YRC Worldwide reported a third-quarter profit as its operating costs declined, the less-than-truckload carrier said.
November 2, 2012Business
UPS Pledges $1.5 Million in Storm-Recovery Aid
UPS Inc. said Friday it has pledged $1.5 million in cash and in-kind support to help recovery efforts to areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
November 2, 2012Business
Feds, States Waive More Rules to Help Get Fuel to N.Y., N.J.
The federal government waived a shipping law and the states of New York and New Jersey waived fuel restrictions Friday as they ramped up efforts to quickly move diesel and gasoline supplies into the two states hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy.
November 2, 2012Business
DOT Releases $12 Million to N.J., Conn., for Storm-Damaged Roads
The U.S. Department of Transportation released $10 million in emergency funds to New Jersey and $2 million to Connecticut to repair  roads damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
November 2, 2012Business
Payrolls Rise as Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 7.9%
U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a point to 7.9% as more people entered the labor force, the Labor Department reported Friday.
November 2, 2012Business
Factory Orders Rise in September
Factory orders rose 4.8% in September, the most since March 2011, the Commerce Department said Friday.
November 2, 2012Business
Port of N.Y./N.J. Opens for Emergency Fuel Deliveries Following Sandy
The U.S. Coast Guard opened the Port of New York and New Jersey Thursday in order to get emergency fuel supplies to the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy, the Associated Press reported.
November 2, 2012Business
ATRI Surveying Carriers on HOS Restart Changes
The American Transportation Research Institute is asking trucking executives to weigh in on changes to the 34-hour restart provision of the federal hours-of-service rule, set to take effect in July.
November 2, 2012BusinessLogistics
Intermodal Traffic Gains 3.9% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.9% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
November 2, 2012BusinessLogistics
Caterpillar Logistics Changes Name to Neovia
Third-party logistics firm Caterpillar Logistics Services said Thursday it has changed its name to Neovia Logistics Services.
November 2, 2012