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US Railroads Add Workers in September
John D. Boyd |
The largest freight railroads said they increased their U.S. employment by 1,386 workers from mid-August to mid-September, to the highest level since April 2009.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Canadian Shippers See Broader Cost Increase
William B. Cassidy |
Canadian shippers are paying higher truckload rates and cross-border and less-than-truckload prices are rising as well, the Canadian General Freight Index says.
Trucking News
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LTL
YRC Lenders Extend $325 Million Financing
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide's lenders gave the company some financial wiggle room as the clock ticks down on a critical Teamster vote on wage and benefit concessions.
Trucking News
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LTL
Trucking labor
Vitran Profit Leaps 566 Percent
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Vitran, a Toronto-based transportation and supply chain firm, increased profit 566 percent to $2 million in the third quarter as higher revenue and reduced debt payments eliminated an operating loss t
Trucking News
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Sales Rise, Profit Falls for Canadian Pacific
John D. Boyd |
Canadian Pacific Railway saw net income fall 5.7 percent to about $191.5 million in the third quarter from a year earlier, but said freight operations are running strong and the 2009 profit had been s
Rail News
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North-American rail
Celadon Profit Climbs with Rates
William B. Cassidy |
Tight truckload capacity, higher rates and new customers helped Celadon Group roar back from the depths of the recession in the third quarter of 2010.
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ODFL Profit Doubles on 23 Percent Revenue Jump
William B. Cassidy |
Old Dominion Freight Line increased its net income 13.5 percent from the second quarter and 132.3 percent from a year ago to $24.4 million in the third quarter.
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C.H. Robinson Profit Hits Record $102.6 Million
JOC Staff |
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Court Grants Preliminary Injunction at Port of LA
Bill Mongelluzzo |
U.S.
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CN Net Rises 21 Percent to $543 Million
John D. Boyd |
Canadian National Railway’s net income rose 20.6 percent in the July-September quarter from a year earlier to $543 million, as revenue increased 15 percent to $2.072 billion.
Rail News
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CSX Brings GenSet Locomotives to Maryland
John D. Boyd |
CSX Transportation began using the first of two low-emission GenSet switcher locomotives at its Curtis Bay Yard in Baltimore.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Used Truck Prices Rise, Sales Decline
William B. Cassidy |
The average retail price of used trucks is creeping up, putting more pressure on truckload carrier capacity, according to an ACT Research study.
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KCS Profit Surges 85 Percent to $52.8 Million
John D. Boyd |
Kansas City Southern, the smallest of the North American Class I railroads with operations split between U.S.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Judge Tentatively Reinstates Employee Driver Injunction
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Trucking interests in Southern California appear to have scored a temporary victory Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Christina A.
Maritime
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Trucking labor
Diesel Slips Back to $3.067 per Gallon
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Retail diesel prices slipped back six-tenths of a cent last week to an average of $3.067 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Union Pacific Again Boosts Container Fleet
John D. Boyd |
The still strong domestic intermodal market has Union Pacific Railroad back in the market for new 53-foot, jumbo sized intermodal containers and chassis, on top of a larger order it placed earlier thi
Rail News
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North-American rail
Former President of Churchill Truck Lines Dies
William B. Cassidy |
Kenneth Churchill, a trucking pioneer who shut down his 68-year-old company during a historic Teamsters strike, died Oct. 20 at the age of 92.
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DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $21 Billion
John D. Boyd |
Stimulus spending by the Department of Transportation reached $21.2 billion as of Oct.
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DOT Approaches Deadline in Onboard Recorder Case
William B. Cassidy |
The Department of Transportation faces a Nov. 4 deadline to respond to a challenge to a rule mandating the use of electronic onboard recorders by some truckers.
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Trucking labor
CSX’s Strong Earnings Energize Analysts
John D. Boyd |
CSX Transportation’s robust start to the rail industry’s earnings season points to an autumn freight market that may be stronger than many expected.
Rail News
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Trucking’s Historic Emissions Mission
John D. Boyd |
When a senior Environmental Protection Agency official last week classified the agency’s new truck engine and fuel standards as “historic,” she was right on target.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Tracking Truckers’ DQFs
William B. Cassidy |
When it comes to complying with truck safety regulations, the devil is in the details. At many trucking companies, only the devil may know those details.
Trucking News
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Trucking labor
Softer Market, Stronger Pricing
William B. Cassidy |
A slower-paced economy is evident in third quarter freight volumes, but not in trucking profits.
Trucking News
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Driver Drug Tests Uncover More PCP, Marijuana Use
William B. Cassidy |
Although only a tiny percentage of truck drivers test positive for illegal drug use, those who do increasingly test positive for the use of drugs such as marijuana, PCP, amphetamines and opiates, acco
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Trucking labor
Capacity Shortage Pushes Up Profit for Ryder
William B. Cassidy |
Ryder System's earnings leaped 40 percent to $39.7 million in the third quarter on a 5 percent increase in revenue to $1.32 billion, the Miami-based company said.
Trucking News
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Knight Transportation Raises Profit, Adds Capacity
William B. Cassidy |
Knight Transportation rode strong truckload demand to higher profit in the third quarter, while building its truck count up to a record high of 3,912 tractors.
Trucking News
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Heavy Truck Orders Surge 37 Percent in September
William B. Cassidy |
Net orders for heavy trucks rose sharply in September from August and from September 2009, defying sales expectations and a slowing economy.
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Heartland Express Boosts Profit, Buys Trucks
William B. Cassidy |
Truckload carrier Heartland Express improved its profitability in the third quarter, reporting what looks almost like a railroad operating ratio: 77.2.
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More Roads Than One
William B. Cassidy |
North American shippers may be on the verge of a second intermodal revolution.
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STB Sets Hearing On Expanding Cargo Regulation
John D. Boyd |
Federal rail regulators set in motion a process that could end with their reclaiming oversight of railroads' freight service and rate levels on cargoes that are now exempt.
Rail News
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North-American rail
YRC Worldwide Considering Closing New Penn
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide is reportedly prepared to shut down subsidiary New Penn if Teamsters at the regional carrier reject proposed wage and pension concessions.
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Trucking labor
YRC Worldwide, Lenders Extend $325 Million Loan
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide cleared another hurdle to survival by renewing its $300 million asset-backed securitization, or ABS facility, before an Oct. 31 deadline.
Trucking News
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LTL
Rail Traffic Rebounded in Mid-October
John D. Boyd |
North American rail freight traffic rebounded in the week ending Oct. 16, a period that included the Oct. 11 holiday in the U.S. and Canada.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Union Pacific CEO Sees Extended Intermodal Peak
John D. Boyd |
The 2010 intermodal peak season for western railroad Union Pacific looks like it could continue another two months, said CEO James R. Young.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Union Pacific Net Jumps 51 Percent to $778 Million
John D. Boyd |
Western U.S. carrier Union Pacific Railroad posted a 51 percent gain in net income in the third quarter from a year earlier, to $778 million, as revenue increases outpaced expenses.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Norfolk Southern Breaks Ground at Greencastle
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Norfolk Southern broke ground for the Franklin County regional intermodal facility in Greencastle, Pa., which will form a key part of the Crescent Corridor route between the Gulf Coast and the U.S.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Port of LA Receives $16 Million Grant
Bill Mongelluzzo |
The Port of Los Angeles has been awarded $16 million from the U.S.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Customs to Test Ocean, Rail Manifest Systems
R.G. Edmonson |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is signing up volunteers to test ocean and rail manifest systems in the Automated Commercial Environment.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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US Trucker ODFL Expands Trans-Pacific Reach
William B. Cassidy |
Trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line is expanding an overseas partnership aimed at expediting less-than-containerload freight shipped to the U.S. from China.
Trucking News
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LaHood Says DOT Positioned to Complete Rail Contracts
John D. Boyd |
The Department of Transportation is “well-positioned” to complete contract talks to launch slow-moving plans for passenger rail construction projects, and none of the 13 targeted projects are in dange
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
North-American rail
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