Federal funding provides another boost to North Carolina rail
North Carolina’s rail infrastructure continues to improve and grow, supporting the needs of logisticians and manufacturers on the East Coast. This distribution infrastructure is part of the reason that the Tar Heel State was just named CNBC’s Best State for…
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The CSX Carolina Connector is now open – and already enhanced
Those ‘pops’ you might have heard in late 2021 were the champagne bottles of logisticians in and around the Mid-Atlantic region celebrating the opening of the CSX Carolina Connector. After 5 years of starts and stops, the intermodal rail terminal…
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Turn to a 3PL to support intermodal rail transport in North Carolina
Despite a slower September, intermodal rail transport volumes have increased significantly in 2021 as many shippers take advantage of this cost-effective mode of transport.
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Lean on a 3PL with a rail transload facility
If you follow the logistics industry, you know that ocean shippers are dealing with rising rates, container shortages, and backed up seaports. Companies that ship over the road are dealing with a similar capacity crunch and rising rates. Rail transportation,…
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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina
North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. Home to the Great Smokey Mountains, legendary college basketball, and the scene of the Wright Brothers’ first successful flight at Kitty Hawk. In fact, the “First in Flight” motto still appears on the state’s…
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What is drayage? Finding the right provider to transport your products
If you have products coming into the U.S. on shipping containers, a logical question you might have is “what do I do with them once they reach the port?” The process starts with drayage.
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Eastern North Carolina Moves Forward with Intermodal Logistics Center
If you follow this blog, you’ll know that following the developments of the proposed CSX intermodal logistics center in Eastern North Carolina has been a little like rooting for your favorite sports team. There have been emotional highs, lows, and…
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The Rail Transload Facility in Action
Whether it’s due to the trucker shortage, cost concerns, convenience, or a variety of other factors, more shippers are entrusting at least part of their freight to intermodal (rail and OTR) transport. In fact, according to the Association of American…
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The CSX Carolina Connector is Back on Track
The CSX Carolina Connector project in Eastern North Carolina was an exciting project that promised to make Rocky Mount, NC – site of a large Kanban Logistics distribution center – a key intermodal logistics hub. We blogged about the project…
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