Intermodal traffic rose 8.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
May 27, 2011Business
Consumer Confidence Remains in Upswing
Consumer confidence continues to improve in May, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
May 27, 2011Business
Personal Spending Grows 0.4% in April
Consumer personal spending rose 0.4% in April, the Commerce Department said Friday.
May 27, 2011Business
CLX Medical Adds Flatbed, Step Deck Service
Austin, Texas, motor carrier and logistics service CLX Medical has begun offering flatbed and step deck trucking logistics from its trucking division in McAlester, Okla.
May 27, 2011Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 8.7% for Week
Business
CSC Wins 3-Year Postal Repair Contract
Computer Sciences Corp. announced it has won a $42 million, three-year contract from the U.S. Postal Service to repair mail containers, trays and sacks at a postal facility near Los Angeles.
May 27, 2011Business
Iteris’ Fiscal 4Q Income Slips
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell from a year ago, but turned around a loss in the previous quarter.
May 26, 2011Business, Fuel
Oil Falls, but Holds Over $100 a Barrel
Oil fell more than $1 Thursday but remained over $100 a barrel for a second day, Bloomberg reported.
May 26, 2011Business
E&MU: Battle of the Engine Oils
The performance claims of engine oil manufacturers are being put to the test by fleets, engine makers and service centers who study the relative benefits and limitations of conventional, synthetic and semi-synthetic blends.
May 26, 2011Business
Holiday Weekend Driving Forecast to Drop Slightly, AAA Says
The number of Americans driving during the Memorial Day holiday weekend will drop for the first time in three years as gasoline hovers near $4 a gallon, Bloomberg reported.
May 26, 2011Business, Logistics
Logistics Firm Kane Is Able Names Westermann President
Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able said Thursday it has named 30-year logistics industry veteran Pete Westermann its president and chief operations officer.
May 26, 2011