Both intermodal and multimodal relate to using different modes of transport for a shipment, but there are some key differences between each of them. Intermodal transportation involves utilizing ...

Walmart is offloading its intermodal assets to logistics and transportation services provider J.B. Hunt, as part of the companies’ new multiyear service agreement. With the deal, J.B. Hunt will ...

In the complex U.S. system of handling freight between trucking, rail, and ocean shipping, strategic relationships—their strengths or weaknesses—have come into focus like perhaps never before as so ...

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Thursday that it has entered into a multi-year intermodal service agreement with Walmart. The agreement, between J.B. Hunt's subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport ...

Short sea shipping represents a crucial component in the contemporary transport landscape, offering an alternative to road transport by utilising coastal and inland waterways for moving goods over ...

Sustainable freight transportation is increasingly pivotal in mitigating environmental impacts while maintaining the economic vitality of global trade. The integration of multiple transport modes—road ...

Total September volume, at 1,550,599 units, rose 2.4% annually, ahead of the 1.6% annual gain seen in August and below July’s 4.4% annual gain, which saw higher volumes due to the pulling-forward of ...

This story appears in the Dec. 24 & 31 print edition of Transport Topics. Intermodal business continued to grow in 2012, powered by the combination of truckload freight migrating to rail long hauls, ...

Union Pacific recorded higher third-quarter profit and sales despite a softer intermodal transport market tied to lower consumer demand and import volume. The railroad freight company reported net ...

SALINAS – The future of one of the most visible areas in the center of Salinas, that is already a transportation hub and houses historic structures, will be the topic of discussion at a meeting later ...

VALPARAISO — More than 90 acres south of the Porter County Regional Airport could soon be home to a new cargo transfer facility that could bring up to 50 jobs. In late June, Transpoint Intermodal LLC ...