GLG News by Intermodal Logistics Experts

The Federal Government intervening in the investment world makes the monumental work done in New Orleans before and after Katrina look like small potatoes. Successful people and businesses focus on what they are good at. The devil is in the details on how it gets done, but government in action can be...

Standard Car Truck will be a great addition to the Wabtec family of companies. There is no overlap in product lines and most of the products offered by Standard will compliment those already made at Wabtec. Moreover, there are potential synergies that may enable the company to grow organically...

American Trucking Associations (ATA) economist Bob Costello says in the referenced article that the financial turmoil in the marketplace is not a variable in their model today - making it difficult to make predictions for the trucking marketplace. While much of their information is data driven, ours...

On September 10, an analyst at USB thought that the two major western railroads would do well in the second half of 2008, the day before CSX upgraded its earnings estimates for its third quarter from around $3.55 to $3.70.  USB had also upgraded Norfolk Southern to a BUY on September 10. Most analysts...

Trucking equipment financing is following that of auto-financiers - again. It has been disappearing! As predicted in the referenced article (and by this writer) from a year ago, it’s here! Without readily available financing for trucks and trailers, what does that mean for new sales for the next few...

  YRC Worldwide's plan to integrate most of the operations of its Yellow and Roadway long-haul LTL units is mostly a positive. But it likely will result in a smaller overall company than the two operating companies currently are, but that's mostly because demand for long-haul LTL services is flat...

CIT Group Inc. (CIT) had placed its railcar leasing business on the market and invited several bidders to make an offer for its assets before changing its mind and deciding to hold onto the business. They were not alone in considering a sale of their railcar leasing business, although they were perhaps...

With falling diesel fuel prices, what does that mean for trucking failure rates? Additionally, at what fuel price should we see the numbers settle down?

  The U.S. Postal Service appears to be getting serious about improving its technology and marketing efforts to better compete with the two publicly held parcel delivery giants, UPS and FedEx.   Postmaster General Jack Potter recently disclosed plans that would revamp the centuries-old Postal...

YRC Worldwide, which collectively has about a 30 percent market share in the $35 billion less-than-truckload sector, is laying off at least 200 back-office workers, mostly at its Overland Park, Kan., and Akron, Ohio, offices. These cutbacks can be taken two ways. The half-full view is that YRC is gaining...