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12
Mar
Cindy Markham Raises the Bar for Women in Trucking
According to the American Trucking Association, 从2010年到2018年，卡车行业的女性司机数量增长了68%. At the IMC Companies Family of Brands, we are committed to providing all drivers, especially women drivers, a professional and positive working environment.
“I think women definitely have a place in the trucking industry. We need more entrepreneurs. 我们需要实地的人，他们了解这个行业，能够推动女性相信自己，并意识到这不是她们无法掌握的.” -Cindy Markham, IMCG Company Driver
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11
Mar
Shippers applaud CMA CGM’s jump to Memphis gray chassis pool
CMA CGM决定加入孟菲斯灰池，托运人和卡车司机对此表示欢迎, 随着开放选择的决定，如果在2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的中断结束后，销量飙升，底盘短缺的可能性就会降低.
“[The decision] increases shipper efficiency, provides more affordable and timely chassis access, improves on-time container arrival at terminals and vessel loading, keeping bookings on CMA and APL vessels intact,” wrote Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agricultural Transportation Coalition, in a letter to CMA CGM. “你们在南大西洋和中南的底盘政策支持了农业和林产品出口商的竞争力.” (more…)
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12
Feb
Dewanna Hopson: Professional Driver
咆哮的海浪与坚实的瀑布底部碰撞，吸引着探险家, as the warming purr of an idle engine awaits its driver. 半卡车的华丽只有通过热情的眼睛才能真正欣赏. Long roads, stretched in silence; day after day, no single view the same. 卡车运输是一种独特的生活方式，以其不确定性和复杂的条例而闻名. 但如果你是为数不多的幸运儿之一，能注意到这一点，那么发现之旅也有乐趣.
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05
Feb
IMC Companies Deploys New Line of Mack Trucks
IMC Companies recently purchased 125 Mack trucks. Rick Seawright, 谁负责监督装备了最新电子日志和平板通讯技术的卡车, has been hard at work, ensuring these top-of-the-line vehicles are road-ready. (more…)
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31
Jan
IMC公司和TierPoint联合力量加强技术努力
IMC公司首席信息官Joel Tracy和IT工程和运营总监Robert Spiecha最近讨论了IMC公司的历史以及它们与TierPoint数据中心的关系. Tracy commented, “TierPoint handles all of the power […]
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20
Dec
Intermodal Trucking Sees 2020 As Year Of Tough Laws, Cost Increases
联运和拖运公司在这一年中逐渐减少，对许多人来说，这意味着集装箱卡车凯时kb89手机版的适度增长. 在国际方面，美国零售联合会预计今年美国零售业将再创新高.S. 集装箱进口，但与2018年相比仅增长1%. Domestic rail containers, meanwhile, saw a steeper drop of 4% from 2018.
As the industry looks toward 2020, 联运公司的高管们希望集装箱凯时kb89手机版量将继续增长, 尽管大部分增长可能是在某些地区和特定的商品. Likewise, 多式联运公司希望在供应链的海上环节做更多的工作，以提高效率. For its own part, 集装箱卡车将不得不与一系列的法规和成本增长角力，这也要求它们提高效率.
Here are some views on how 2020 will shake out for intermodal.
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20
Dec
IMC Companies Awarded “Best In Benefits” In The Mid-South
总部位于孟菲斯的IMC公司在最近的利普斯科姆会议上再次获得了最佳福利奖 & Pitts Insurance event. 该奖项旨在表彰那些提供相对于同行最好的福利计划的雇主. Using medical plan designs, premiums, and contributions […]
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18
Dec
BNSF’s Chicago intermodal depot regains flow after operational shift
在芝加哥郊外的BNSF铁路16号地段，随着铁路在11月将该地段的控制权转移给一家在市场上拥有几个地点的私人公司，卡车周转时间已经恢复正常.
该lot是一个仓库，在受益货主(BCOs)卸下货物后，司机返回空海运集装箱. It does not handle domestic containers. Although it’s not a haul that many consider, 延迟归还集装箱可能会导致拘留罚款，司机每天完成的工作也会减少. 这最终会导致其他BCOs被收取码头滞期费——也被称为铁路仓储费.
The solution was to bring in DNJ Intermodal Services to take over operations in Lot 16; the company runs chassis and container depots elsewhere in Chicago.
BNSF在2019年1月宣布，空海运集装箱必须返回16号地块，而不是芝加哥物流公园(LPC)。, its main terminal in Elwood, Illinois. Problems started immediately, with lines extending onto adjacent streets. Drayage providers told JOC.Com驱动程序有时会等待一个小时，只是发现很多不接受空的. Ocean carriers are supposed to remove boxes in a timely fashion, 但有时它们超过了存储上限，因此终端拒绝再取更多. (more…)
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11
Dec
Container Tracking Innovations: 3PL Adoptions and Implementations
多年来，北美多式联运行业面临的挑战之一是如何准确跟踪和报告集装箱在运输途中的状态.
与其他使用gps货物和设备跟踪传感器的运输方式相比，这使得第三方物流公司传统上处于劣势, intermodal has taken steps in recent years to catch up.
3PLs, in particular, 在一定程度上得益于基于云的软件和数据库平台，已经能够极大地提高其运营和发货的可视性, as well as the emergence of web-enabled devices that collect, 使用嵌入式传感器发送和操作从周围环境中获取的数据, processors and communication hardware, technology commonly know as the Internet of Things, or loT.
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05
Nov
USA: truckload carrier expands its intermodal footprint
美国多式联运物流供应商IMC收购了总部位于俄亥俄州的TRANSInternational Systems. 这家家族经营的多式联运公司在全美有9个多式联运地点, including cities like Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Memphis. IMC will merge TRANSInternational’s operations into several of […]
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