Archive for February 13, 2020

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deadline for applying for an academic or vocational/training program scholarship from the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is March 2. High school seniors who are the sons, daughters of financial dependents of Teamster members are eligible to apply. (Including members of…

(Source: Freight Waves, February 12, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Continued trade headwinds are putting pressure on year-to-date U.S. rail volumes, with overall traffic down nearly 6% from the same period in 2019. Traffic for the first six weeks of this year totaled nearly 2.9 million carloads and intermodal units for the week ending last Saturday,…