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As regulators weigh the future of truck safety regulation, new data and independent scrutiny show what's possible with autonomous technology.

Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) received the 2026 Diamond Supplier Award from International Motors, LLC during a ceremony held August 19 at Hankook Tire's Tennessee Plant in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Since Mother Nature doesn't provide warnings, how can drivers avoid severe weather? This article dives into how DOTs and fleets can deploy proactive safety alerts to drivers to mitigate risk.

CHICAGO — Amtrak’s efforts at a Thursday, Sept. 17, meeting to explain plans for a new $900 million maintenance facility on Chicago’s South Side were largely drowned out by attendees opposed to the project. Along with those in the main hall at the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, the meeting

Construction of the second S-Bahn core, one metro and two tram extensions are making progress in München, as the city seeks to deliver more rail services and further grow public transport’s share of the Bayern capital’s mobility mix. Benjámin Zelki reports. The urban rail network in München is growi

The Los Angeles-to-Chicago train carried mixed freight when a container caught fire during a burglary. Riverside and Colton firefighters extinguished the blaze before BNSF Police took over the investigation. The post Burglary hits moving BNSF train as container catches fire in Riverside appeared fir

WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board has turned down the long-shot efforts of opponents to bring a quick end to Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger plans. The board announced late today (Friday, Sept. 18) that it had denied three motions — filed on Aug. 6 by BNSF Railway, CSX, and a coali

The transaction gives FedEx a significant foothold in Europe’s rapidly expanding out-of-home delivery market.

Four major factors would need to align for the container shipping industry to truly blunt the overcapacity anticipated to worsen over the next two years, writes analyst Lars Jensen.

According to estimates compiled by Bloomberg and double-checked with diesel traders, the Iran war has removed more diesel supply from the market than the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The demand surcharges, which also include higher fees for China-to-U.S. volume, will take effect as parcel shippers gear up for peak season.

TRONA, Calif. — The parent company of the Trona Railway, Searles Valley Minerals, has reached agreement on a sale to minerals company 5E Advanced Materials, Searles announced this week. The court-supervised sale process follows Searles Valley Minerals’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in June [see “Tron

North American railroads and the ports they serve say economic conditions for growing intermodal volumes have never been better — if they give customers the service, reliability and consistency they need to shift containers from highway to rail.

Federal cabotage enforcement became more visible this year after DOT shared three years’ worth of cabotage violation data with border authorities.

SEATTLE — In the tradition of streamliner introductions dating to before World War II, Amtrak and the rail divisions of the Oregon and Washington transportation departments have scheduled public walk-throughs of Airo trainsets in Portland, Ore., and Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 27. The trains will debut

An Aug. 19 Federal Register notice notified importers and customs brokers that the agency would be scrutinizing the accuracy of 5106 forms, documents necessary to import into the United States.

The warning deepens the challenge for CEO Oliver Blume, who is trying to overhaul Europe’s biggest carmaker as its former growth engines falter.

The group outlined security risks and economic threats to the U.S. posed by subsidized Chinese automobiles and connected vehicle technology.

The cooling in August factory output represents a pause in the upswing in manufacturing this year, largely fueled by solid capital spending and healthy consumer demand.

In September 1955, Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 774 moves through the yard at Bellevue, Ohio, as a Fairbanks-Morse diesel switcher works in the background. Philip R. Hastings photo Share this article [...] Read More...

The off-price retailer’s supply chain strategy allows it to hold inventory instead of going straight to stores, according to a Q2 earnings call.

Personalization and close carrier collaboration can help shippers win in a space where Amazon and Walmart loom large, Scott Anderson told Supply Chain Dive.

The decision to open the port in Santa Teresa is part of the effort to amp up trade that had been paused to prevent the spread of the screwworm.

WASHINGTON — Pinsly Railroad Co. has reached agreement to acquire the Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad, Pinsly and investment firm Macquarie Infrastructure Partners said in a regulatory filing on Thursday, Sept. 17. Pinsly and Macquarie reached agreement to purchase the railroad from its cu

A national average delivered another significant jump in record-setting prices.

The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, got to nearly $110 early this week. Early Sept. 18 it was down 0.3% to $104.07 a barrel.

Supply and demand factors now come second to risk mitigation when planning capacity needs and handling for out-of-gauge cargoes.

FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has added two shortlines — R.J. Corman’s Tennessee Terminal and OmniTRAX’s Central Texas & Colorado River — to its Shortline Select program, the Class I railroad announced. BNSF launched the Shortline Select program in 2024 to improve interchange and service through

Energy prices are soaring as the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East sap economic growth.

WASHINGTON — Iowa Interstate Railroad plans to ask federal regulators to grant it trackage rights over Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in the Midwest if UP’s proposed acquisition of NS is approved. Iowa Interstate, in a filing with the Surface Transportation Board on Thursday, Sept. 17, said it w

Improving vessel fuel consumption is the most immediate and practical lever available to shipowners, offering value across a range of possible fuel futures, according to a new report by a classification society.

The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are disrupting normal trade routes, tightening shipping capacity and sending freight rates surging.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — The proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will not win regulatory approval because its harms outweigh the benefits, CPKC CEO Keith Creel says. But if the $85 billion deal does somehow satisfy the Surface Transportation Board’s 2001 merger review rules, Creel says the

MONTREAL — Canadian high-speed rail company Alto has acquired the first piece of land for its proposed Toronto-Quebec City route. The CBC reports that an Alto spokeswoman confirmed the acquisition in an email, but did not disclose the location. Spokeswoman Caroline Des Rosiers told the broadcast net

CANADA: Pacific Economic Development Canada is to provide C$500 000 to enable the Island Corridor Foundation to conduct feasibility and technical studies for the potential introduction of light rail services between Victoria West and Langford on Vancouver Island. The ICF non-profit partnership betwe

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena is critical of rival railroads’ plans to request trackage rights over a combined UP-Norfolk Southern system. “The idea to give up tracks of your railroad for no reason at all just goes against the fundamental principle of how … business should work,” Vena told an investor

Truck driver Joe Macken’s model is on display at the Museum of the City of New York through Oct. 12.

For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as a recurring feature on Trains.com. Here’s a recap of some of the items that manufacturers sent to our office free of charge for the week ending September 18th 2026. K

The retailer said efforts such as its Forward Renew program in partnership with Schneider Electric are the most impactful for reducing its upstream carbon footprint.

EUROPE: Rail Cargo Group has awarded Knorr-Bremse what the supplier says is ‘Europe’s first commercial equipment contract for Digital Automatic Couplers’. The equipment is expected to enter commercial use from 2028. Knorr-Bremse announced the contract on September 17, saying it would equip a train o

USA: CEO & President of wagon manufacturer The Greenbrier Companies Lorie Tekorius is to retire with effect from the annual shareholder meeting on January 6 2027, and will be succeeded by Brian Comstock who is currently EVP & President, The Americas. On August 31, board chair and independent directo

TURKEY: Ankara municipality’s transport directorate EGO has awarded a contract for the preparation of final designs for the planned M5 Kızılay – Dikmen metro line and the Kuğulu Park – Ataküle – Turan Güneş funicular. The TL31m contract with a consortium of Tümaş Türk Mühendislik and TPF Getinsa Eur

RUSSIA: Sinara Transport Machines and Russian Railways have signed a three-year contract covering the supply of Finist electric multiple-units in 2026-28. Previous rolling stock contracts on an annual basis. The agreement covers ES104 EMUs for 3 kV DC routes and dual-system ES105 units for services

This week’s global railway supply chain news from Railway Gazette International. On September 16 CAF laid the foundation stone for a new test hall at its Reichshoffen site in France. This will add four 500 m test tracks, two of which will be electrified and partially covered by a 400 m² extension of

American Trucking Associations’ Moving and Storage Conference had a record-setting turnout for its annual Call on Washington event.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — After an epic Coast-to-Coast Tour throughout the spring and summer, Union Pacific has one more surprise in store for fans of its Big Boy No. 4014. The railroad announced today (Sept. 17), during its premiere of the Big Boy No. 4014: A Coast-to-Coast Journey documentary, that the 4-8

Zipline is in talks to raise around $1 billion in a funding round that would value the drone delivery and logistics startup at roughly $20 billion.

North Carolina and Ohio adopted laws governing third-party litigation funding, adding momentum to the debate over the role of outside investors in civil lawsuits.

The U.S. is expected to delay the announcement of new tariffs over allegations of trading partners’ excess manufacturing capacity at least until after next week’s planned summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.

Freight on U.S. railroads saw a rare down week but still maintained a healthy lead ahead of 2025 volumes. The post Rail freight slides in rare off-week appeared first on FreightWaves.

NEW HAVEN, Ind. — On an overcast September day, one chapter closed while another opened for the Mohawk that refused to abdicate. New York Central 4-8-2 No. 3001 had a morning departure from its longtime home at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Ind., on Sept. 15. The big Alco

The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 15 approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a program that aims to retrofit or replace older diesel trucks and engines.

Trains Turntable: Commentary from Joseph St. Peter of the Association of American Railroads The safety of America’s freight rail network is not theoretical. Every day, thousands of dedicated railroad employees work to safely move the food, energy, raw materials, and manufactured goods that keep our

A group of retired military commanders and leading business executives are asking Congress to keep Chinese connected vehicle technologies from entering the U.S.