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Increase In Rail Traffic

The AAR reported in its Weekly Rail Traffic Summary that U.S. carload volume for the week ending January 25, 2014 was up 5.6 percent compared with the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 3 percent.  Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was up 4.4 percent compared with the same week in 2013.

Rail Traffic W4

U.S. carload volume for the first four weeks of 2014 was up 0.9 percent from the same point last year, and intermodal volume was up 1.8 percent.  For the first four weeks of the year total U.S. rail traffic was up 1.3 percent from the same point last year. Read More

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Increase In Rail Traffic

The AAR reported in its Weekly Rail Traffic Summary that U.S. carload volume for the week ending January 25, 2014 was up 5.6 percent compared with the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 3 percent.  Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was up 4.4 percent compared with the same week in 2013.

Rail Traffic W4

U.S. carload volume for the first four weeks of 2014 was up 0.9 percent from the same point last year, and intermodal volume was up 1.8 percent.  For the first four weeks of the year total U.S. rail traffic was up 1.3 percent from the same point last year. Read More

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U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows Up

The NAFTA freight data released by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) January 29th showed that U.S. trade with its NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico rose 1.3 percent from November 2012 to November 2013.US-NAFTA Feright Flow Value Nov 2013

Of the five transportation modes, truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air that carried U.S.-NAFTA trade in November pipelines had the largest year-to-year growth at 7.4 percent.  Trucks came in second, having a 2.5 percent year-to-year increase, followed by rail which rose 2.2 percent.  Both vessel and air had a decrease in trade, 8.4 percent for vessel, and 4.0 percent for air. Read More

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U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows Up

The NAFTA freight data released by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) January 29th showed that U.S. trade with its NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico rose 1.3 percent from November 2012 to November 2013.US-NAFTA Feright Flow Value Nov 2013

Of the five transportation modes, truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air that carried U.S.-NAFTA trade in November pipelines had the largest year-to-year growth at 7.4 percent.  Trucks came in second, having a 2.5 percent year-to-year increase, followed by rail which rose 2.2 percent.  Both vessel and air had a decrease in trade, 8.4 percent for vessel, and 4.0 percent for air. Read More

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Increase in Diesel Fuel Prices

The EIA reported that the national average diesel fuel price increased three cents from last week to $3.90 per gallon in the Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update released January 27, 2014.  The average diesel fuel price on the East Coast had the largest increase jumping five cents to $4.00 per gallon.  Increasing four cents, the average diesel fuel price in the Midwest is now $3.87 per gallon.  On the West Coast the average diesel fuel price only increased one cent to $3.98 per gallon.  Both the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions remained unchanged from last week with an average diesel fuel price of $3.77 per gallon on the Gulf Coast, and $3.86 per gallon in the Rocky Mountain region.

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Increase in Diesel Fuel Prices

The EIA reported that the national average diesel fuel price increased three cents from last week to $3.90 per gallon in the Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update released January 27, 2014.  The average diesel fuel price on the East Coast had the largest increase jumping five cents to $4.00 per gallon.  Increasing four cents, the average diesel fuel price in the Midwest is now $3.87 per gallon.  On the West Coast the average diesel fuel price only increased one cent to $3.98 per gallon.  Both the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions remained unchanged from last week with an average diesel fuel price of $3.77 per gallon on the Gulf Coast, and $3.86 per gallon in the Rocky Mountain region.

Diesel 01.27.14

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4th Quarter Railcar Numbers

According to the data released by the RSI’s American Railway Car Institute’s Committee (ARCI) the railcar industry orders for the fourth quarter of 2013 were up 34 percent from orders in the 4th quarter of 2012, and up 16.5 percent from the third quarter of 2013.

Railcar deliveries for the fourth quarter were up 33.5 percent from those delivered in the fourth quarter of 2012, and up 24.8 percent from the third quarter of 2013.  Of the 15,776 railcars delivered in the fourth quarter, 8,440 were tank cars, the largest single-quarter tank car delivery number ever as noted by KeyBank Capital Markets, Inc. analyst Steven Barger.

The backlog of railcars at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013 was only down one percent from the previous year.

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4th Quarter Railcar Numbers

According to the data released by the RSI’s American Railway Car Institute’s Committee (ARCI) the railcar industry orders for the fourth quarter of 2013 were up 34 percent from orders in the 4th quarter of 2012, and up 16.5 percent from the third quarter of 2013.

Railcar deliveries for the fourth quarter were up 33.5 percent from those delivered in the fourth quarter of 2012, and up 24.8 percent from the third quarter of 2013.  Of the 15,776 railcars delivered in the fourth quarter, 8,440 were tank cars, the largest single-quarter tank car delivery number ever as noted by KeyBank Capital Markets, Inc. analyst Steven Barger.

The backlog of railcars at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013 was only down one percent from the previous year.

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New Bundle of Joy

Jackson Coon 3 01.08.14

On January 8th at 4:23 PM Jackson Parker Coon was welcomed into the world by his parents, Jesse and Melissa Coon and his two big brothers Jayden Micheal, 4, and Jesse Anthony, 2.  Jackson was 8lbs, 20.5″ long at birth.

Please join us in congratulating the Coon family on their newest addition.

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New Bundle of Joy

Jackson Coon 3 01.08.14

On January 8th at 4:23 PM Jackson Parker Coon was welcomed into the world by his parents, Jesse and Melissa Coon and his two big brothers Jayden Micheal, 4, and Jesse Anthony, 2.  Jackson was 8lbs, 20.5″ long at birth.

Please join us in congratulating the Coon family on their newest addition.