and overcame significant challenges,...

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Apr10

U.S. rail traffic reports for the week ending April 05, 2025

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 5, 2025. For this week, the total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 500,584 carloads and intermodal units, which is up 11.2 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending April 5 were 226,790 carloads, up 8.5 percent compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 273,794...

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Apr08

Women In Trucking Association announced continued Gold Partnership with WM

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced that WM has continued its Gold Level partnership. The continuation of this partnership supports the association’s mission to encourage women’s employment in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments, and minimize the obstacles they face. As a Gold Level partner since 2020, WM has sponsored the Accelerate! Conference & Expo at various levels and actively...

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Apr03

YMX Logistics CEO speaking on panel at ACT Expo on the Electrification of yard operations

YMX Logistics, a national provider of integrated yard logistics, including gate management, spotting and shuttling services, trailer rentals, and yard management technology solutions, announces that CEO Matt Yearling will participate in a panel at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo to discuss the electrification of logistics. Warehouse Sector: Logistics from Storage to Shipment will take place on Wednesday, April 30, 2025,...

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