A major winter storm dumped uwpards of two feet of snow on some parts of New England and the northern mid-Atlantic Thursday and Friday, disrupting travel and closing roads and airports, the Associated Press reported.
February 26, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region showed expansion in February, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
February 26, 2010Business
Universal Truckload Services’ 4Q Income Declines
Universal Truckload Services’ fourth-quarter profit fell 33.3% to $1.8 million, or 11 cents per share, from $2.6 million, or 16 cents, the previous year.
February 26, 2010BusinessSafety
Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week
U.S. intermodal rail traffic increased 19% in the week ended Feb. 20 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
February 26, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
Court Rejects Injunction in L.A. Port Plan
A federal court ruling on the Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks plan will not significantly affect a lower court ruling that temporarily halts the port from implementing most of the port’s concession requirements, according to American Trucking Associations.
February 25, 2010BusinessSafetyAutonomous
Truck Tonnage Rises Again, Gaining 5.7% in January
U.S. truck tonnage rose 5.7% in January from the same month last year, the second straight year-over-year increase following more than a year of comparable declines, American Trucking Associations said.
February 25, 2010BusinessGovernment
Durable Goods Orders Jump 3%
Durable goods orders jumped 3% in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
February 25, 2010BusinessGovernment
Durable Goods Orders Jump 3%
Durable goods orders jumped 3% in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
February 25, 2010Business
Jobless Claims Increase for Week
Initial jobless claims grew by 22,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
February 25, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Mullen’s Fourth-Quarter Income Improves
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group said its fourth-quarter profit grew 56.3% to C$11.1 million or 14 cents per share, from C$7.1 million, or 9 cents per share, a year ago.
February 25, 2010