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Photo Galleriesby StaffNovember 26, 2012

Superstorm Sandy

We named Hurricane-turned-Superstorm Sandy one of our top 10 trucking-related news stories for 2012.  The storm that hit the Northeast in late October disrupted fuel supplies, closed tunnels and bridges due to high winds and flooding, damaged and destroyed thousands of trucks, trailers and intermodal containers. 

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NewsNovember 13, 2012

Retail Imports to Increase 5.9% in November, Despite Sandy



Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 5.9% in November, despite the temporary closure of some ports by superstorm Sandy

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NewsNovember 5, 2012

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Acquires Central Cal Transportation

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Central Cal Transportatio

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NewsOctober 17, 2012

Norfolk Southern Offers Intermodal Service from Birmingham to Northeast and Mexico

Norfolk Southern has opened its new Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility in McCalla, Ala

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NewsOctober 12, 2012

Shippers Conditions Index Reflects Slowly Tightening Capacity

FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index for August fell to a reading of 6.8 reflecting a slowly tightening capacity environment for carriers and shippers.

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NewsOctober 9, 2012

Retail Container Imports to Increase 9.9% in October

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 9.9% in October as merchants wrap up the annual shipping cycle for holiday merchandis

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NewsSeptember 25, 2012

RFID Tags to be Required at Port of New York/New Jersey

Trucks serving the Ports of New York and New Jersey will be required to use Radio Frequency Identification technology sometime next year

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NewsSeptember 20, 2012

East Coast/Gulf Coast Port Strike Averted

A looming strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports has been averted for the time being

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NewsAugust 31, 2012

Containerized Imports Up 9.7% in July

U.S. containerized imports surged 9.7% in July from a year earlier, to 1.56 million twenty-foot-equivalent units, on strong growth in auto parts and furniture, according to import-export data traker PIERS

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NewsAugust 27, 2012

Labor and Management Asked to Resume Port Contract Talks


The National Retail Federation urged labor and management to return to the table in negotiations for a new East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen's contract, saying retailers heading into the crucial holiday season will be forced to divert cargo elsewhere in a matter of days

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