AAR reports Weekly Rail Traffic for July and week ending July 30, 2016
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for July 2016. Carload traffic…
Rule by STB would force railroads to open up lines to competitors?
Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger made the following statements today in response to the…
BTS statistics release: May 2016 North American freight numbers
Trucks carried more U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in May…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending July 23, 2016
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 23, 2016. For this week,…
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: June 2016 Leasing and Finance Index
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a…
DHL enters strategic partnership with Ambatovyin Madagascar
This agreement encompasses two contracts where DHL will provide onshore and off-shore services DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean…
Equipment Leasing and Finance industry confidence remains steady in July
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the July 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed…
Akro-Mils partnering with Attainia
Akro-Mils, a North American provider of storage, organization and transport products, announces a partnership with Attainia, Inc., known in healthcare capital equipment…
Northeast Iowa crane plant closes, 175 jobs lost
Some 175 employees of Terex Cranes here are out of a job as the plant ceased operations Tuesday, marking the…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending July 16, 2016
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jul. 16, 2016. For this week,…
Crown Equipment opens new sales and service locations
Crown Equipment Corporation has unveiled three new sales and service locations to support the material handling product needs of customers…
AAR, freight rail officials and leading regulatory expert urge FRA to withdraw proposed two-person crew mandate
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), freight rail industry leaders and one of the nation’s top regulatory experts at a…
BTS releases May 2016 freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry,…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending July 9, 2016
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 9, 2016. For this week,…
Columbus McKinnon terminates relationship with Grainger Company
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has announced that it will no longer distribute its…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for June and week ending July 2, 2016
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for June 2016. Carload traffic…
Honeywell to acquire Intelligrated
Honeywell announced it has signed an agreement to acquire privately held, supply chain and warehouse automation leader Intelligrated for $1.5…
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: May 2016 Leasing and Finance Index
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association; (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25); which reports economic activity from 25 companies…
BTS statistics release: April 2016 North American freight numbers
Trucks carried more U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in April…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending June 25, 2016
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jun. 25, 2016. For this week,…
Heat illness can be deadly
OSHA’s Heat Safety App – available in both Android andiPhone versions – allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their…
Inaugural transit of the expanded Panama Canal begins
Early Sunday morning, the inaugural transit of the Panama Canal Expansion began with the transit of Neopanamax vessel COSCO Shipping…
AAR rail traffic for week ending June 18
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jun. 18, 2016. For this…
Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry confidence eases again in June amid political and economic uncertainty
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the June 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to…
KION Group to acquire Dematic
The KION GROUP AG (“KION Group”), already one of the two largest suppliers of forklift trucks, warehouse equipment and related…
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