Union-Pacific Norfolk Southern: Shippers flag merger concerns
The Rail Customer Coalition tells the Surface Transportation Board that fewer rail options could force shippers to pay more for poorer service.
The Rail Customer Coalition tells the Surface Transportation Board that fewer rail options could force shippers to pay more for poorer service.
The retailer expects a $240 million gross profit hit this year stemming from tariffs and the end of the duty exemption.
The more cooperative approach recommended by a committee of the South Coast Air Quality Management District means the ports and their stakeholders would not need to limit cargo volumes each year to achieve emissions reductions goals.
Supply chain control, not just cost, is the priority for shippers that have built up in-house truck fleets and increasingly are using them for more than outbound deliveries.
The about-face from SMART-TD, which had initially opposed the $85 billion transaction over fears of job losses, makes regulatory approval of the merger far more likely.
Twelve of the large-scale development areas are located on short line railroads.
Super typhoon Ragasa is the 19th named storm to hit the region this year, with container terminals shutting down and airlines preparing to ground flights from Tuesday night.
The takeover will add the UK’s largest maritime intermodal service provider to the carrier’s rapidly expanding logistics portfolio.
Owned assets, drop trailer pools and vetted partner carriers are some of the options ITS will use to move inbound and outbound freight.
The partnership, which now encompasses all 664 Love’s sites, aims to help enhance the c-store chain’s operations and inventory management.