Rail shipper groups say the poor on-time performance of all 15 Amtrak long-distance trains – which prompted the Justice Department to file a lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern for its handling of the Crescent – is merely a reflection of Class I railroad freight operations.

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Weekly U.S. rail volume showed a solid increase for the seven days ending July 27, with overall traffic up 5.3% over the same period a year earlier.

– With labor negotiations at a standstill, a Canadian rail strike is likely to occur in late August, Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel said Tuesday.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a gangbuster second quarter as
merger-related traffic synergies kicked in faster than expected and boosted revenue and profits,
executives said on Tuesday.

The U.S. Justice Department is taking Norfolk Southern to court, alleging the railroad’s delays of Amtrak’s Crescent violate federal law.

Canadian National’s operations are returning to normal through Jasper, Alberta, where wildfires devastated part of the town and shut down rail traffic last week.

The partnership between FreightWaves SONAR and WeatherOptics will provide SONAR users with up-to-date information about environmental risks and weather impacts to their supply chains.

Freight technology is increasingly crucial as shippers demand better visibility and tracking. What was once a competitive advantage is now essential. Providers investing in customer experience and technology can achieve higher rates, while those neglecting it risk losing business. FreightWaves and Logixboard partnered to better understand how technology expectations are changing the freight forwarding landscape.  […]

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Former Kansas City Southern CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer — who led the cross-border railroad through turmoil over free trade, the transition to a Precision Scheduled Railroad operating model, and its historic merger with Canadian Pacific — died over the weekend. He was in his mid-60s.

Canadian National reopened its main line through Jasper, Alberta, this morning and began moving a backlog of traffic that had built up this week while wildfires threatened and ultimately engulfed part of the resort town.

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Operational improvements helped Norfolk Southern win back service-sensitive intermodal and automotive traffic while driving down costs and boosting the railroad’s profitability in the second quarter.

Union Pacific’s profits rose in the second quarter despite a sharp drop in coal traffic.

U.S. rail traffic was again ahead of 2023 levels for the week ending July 20, 2024, with overall volume up 1.4% compared to the same week last year, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads.

Canadian National was able to reopen its main line through Jasper, Alberta, this afternoon while keeping a close eye on a pair of wildfires that have been threatening the resort town.

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Legislators used a House subcommittee hearing on railroad safety Tuesday to highlight a new rail safety bill. But committee members and witnesses including regulators, union representatives, and the House member representing East Palestine questioned the rail industry’s own safety efforts.

xCanadian National today lowered its financial outlook for the year as volume growth slowed during the second quarter due to slumping lumber traffic and the impact of shippers diverting international intermodal containers to U.S. ports in anticipation of a potential rail strike in Canada.

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter presented by Talon Logistics. In this issue, FMCSA says its hands are tied, two bankruptcies in Miami, and more. Talon Logistics allows forward-thinking BCOs and Freight Forwarders to reduce their carbon footprint while achieving cost parity for Zero-Emission Vehicles. Find out more at TalonLogisticsInc.com/Sustainability. FMCSA says it can’t fight […]

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U.S. and Canadian railroads appear to be relatively unaffected by the global tech outage that grounded flights and disrupted businesses today, although Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific Kansas City were experiencing some computer issues.

For the week ending July 13, total U.S. volume was 483,806 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 1.3% over the same week in a year ago.

Trucking companies will have to consider electric vehicles, especially in port shuttle settings, to comply with emissions regulations, says Tony Williamson, director of business development and sustainability at Gage Zero.

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Inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: Who is JD Vance; diesel down; meet theft and more

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Canada Industrial Relations Board will determine if some shipments must continue even during work stoppage.

Data generation within the supply chain is continuous, providing companies unprecedented access to information. The key to success in this data-rich environment is effectively utilizing this information for growth and other opportunities.  The ability to capture and analyze this supply chain data is precious and a robust data management strategy is required to do it […]

After a number of dark horse wins on the 2024 list, FreightWaves has opened nominations for the FreightTech 2025 awards.

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The Class I railroad, CSW, is now the fourth to become a member of RailPulse.

A $73 million rail expansion at the Port of Los Angeles adds five storage tracks, new crossovers and turnouts, and a concrete rail bridge, among other improvements.

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Inside the newsletter: Beryl’s aftermath; speed limiters delayed; market signals

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The acquisition of Cincinnati East Railroad brings Regional Rail’s overall number of railroads to 16.

A possible strike by Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members is still on hold pending a decision from the CIRB, but union members voted to reauthorize the stoppage.

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Reducing carbon intensity of fuels used in the transportation industry has gained a lot of attention in recent years due to changing environmental regulations and pressure from supply chain partners. As the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States¹, the commercial transportation industry is a major player in creating a lower carbon […]

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Inside the newsletter cargo theft in Memphis, truck stop dating, trucker health and more.

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Homendy says NS stonewalled the NTSB, sought to influence its investigation and even issued a threat in a recent meeting.

Inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: a fitness challenge for the supply chain; Uber freight teams with Aurora; RXO stock soars and more.

The NTSB Board also concludes Norfolk Southern and its contractors should not have decided to vent and burn tank cars laded with hazardous materials.

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NSF must pay more than $394 million for transporting oil across tribal land in northwest Washington in violation of an agreement, a judge has ruled.

As supply chains become increasingly complex, it’s more important than ever to address the process and solution gaps standing in the way of efficiency and profitability. In this new white paper, FreightWaves, in partnership with Unisys, illuminates the top priorities and issues shared by global logistics companies and concludes with recommendations for how best to […]

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Inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: your strangest shipments; when dump trucks attack and more

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Is the market recovering?; freight broker attrition; rate the strap work gone wrong; FOSC24; and more

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The industry-leading SONAR data platform announces a number of new releases and enhancements live at the Future of Supply Chain.

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Inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: Lego’s new semitruck; hurricanes are brewing; and more.

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Dooner is live in Miami with special guests Erin Breen; Megan Fortenberry; Russell Gibson

The Shipper Rate Report is a quarterly publication using freight payment data from U.S. Bank in conjunction with FreightWaves SONAR data sets to create the most in-depth rate and demand outlook for shippers.

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WTT shop opens; what Cass data says about the market; AI load booking and more in the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter

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FreightWaves’ Carrier Rate Report — presented in partnership with Trimble — provides a review of the previous quarter and a forecast for the coming months. Featuring responses from a carrier survey alongside SONAR data, the report is designed to provide intelligence that carriers can use to inform their strategies in the months ahead. Key areas of exploration […]

Inside the newsletter: tornadoes tear through US and warehouses; Zyn shortages?; more

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SONAR, the leader in freight market intelligence, today announces the availability of flatbed pricing data directly within the user interface of its Market Dashboard+ application.

After five months of discussions, Teamsters Canada voted to strike at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City. The strike could start as early as May 22, after a mandatory 21-day mediation period.

Cybersecurity concerns are becoming increasingly common as cyberattacks and ransomware breaches make headlines throughout the logistics industry. Over half of carriers recently surveyed have either been directly impacted by a security issue or seen their peers impacted. In this new white paper, Trimble and FreightWaves address the state of cybersecurity, overall perception of threats in the industry, and how […]

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While supply chains remain uncertain, here’s how SONAR can help freight keep the status quo.

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FreightWaves earned two silver awards in the Azbee Awards of Excellence for coverage of Yellow’s closure and bankruptcy and a series looking back over five years since the ELD mandate.

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The delivery of SONAR data within Loadsmart’s TMS will provide users direct access to market-level tender and rate data in an application they already use daily.

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Inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: Eclipse warnings have some rattled, freight brokerage closures accelerate and more

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Maersk teamed up with FreightWaves to better understand how shippers are navigating the current air cargo environment. The duo surveyed representatives of a wide range of companies about their experience over the past year, as well as their expectations about the future.

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