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Globe Tracker Partners With GIT on Intermodal Container Tracking

Globe Tracker International ApS, a vendor of asset tracking and monitoring systems, is collaborating with GIT Satellite Communications on technology to improve the satellite tracking of intermodal containers.

What Shrinking Capacity, Increased Regulations and Driver Shortage Mean to You!

After years of truckload carriers wooing shippers with low rates, expanded service offerings and intense engagement models, a perfect storm is underway that puts shippers and logistics providers in the awkward position of wooing the carriers. Why has this happened? Take a look at the backbone of the U.S. market economy – supply and demand.

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In U.S., Spot Freight Availability Up 12 Percent at End of March

Freight availability on the spot truckload market jumped 12 percent while available capacity was unchanged (-0.1 percent) during the week ending March 28, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Truckload, Accessorials Continue to Drive Increases in Overall Freight Costs in Canada

The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased by 2.4 percent in January 2015 when compared with December results, according to the Canadian General Freight Index.

Trucking, Rail Competition Enlists Aid of State Troopers

David Latimer, wearing a South Carolina Highway Patrol button on his lapel, was working Capitol Hill one recent morning, warning of the dangers of longer and heavier trucks on the nation's highways.

China Hopes 50 Countries to Join Its Modern Silk Road Trade Project

China's President Xi Jinping said he hoped his nation's annual trade with the countries involved in Beijing's plan to create a modern Silk Road would surpass $2.5tr in a decade.

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TNT Opens Healthcare Transport Hub in Netherlands

TNT has inaugurated an international transport hub in Heerlen, the Netherlands, dedicated to the shipping of medical devices to European hospitals and clinics.

Ryder Marks Grand Opening of California Maintenance Facility

Ryder System Inc. has celebrated the grand opening of a new maintenance facility in California.

YRC Freight Offers Hotline for Shipments Delayed at West Coast Ports

YRC Freight has created a dedicated 800 number for businesses with freight delayed at West Coast ports.

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Trailer Orders Dipped in February, as Expected

FTR reports February 2015 U.S. trailer net orders were 20,400 units, 26 percent below January figures and - 32 percent Y/Y. The trailer market continues to moderate after record setting orders in 2014Q4. Backlogs fell for the first time in six months. Trailer orders have exceeded 347,000 for the past 12 months.

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CEVA Logistics Opens New SE Asia Headquarters in Singapore

CEVA Logistics has opened a new Southeast Asia headquarters at West Hub, its largest facility in Singapore.

Cargomatic Debuts System to Ease Congestion at Southern Calif. Ports

Cargomatic, provider of an app connecting shippers with small-fleet trucking companies, has devised an operating system aimed at alleviating congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as points beyond.

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