U.S. intermodal traffic jumped 22.9% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
December 29, 2011BusinessLogisticsEquipment
Trailer Orders Up 29.5% in November, ACT Says
Customers ordered 28,393 new trailers in November, a 29.5% increase from the same month a year earlier and the largest monthly total since March 2006, ACT Research Co. said.
January 2, 2012Business
ATA Asks Supreme Court to Review Rulings on Portions of L.A. Port’s Clean Truck Plan
Attorneys for American Trucking Associations have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that rejected the Port of Los Angeles’ employee-driver plan but left standing several other “burdensome” requirements for carriers.
January 2, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Fuel Ends Year at $3.791 as Refineries Ramp Up Output
Diesel fuel prices tumbled more than 10 cents during the final two weeks of 2011, the Department of Energy reported, as refineries continued ramping up production.
January 2, 2012BusinessTechnology
Execs Say Cross-Docking Can Help Build Business
January 1, 2012
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iTech: Broadband Telephoning:It's OK Now
January 1, 2012
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iTech: Making Choices in In-Cab Technology
January 1, 2012