Material Handling & Transportation
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AAR Reports Another Record Week in Intermodal Traffic
October 4, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that U.S. railroads saw the highest weekly intermodal volume for 2010 and highest container count on record for the second consecutive week. For the week ending Sept. 25, 2010, intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads totaled 241,167 trailers and...
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Columbian TecTank First to Receive Cat's Internal Combustion Pneumatic Tire Lift Trucks
September 14, 2010Cat Lift Trucks has delivered the first new P8000-P12000/PD8000-PD12000 series of internal combustion pneumatic tire lift trucks to the Columbian TecTank manufacturing facility in Parsons, KS. Columbian TecTank, a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and installation of factory-coated...
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AAR Reports Weekly Rail Carload Volume Sets New 2010 Record
September 10, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly rail carload volume set a new 2010 record for the second consecutive week. U.S. railroads originated 305,000 carloads during the week ending Sept. 4, 2010, up 6.9 percent compared with the same week in 2009, and at comparable levels...
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AAR Reports August 2010 Rail Traffic Continues Mixed Progress
September 7, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported that monthly rail carloads for August 2010 were up 5.7 percent compared with the same period last year, but still down 11.6 percent compared with August 2008. According to AAR’s September Rail Time Indicators Report, the weekly average...
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AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic Continues to Set Records
September 2, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly rail traffic continues to set records with U.S. railroads posting their highest numbers for 2010 in both rail carloads and intermodal volume for the week ending Aug. 28, 2010. U.S. railroads originating 302,358 carloads for the week...
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Cambelt International Corp.
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AAR Reports Total Weekly Rail Intermodal Volume Sets 2010 Record; Weekly Container Volume Reaches Highest Level on Record
August 22, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that rail intermodal volume on U.S. railroads for the week ending Aug. 14, 2010 was the highest of 2010, with 233,767 total trailers and containers, up 20.8 percent from the same week in 2009, but down 1.4 percent compared with 2008. Weekly...
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AAR Reports Moderate Gains in Weekly Freight Rail Traffic
August 13, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported only moderate gains in rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 7, 2010. U.S. railroads originated 284,507 carloads for the week, up 3.5 percent compared with the same week in 2009, but down 13 percent from the same week in 2008. In order to offer a...
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AAR Lauds Senate Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2010
August 10, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has praised the introduction of the Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2010 (S.3749) by Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and John Ensign (R-NV). This bipartisan measure is aimed at encouraging private capital investments that can generate...
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AAR Reports Weekly Freight Rail Traffic Sets Record for 2010
August 5, 2010The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that for the week ending July 31, 2010, U.S. railroads reported the highest traffic levels of 2010 for both carload and intermodal traffic. U.S. railroads originated 300,292 carloads for the week, up 9.4 percent compared with the same week in 2009...
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