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Mica Targets Amtrak's NE Corridor in NY Hearing
John D. Boyd |
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica took Amtrak to task in a field hearing Thursday in New York City, saying the passenger rail agency "will never be capable
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Knight Profit Leaps 20 Percent in 2010
William B. Cassidy |
Knight Transportation is breaking from the truckload pack, adding capacity and increasing its length of
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Werner Profit Climbs 41 Percent to $80 Million
William B. Cassidy |
Higher spot market and contract pricing and fewer empty miles boosted Werner Enterprises' net profit 34 percent in the fourth quarter to $24.1 million.
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YRC to Cut 80 Jobs in Akron, Ohio
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide will cut 80 jobs in Akron, Ohio, and is looking for a buyer for the former headquarters of Roadway Express there, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
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Heartland Chairman Gerdin Taking Health Leave
William B. Cassidy |
Heartland Express Chairman and CEO Russell Gerdin will take a leave of absence from his position at the truckload carrier for health reasons, the company said.
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KCS Profit Soars 60 Percent on Intermodal Demand
John D. Boyd |
A strong surge in intermodal traffic pushed Kansas City Southern’s net profit up 60 percent to $52 million in the fourth quarter, extending a strong string of profit reports from North American
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North-American rail
Congressional Leaders Give Transport Bill High Priority
R.G. Edmonson |
Congressional leaders are moving a new six-year surface transportation bill higher on their priority lists after President Obama’s call for infrastructure investment in his State of the Union ad
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Marten Transport Profit Rises 22.2 Percent
William B. Cassidy |
Higher intermodal and logistics revenue boosted fourth quarter profits and sales at temperature-controlled trucker Marten Transport, Mondovi, Wis.
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Truck Tonnage Index Hits Highest Point Since 2008
William B. Cassidy |
Truck tonnage rose 5.7 percent last year compared with 2009, helping tonnage to recovery from an 8.7 percent plunge, the American Trucking Associations said.
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Canadian Pacific Profit Rises 27 Percent in 4Q
John D. Boyd |
Canadian Pacific Railway’s fourth quarter net income spiked 27 percent from a year earlier to $187 million (C$186 million), outpacing a 13 percent rise in revenue to $1.3 billion.
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Celadon Profit Jumps 190 Percent
William B. Cassidy |
Truckload carrier Celadon Group’s net profit increased to $2.9 million in its last quarter, nearly triple its net income a year ago of $1 million.
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Transport Sector Praises Obama's Focus on Infrastructure
R. G. Edmonson |
Transportation trade groups are praising President Obama's call to rebuild the nation’s efforts infrastructure but some members of Congress say the administration will have to put more details b
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Norfolk Southern Profit Climbed 31 Percent to $402 Million
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Norfolk Southern earned a net profit of $402 million in the fourth quarter, a 31 percent gain compared with a year earlier, as revenue grew 14 percent to $2.4 billion, the railroad said Tuesday.
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Railroads Trim Payrolls in December
John D. Boyd |
The seven largest freight railroads trimmed 642 positions from their combined U.S.
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Swift's Annual Revenue Rises 13.9 Percent to $2.9 Billion
William B. Cassidy |
Swift Transportation raised its operating revenue 16.8 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter to $780.4 million as it increased volume and raised rates.
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CN Profit Grows 19 Percent to $503 Million
John D. Boyd |
Canadian National Railway saw its fourth quarter operating income rise 18.5 percent from a year earlier to $774 million while revenue rose 12.5 percent to $2.1 billion.
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CSX Profit Jumps 42 Percent to $430 Million
John D. Boyd |
CSX Transportation’s net profit rose 42 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier to $430 million, with a revenue gain of 21 percent to $2.82 billion, the railroad announced Monday.
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Diesel Climbs 2.3 Cents to $3.43 per Gallon
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The U.S.
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Auto Workers, Canadian National Reach Agreement
John D. Boyd |
Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract agreement early Jan. 24 that heads off a potential strike that was less than a day away.
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North-American rail
New Look for the STB
John D. Boyd |
For railroads and shippers monitoring the Surface Transportation Board’s heavy slate this year, add this to your watch list: The board is likely to have a new look.
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Building Into Capacity
JOC Staff |
Trucking operators aren’t buying trucks to expand capacity; they’re buying trucking companies.
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Railroads Engineer Growth
Bill Mongelluzzo |
When supply chain logisticians explain why the Pacific Northwest is a key option in their four-corners strategy in North America, they sum up their argument in two words: intermodal rail.
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North-American rail
The Regulators Ramp Up
John D. Boyd |
When the Surface Transportation Board in December slapped Canadian National Railway with an unprecedented $250,000 fine over how it reported roadway blockages, it set off the first flare in what is sh
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Alameda Corridor Slashes Loan Request
John D. Boyd |
Faced with the risk that the Obama administration could reject its effort to borrow $553 million from a little-used, low-cost federal rail credit program, the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
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North-American rail
Vitran Heads South
William B. Cassidy |
Canadian trucking operator Vitran is trying to redraw North America’s less-than-truckload map, and its own expansion strategy, by acquiring the LTL business of Milan Express.
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Traffic Down, Delays Up
Courtney Tower |
Why should anyone worry about improving bridges between the U.S. and Canada? U.S. imports plummeted 33 percent between from 2008 to 2009, and U.S. exports slid 21 percent.
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Turning the Northwest Corner
Bill Mongelluzzo |
National retailers and importers call the idea of spreading use of major North American gateways around the continent a four-corners strategy of supply chain management. That puts U.S.
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Drivers Drive Truck Safety Rules
William B. Cassidy |
Truck safety regulators are focusing increasingly not on the truck but on the driver who operates it.
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Trucking labor
Burning Bridges
Courtney Tower |
Sometime in the next few months, President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will unveil a broad, new vision for the border separating the world’s two largest trading partners, re
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LTL
Heartland Express Profit Jumps 43.9 Percent
William B. Cassidy |
Heartland Express increased its profit 43.9 percent year-over-year to $15.4 million in the fourth quarter, as sales rose 13.7 percent to $129.2 million.
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House GOP Bloc Would Slash Passenger Rail Programs
John D. Boyd |
The House Republican Study Committee wants to zero out President Obama's grants program that gives states seed money to develop inter-city passenger rail service and to wipe out annual subsidies as we
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Port of Chennai Breaks Ground on Roads
JOC Staff |
India’s Port of Chennai, which is struggling to cope with increased congestion, broke ground on the Chennai-Ennore road connectivity project, a long-standing demand of trade and user associations.
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UP Expects More Intermodal From Truckers
John D. Boyd |
Trucking companies are telling Union Pacific Railroad are indicating they want to push a greater share of their freight onto trains for long-haul transport, says James R.
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North-American rail
Truck Sales Hit Highest Monthly Peak Since 2006
William B. Cassidy |
Heavy truck sales hit their highest point since May 2006 in December, as trucking companies put newfound profits into new vehicles, said ACT Research.
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Rail Leaders Head to White House
John D. Boyd |
U.S.
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North-American rail
UP Net Profit Jumps 41 Percent to $775 Million
John D. Boyd |
Union Pacific Railroad, capping what it called the most profitable year in the railroad’s history, reported a $775 million net profit in the fourth quarter on Thursday that was 41 percent better than
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North-American rail
Diesel Price Soars 7.4 Cents
JOC Staff |
Average diesel fuel prices leaped 7.4 cents a gallon across the United States in the past week, the sharpest increase in a two-month surge in pricing that has pushed cost of the fuel to $3.407 a gallo
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Truckload Capacity, Demand Index Drops 3.9 Percent
William B. Cassidy |
Truckload demand is slackening in January, loosening freight capacity that tightened during the pre-holiday shipping season, according to Longbow Research.
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Gabrielson, Schember to Receive Connie Awards
JOC Staff |
Rick Gabrielson of Target and George Schember, vice president, corporate transportation and logistics at Cargill, will receive the first Connie awards to be presented at an event in the Midwest by the
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ABF Appeals Dismissal of YRC-Teamsters Lawsuit
William B. Cassidy |
ABF Freight System is taking its legal challenge against concession agreements negotiated by YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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