Material Handling & Transportation
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Freight Rail Private Investments Support American Jobs
June 23, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that the current rail economic regulatory framework allows freight railroads to sustain billions of dollars in private capital investments in the nation’s rail network each year and support more than 1.2...
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Used Container/Pallet Web Site Offers Green Value
June 16, 2011A new Web site designed to give plastic containers and pallets a second life, www.UsedContainersAndPallets.com is a green initiative-based site that allows anyone who has containers or pallets that are no longer needed to easily list their items on the site. Buyers looking for used or overstock...
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May Freight Rail Traffic Makes Slight Gains
June 10, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that carloads in May 2011 increased 0.5 percent compared with the same month last year, for a total of 1,159,328 carloads. According to AAR’s monthly Rail Time Indicators report, intermodal traffic in May increased 7.5 percent for a total of...
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Material Handling & Transportation
June 7, 2011Portable Drum Discharging System This portable drum discharging system safely and efficiently empties drums of various dry materials into your process. A hydraulic Lift & Seal System docks drums to a gasketed pour cone for dust-tight and contaminant-free product discharge. The portable...
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Colortronic North America Inc.
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Freight Rail, Shipper Organizations Bestow Annual Hazardous Material Handling Honors
June 3, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced the 2010 recipients of the Non-Accident Release Grand Slam Award, the Holden-Proefrock Award and the TRANSCAER® National Achievement Awards. The awards were presented this week at the AAR’s 24th Annual AAR/Bureau of Explosives (BOE...
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Florida East Coast Railway Becomes Newest AAR Member
May 24, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced that the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) has become its newest railroad member. AAR is the world's leading railroad policy, research, and technology organization focusing on the safety and productivity of rail carriers. AAR members include...
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AAR Reports Steady Weekly Rail Traffic Results
May 20, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported steady results in weekly rail traffic with U.S. railroads originating 294,271 carloads for the week ending May 14, 2011, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 231,875 trailers and containers...
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Zepol Reports April Vessel Imports Increase 7.95%
May 12, 2011Zepol Corp., a leading trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. import shipment volume for April, measured in TEUs, increased 7.95% from March and 5.68% from April of 2010. The total number of shipments also increased 7.25% from March and nearly 6% from April of 2010. Year to date, total TEUs...
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Custom Powder Systems LLC
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