Roadrunner snaps up G.W. Palmer Logistics 
The US company Roadrunner Transportation Systems has purchased the remaining shares in G.W. Palmer Logistics LLC, headquartered in Batesville AR. The price of the acquisition was around USD 2.5 million. www.rrts.com www.gwpl.com more
Union Pacific Railroad to strengthen transport...
US-based Union Pacific Railroad (UP) wants to strengthen transport infrastructure in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin by investing USD 10 million in the rail line at various locations between St. Paul MN, and Humbird WI. The project, funded entirely by the rail service... more
Delivery of last US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III
The US airframe manufacturer Boeing delivered the 223rd and last US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifter last week, fulfilling the production contract more than 20 years after the first delivery. The aircraft left Boeing's Long Beach CA facility to fly to its assignment at... more
Ford comes top in US commercial vehicle market
The Ford Motor Company registered a nearly 21% share in the USA's commercial vehicle market in Q2/2013, making it the leading brand. Ford was followed closely by International (17.5%) and Freightliner (15.6%), according to Experian Automotive, a US-based global information... more
Central Freight Lines upgrades fleet
Central Freight Lines, based in Waco TX (USA), added a hundred 2014 Freightliner M2 112 compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors equipped with Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engines to its fleet of more than 1,600 trucks. Central Freight Lines is a less-than-truckload (LTL)... more
More airlines join Iata's multilateral eAWB initiative
Qatar Airways and American Airlines Cargo have joined the elite group of carriers to sign the Iata multilateral electronic air waybill (eAWB) agreement. This moves the airlines one step closer to paperless airfreight operations. Developed collaboratively by Iata and industry... more
115 candles for the Belt Line Railroad
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad (NPBL), a switching and terminal railroad that serves customers in Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth VA (USA), is celebrating its 115th anniversary this month. Its "present" is the delivery of a locomotive painted in the... more
US National Gateway completes phase one clearance
The National Gateway coalition announced the on-time, on-budget completion of its first phase, which clears the way for double-stack intermodal rail service between CSX’s existing terminal in Chambersburg PA, and its state-of-the-art hub facility in northwest Ohio. The National... more
New Coyne Airways MD sets sights on expansion
John Batten, who took up his role as managing director of the all-cargo carrier Coyne Airways this week, aims to launch services into new markets, whilst focusing on customer service. "I intend to grow the business and further develop our customer base and operational... more
Houston sees start of zero emission delivery vehicle project
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in Texas (USA) has joined up with the Center for Transportation and the Environment and Smith Electric Vehicles Corp to reduce vehicle emissions from delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston region. As part of a US Department of Energy... more