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Producer Prices Unexpectedly Fall 0.1% in July
In a report showing that inflation is not currently a threat to the economy, the Labor Department said Friday its producer price index declined 0.1% in August, as the cost of vehicles and gasoline fell.
September 10, 2004TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
3PLs Continue to Search for Better IT Systems
Third-party logistics providers said they are continuing to invest in new software and hardware systems to remain competitive with rivals, to better serve their shipper customers and to increase their own profitability.
September 10, 2004Opinion: Building a Better 3PL Relationship
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hen I was a child, many of the books I read ended with the words and they lived happily ever after. If only the story of outsourced logistics relationships could be that simple.
September 10, 2004Calif. Lawmakers Vote Tougher Rules for Truck Entry
California lawmakers passed a bill that would require all trucks entering the state to meet federal emissions standards that were in effect the year the truck was manufactured and drivers would have to provide evidence that the truck meets those standards.
September 10, 2004News Briefs - Sept. 10
Defense: FedEx, World Airways Contracts Could Be Worth $2 Billion Visteon Warns on Profits After Ford Cuts Production Railroads Warn of Long-Term Infrastructure Problems Survey: Economists Lower Second Half GDP Forecasts And more...
September 10, 2004Peak Shipping Season Arrives; TL Carriers Face Capacity Stress
Truckload carriers could see demand outpace their hauling capacity by as much as 25% during the peak shipping season now under way, a transportation analyst warned, as freight industry officials said they were facing a period in which they could be starved for capacity.
September 9, 2004Calif. Bill Would Target Ship Lines, Intermodal
The California Legislature passed a bill that officials said would prevent shipping lines from unilaterally terminating business relationships with intermodal trucking companies.
September 9, 2004News Briefs - Sept. 9
Price of Crude Oil Hits Two-Week High Oshkosh Gets $144 Million Contract From Marines Wholesale Inventories Rise 1.3% in July Labor Day, Bad Weather Help Push Jobless Claims Down by 44,000 And more...
September 9, 2004Security & Safety Briefs - Sept. 2 - Sept. 8
Waste Shipments From Kentucky to Nevada Suspended After Leaks Officials Say Terrorists Could Try to Ship Themselves Into U.S.
September 8, 2004Diesel Price Drops 0.2 Cent; Second Straight Decline
The Department of Energy said Tuesday the national average retail price for diesel fuel declined 0.2 cent per gallon to $1.869.
September 8, 2004