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White House Backs Bigger Trucks in Maine, Vermont
William B. Cassidy |
The White House is drawing fire from highway safety advocates for its support of pilot projects permitting heavier trucks on interstate highways in two states.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Diesel Edges Up 1.7 Cents, Remains Below $3
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The retail price of diesel increased 1.7 cents to an average of $2.96 per gallon last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Trucking News
Trucking News
YRC Asks Teamsters for more Concessions
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide is asking the Teamsters union for a new round of “cost savings,” but the price could be high for the largest U.S. trucking operator.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Brokering a Freight Surge
William B. Cassidy |
The shipping surge that benefited many truckers in the second quarter also boosted third-party logistics companies and freight brokers, raising the total dollars they billed 13 percent over the same q
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Rail News
Intermodal’s Distribution of Power
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Shippers wondering if they can save money by transloading their imports from marine containers into domestic boxes should talk to Josh Owen.
Intermodal providers
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Forwarding
Recovery Evidently on Track
John D. Boyd |
North America’s top freight railroad officials aren’t buying the reported concern that the economy may hit a double-dip back into recession.
Rail News
Rail News
Los Angeles to Launch Port Driver Mandate Next Year
Bill Mongelluzzo |
The Port of Los Angeles plans to begin phasing in the employee-driver mandate in its clean-truck program over three years with a requirement that each motor carrier handle 20 percent of the company&rs
Maritime
Maritime
Trucking labor
Short Lines Haul Most Intermodal Loads of 2010
John D. Boyd |
North American short lines originated more intermodal loads in the week ending Sept.
Rail News
Rail News
CN Signs Accords with Ocean Terminal Operators
John D. Boyd |
Canadian National Railway inked performance agreements with ocean terminal operators Maher and DP World at the Prince Rupert and Vancouver ports.
Rail News
Rail News
Forwarding
North-American rail
Trucking Group to Seek Reversal of Clean-Trucks Ruling
Bill Mongelluzzo |
In a filing late Thursday, the American Trucking Associations stated it will ask Christina A.
Maritime
Maritime
Trucking labor
Truckload Spot Market Volume Slips 14 Percent
William B. Cassidy |
Truckload spot market freight volume dropped 13.8 percent in August from July, continuing a slide from its peak in April, according to TransCore's North American Freight Index.
Trucking News
Trucking News
UK Investigates Truck Makers for Price-Fixing
William B. Cassidy |
The UK Office of Fair Trading raided the offices of a truck manufacturer in Britain Thursday and arrested at least one executive in a price-fixing investigation.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Dynamex Boosts Profit 55 Percent, Improves Liquidity
William B. Cassidy |
Higher core sales, a strong Canadian dollar and higher fuel surcharges increased total revenue and net profit at same-day trucker Dynamex, Dallas.
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
CSX Terminal in Ohio to Bypass Chicago
Bill Mongelluzzo |
A key component of CSX Transportation's northern tier strategy will come into play in early 2011 with the opening of the Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Senator Pushes Repeal of Rails’ Antitrust Exemption
John D. Boyd |
The senator most identified with trying to strip railroads of their limited exemption to antitrust challenges says if a broad rail reform bill stumbles in Congress he will use "any other means possibl
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Judge Confirms LA Clean-Truck Order
Bill Mongelluzzo |
Judge Christina A.
Maritime
Maritime
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Trucking labor
FedEx to Merge LTL Networks
William B. Cassidy |
Struggling with rising freight volume and continuing losses, FedEx will merge its FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL networks, closing as many as 100 facilities.
Trucking News
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LTL
Shipper Group Says Rail Study Could Affect Obama Plan
John D. Boyd |
Activist rail shippers who want Congress to toughen freight rail oversight say a new Senate committ
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
FedEx Doubles Profit, Forecasts Slower Growth
Joseph Bonney |
Fedex doubled its net profit in its quarter ending Aug. 31 to $380 million on strong expansion in international express shipping, but the company issued a forecast for slower global economic growth.
Air Cargo
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LTL
Highway Deaths Drop 9.7 Percent to 60-Year Low
William B. Cassidy |
The number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes dropped to 33,808 in 2009, the lowest number since 1950, says the Department of Transportation.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Rails Challenge Senate Study, Attack on Railroad Profits
John D. Boyd |
The railroad industry sharply rejected criticisms of railroad finances by a new report from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and warned that efforts to slap new regulations on
Rail News
Maritime
Trucking News
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North-American rail
STB’s Elliott Plans Three-Pronged Rail Reform Strategy
John D. Boyd |
The Surface Transportation Board is poised to mount a three-pronged regulatory reform effort that could expand its activism on railroad-shipper disputes and implement some measures that are in the sta
Rail News
Maritime
Trucking News
Rail News
North-American rail
YRC to Pay $10 Million in Racial Harassment Suit
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide will pay $10 million to settle racial harassment claims at two Chicago-area terminals, the U
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Rockefeller Vows Rail Reform through Law or Regulation
John D. Boyd |
A national rail plan envisioned by the Obama administration must be preceded by shipper-supportive changes in rail competition rules either through a change in law or by regulatory action, said Sen.
Rail News
Maritime
Trucking News
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North-American rail
DOT’s Porcari Touts Greater Rail Freight Share
John D. Boyd |
The second-highest official at the Department of Transportation told senators that increasing the share of freight hauled by railroads "could be a cost-effective approach to meeting our stated st
Rail News
Maritime
Air Cargo
Trucking News
Rail News
North-American rail
Moody's Raises Swift's Outlook to 'Positive'
William B. Cassidy |
Swift Transportation's planned public offering got a boost Sept. 15 when Moody's Investors Service raised the truckload carrier's ratings outlook to positive.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Senate Panel Urges Scrutiny of Rail Pricing, Capital Needs
John D. Boyd |
A new report by staff of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee says major railroads are financially strong and enjoying "robust" pricing power, but are telling regulators
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Brown Trucking Buys Schrader, Expands in Southeast
William B. Cassidy |
Short-haul and dedicated trucking operator James Brown Trucking purchased Tennessee-based Schrader Trucking, expanding its capacity and reach.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Spain Plans Rail Modernization
Bruce Barnard |
The Spanish government unveiled a $9.75 billion investment plan to modernize the nation's rail freight network and more than double rail cargo traffic by 2020.
Rail News
Rail News
DB Schenker Building Multi-Modal Helsinki Hub
Bruce Barnard |
DB Schenker Logistics is investing $87.5 million on the construction of a multi-modal hub and corporate office near Helsinki airport in Finland.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Rail News
Many Shippers Ready to Challenge Rail Rates
John D. Boyd |
U.S.
Rail News
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North-American rail
Truckload Demand, Pricing Seen Still Rising
William B. Cassidy |
Truckload carriers are reporting increasing demand for freight services and higher rates this month, a sign there may still be life in trucking's fall peak season.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Shipper Groups Merge to Push Heavier Trucks
William B. Cassidy |
Two shipper and trucking groups are merging to marshal their efforts to raise heavy truck weight limits to 97,000 pounds through legislative action on Capitol Hill.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Diesel Rises First Time in a Month
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The average price of diesel fuel last week edged up 1.2 cents to $2.943 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, following four consecutive weeks of falling prices.
Trucking News
Trucking News
Rail Shippers Say Regulatory Bill Could Have Momentum
John D. Boyd |
Two activist rail shipper groups say they see new signs that the Senate could move on long-dormant rail competition legislation in the final months of the current Congress.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
Running With the Bulls
William B. Cassidy |
Wall Street might be bearish on the economy, but truckers are bullish on Wall Street.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Trucking News
A Debate Over Density
William B. Cassidy |
Part of the Commodity Classification Standards Board’s mission is to re-examine classifications when the characteristics of goods may have changed, triggering changes in the transportation profi
Trucking News
Trucking News
The Port Moves Inland
Bill Mongelluzzo |
From a helicopter over CenterPoint Properties’ 6,000-acre integrated intermodal rail logistics hub at Joliet, Ill., about 40 miles southwest of Chicago, the structure that stands out above all o
Rail News
Rail News
Teamsters Seek Major Restructuring at YRC
JOC Staff |
The Teamsters union is telling workers at YRC Worldwide that it will only support concessions sought by the financially troubled trucking company if they come with a “comprehensive restructuring
Trucking News
Trucking News
LTL
Trucking labor
NS Chief Moorman Says Rail Legislation Must Wait
John D. Boyd |
New rail regulatory legislation appears dead for this Congress, according to the top executive for Norfolk Southern Railway.
Rail News
Rail News
North-American rail
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