Articles Tagged with ''rail and intermodal trends''

The value of commodities moving by truck decreased by 3.1% in December 2015 compared to December 2014, while the value of air freight decreased by 3.5% and rail by 9.3%, according to a report published by United States of Transportation’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Washington, D.C.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C., released today its first "State of the Industry Report" focusing on the key challenges, accomplishments and innovations within the freight railroad industry.

Kansas City Southern, Kansas City, Mo., announced that its U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR), will invest approximately $15.6 million on construction and improvement projects in 2015.

U.S. freight rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 30 registered increases in line with the entire month of August, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C.

Executive chairman John Cahill for Kraft Foods will transition to non-executive chairman of the board of directors, effective March 8. Meanwhile, Flowers Foods named Tonja Taylor as senior vice president of human resources, taking over for Donald Thriffiley, Jr., who after 36 years with Flowers Foods, is retiring, effective March 29.