Norfolk Southern’s intermodal business is entering a new phase in which success will depend less on simply matching trucking on cost and more on making rail freight easier to buy, plan, monitor and use, according to a company executive reflecting on the railroad’s three decades of network development and customer-service evolution. Shawn Tureman, vice president… Continue reading Norfolk Southern: New intermodal era about removing rail friction
Wed Apr 13 07:11:02 CDT 2022
Month: September 2026
The new DAT Trendlines is here
DAT Trendlines has a new look and a lot more to show you. If you’ve used Trendlines before, you know the drill: check the weekly numbers, scan the rate charts for van, flatbed, and reefer, and get a quick read on where the market’s headed. That version is retiring. The new one keeps everything you… Continue reading The new DAT Trendlines is here
Reefer report: South Texas breaks higher as California cools
Reefer spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.71 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 0.8%, or $0.02 per mile, from the week before. Rates ran 35.0%, or $0.70 per mile, year over year and held 26.6%, or $0.57 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $2.14 per mile, near the top of… Continue reading Reefer report: South Texas breaks higher as California cools
FMCSA names CDL schools swept into nationwide emergency shutdown
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s emergency crackdown on entry-level driver training providers included 111 entries across 20 states, online operations and providers whose locations were listed as inactive or unknown, according to a reconstructed roster reviewed by FreightWaves. The Aug. 31 action required the affected providers to immediately stop operating as registered entry-level driver… Continue reading FMCSA names CDL schools swept into nationwide emergency shutdown
Nebraska troopers seize record $50M drug load from semi on Interstate 80
Nebraska troopers seized nearly 20,000 pounds of drugs worth more than $50 million during a Friday, Sept. 4 traffic stop. The discovery followed a commercial vehicle inspection along Interstate 80 in Dawson County. Officers found marijuana, THC products and psilocybin products across 27 pallets. State officials called it the agency’s largest drug interdiction by volume.… Continue reading Nebraska troopers seize record $50M drug load from semi on Interstate 80