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Rail
IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
DHL Global Forwarding launched DHL Consolidated Clearance Service for U.S. imports. DHL’s new service offers a customs clearance process that consolidates multiple shipments under a single entry. It is designed to support businesses, particularly with high-volume operations, that are transitioning from de minimis clearance for their U.S. imports to clearance via formal and informal entry.
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Norfolk Southern VP Reveals How He Puts the Customer First: Talk Less, Listen More
Stefan Loeb is vice president, business development, first- and final-mile markets, with Norfolk Southern Corporation, which operates a 22-state freight transportation network.
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Intermodal: A Smart Way to Ship (and Save)
Rail mergers, cutting-edge technology, and nearshoring continue to transform intermodal and multimodal transportation, slashing costs and boosting sustainability. Here’s how to navigate this dynamic landscape for maximum efficiency and resilience.
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Uber Freight and Tesla, Watco and Intramotev: Two Tracks for Electrifying Logistics
Logistics companies are experimenting with EVs—but questions around cost, infrastructure, and scalability remain.
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Rail Shipping: How to Future-Proof and Streamline Your Operations
One of the biggest challenges in rail logistics is that data is everywhere but rarely connected. To move toward a centralized system, shippers need to simplify and modernize their processes, from phasing out spreadsheets and manual methods, consolidating systems to building flexibility and redundancy into operations.
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Improving Visibility for Automotive Rail Shippers
Advanced technologies powered by AI and machine learning are being applied to the location, condition, and status data generated by some 1.6 million railcars moving across the North American network every day. Here’s how automotive shippers can now turn rail logistics into a competitive advantage.
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8 Trends Influencing Freight Rail in 2025
As we look ahead into 2025, we see factors such as consumer confidence, energy pricing, and deregulation—among others—providing a more favorable environment for short-term growth and long-term planning for the rail freight industry.
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Interview with New York & Atlantic Railway President: Riding the Rails to Economic Growth
Marlon Taylor found a career with a short line railroad too cool to resist. Today, he navigates challenges, sustainability, and innovation at New York & Atlantic Railway by emphasizing adaptability, resilience, teamwork and communication, and leading with empathy.
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Types of Train Cars: Definition and Use of Modern Rail Cars
Types of Freight Trains: Definition and Use of Modern Rail Cars Freight trains have been the backbone of modern industries for centuries, ensuring the seamless movement of commodities from one place to another. As the transportation landscape evolved, so did the types of freight trains, with rail freight transport growing increasingly sophisticated to handle diverse […]
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Improving Global Rail Container Visibility
To borrow the Thomas Friedman phrase, the world has truly become “flat”—open to all through technology. With this transformation, the humble shipping container has become the backbone of international commerce.
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4 Strategies to Reduce Rail Demurrage Costs
3PLs can take a proactive approach to significantly reduce demurrage fees charged by rail carriers. Here are four ways to minimize these costs.
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On Track for Major Savings: How RSI Logistics Helps Rail Shippers
Using a multi-faceted approach that involves data analytics and seamless communication, RSI Logistics secured 30% in savings for its clients through successful demurrage disputes.
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10 Tips for Shipping by Rail
Shipping by rail is a cost-effective and carbon-friendly way to move large volumes over long distances. However, managing rail shipments requires careful planning, coordination, and attention to detail. Here’s how to manage rail shipments effectively.
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What Can Rail Shippers Expect?
The rail industry finds itself at a critical juncture, poised for transformative progress that extends well beyond individual companies. Building on the progress freight rail companies made in 2023, this year holds the promise of a secure future marked by reliability, resilience, and commitment to sustainability.
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Strip It Down to the Studs?
Our publisher sounds off on Ancora Holdings’ attempted takeover at Norfolk Southern.
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Custom Dashboard Provides Rail Data Insights and Boosts Efficiencies
RSI Logistics developed a custom dashboard tailored to meet its client’s needs with unmatched precision and accuracy, enabling them to make firm, data-driven decisions that ignited confidence.
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CEVA Logistics Sends Formula One Cargo by Rail Intermodal
CEVA Logistics engineered a rail transport solution in North America for Scuderia Ferrari’s F1 racing team.
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How to Leverage Rail Intermodal
Intermodal shipping presents challenges, but it also offers great opportunities and benefits. Follow these strategies to help ensure your intermodal shipments move as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible.
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Rail Must Prioritize Safety Over Profits
Since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, the full impact of the devastation to that community is yet to be seen. Although more than 1,000 derailments happen each year, it’s unacceptable that they are considered a simple cost of doing business. Our communities and the industries that rely on railroads to carry their products need and expect the rail industry to do better.
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