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J.B. Hunt to Purchase Walmart’s Intermodal Assets

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (J.B. Hunt) announced Feb. 22 that its subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., has entered into a multi-year intermodal service agreement with Walmart, in an arrangement that includes J.B. Hunt’s purchase of Walmart’s intermodal assets.

Heidi Peterson, COO, American Seating
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People News: American Seating, IANA

American Seating appoints Heidi Peterson as Chief Operating Officer. Also, the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) elects its 2024 Board of Directors and Officers.

The BNSF Memphis facility is live with Tideworks Intermodal Pro® and Traffic Control™ solutions, continuing BNSF’s modernization efforts across its terminals.

BNSF Goes Live with Tideworks’ Intermodal TOS

Tideworks Technology® Inc. (Tideworks), a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal operating system (TOS) solutions, on Nov. 8 announced that BNSF Railway (BNSF) is now live with Tideworks Intermodal Pro® intermodal TOS and Traffic Control™ equipment dispatch system at BNSF’s Memphis facility.

Gulf Inland Logistics Park Sells 55 Acres to OmniSource

Gulf Inland Logistics Park, a 2,400-acre rail-served industrial park developed by Liberty Development Partners, announced Nov. 7 that it has sold a 55-acre, rail-served tract within the site to OmniSource LLC to expand the company’s metals recycling operations along the Gulf Coast.

J.B. Hunt, BNSF Launch New Intermodal Service

Supply chain solution provider J.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway on Nov. 7 announced the launch of Quantum, an intermodal service that accommodates the “service-sensitive” highway freight needs of customer supply chains. According

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Railway Age Announces 2023 Women in Rail Honorees

Railway Age’s 2023 Women in Rail awards program recognizes 23 women who not only excel at leadership but also serve the community and drive industry change, paving the way for the next generation of railroaders.

Carl Ice, former President and CEO of BNSF, will be inducted into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame on Oct. 4.
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People News: Kansas Business Hall of Fame, CSX, RSI

Former President and CEO of BNSF Carl Ice has been named into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame (KBHF). Also, Locomotive Engineer Thomas Demps, Jr., of CSX, has been honored for achieving 50 years of injury-free service; and Ashley N. Shelton has been appointed as the Railway Supply Institute’s (RSI) Senior Director of Government and Public Affairs.