Rail is Vital Link in Supply Chain Strategies
Caption:A double-stack CSX intermodal train crosses the Bear Mountain Bridge on the northern portion of the CSX River Line, which runs from North Bergen, New Jersey to Selkirk, New York. Photo: CSX
Trucks shoulder most U.S. freight – but rail and intermodal transportation is on the rise, and…
On Aging Populations, Trucking Capacity Crunches and Talent Magnets
An aging population, new drugs and therapies, technology innovations, health care-related IT investments — they all continue to fuel the growth of medical hubs and emerging medical hubs. “It’s not news that the health care industry is experiencing great change,” says Tom Bice, vice president and general manager, health…
U.S. Rail Intermodal Volumes Surge
By Rachel Duran
A continued trucking capacity crunch sends more freight to intermodal operations.
The roadways of the United States are dominated by tractor-trailer traffic — 75 percent of freight that moves, moves on a truck. Beset by a number of economic and regulatory pressures, trucking companies are dealing with…
New Website Promotes St. Louis Gateway Initiative
The St. Louis Gateway is a new collaborative initiative to create a new brand identity for the St. Louis region —and for southwestern Illinois within that region — as a multimodal hub poised for growth. At the heart of the effort is the new website, www.stlgateway.com. The collaboration is…
Wind Energy and the Logistics Sectors: Managing Risks for Success
Wind energy insiders say without the renewal of the federal Production Tax Credit, the industry will be forced off another cliff, similar to what happened when the credit expired at the end of 2012. The credit supports investments in renewable energy. For context, investments in wind farm installations dropped 92…