Mexico’s president will urge President Obama at their meeting in Mexico this week to allow Mexican trucks to deliver goods inside the United States, Bloomberg reported Monday.
April 13, 2009BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Fall 1.3% in February
Business inventories fell 1.3% in February, the sixth consecutive decline, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
April 14, 2009BusinessLogistics
Dupre Logistics Purchases Logistics Plus
Dupre Logistics said it has purchased Logistics Plus to offer more services to the beverage industry.
April 14, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Obama Taps Md. Transportation Chief for DOT Deputy Secretary
President Obama will nominate John Porcari, Maryland Transportation Secretary as deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation, the No. 2 DOT job, the White House said.
April 13, 2009BusinessTechnology
Obama Notes Stimulus’ Transport-Project Progress
President Obama Monday said the federal government’s stimulus plan was on track to help shore up the nation’s infrastructure, Bloomberg reported.
April 13, 2009BusinessLogistics
Economic Doldrums Affect Two IT Meeting Schedules
The The Information Technology & Logistics Council, citing economic conditions, postponed until midsummer its annual conference, originally scheduled for March 22-25.
April 13, 2009BusinessEquipment
ArvinMeritor Says Cuts Have Saved $430 Million
Truck components maker ArvinMeritor said Monday it has saved about $430 million on an annual basis in cost-reduction measures taken since October.
April 13, 2009BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Gasoline Gains 9.6¢ to $2.048 a Gallon
Gasoline’s national average price rose nearly a dime in the three weeks ended Friday to $2.048 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
April 13, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafety
iTECH: Can Technology Lift the LTL Barrier?
Conga lines of idle trucks waiting to clear U.S. customs are daily a fact for trade traffic at America’s major border-crossing points, north and south.
April 13, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Opinion: With T&L 2.0, David Can Beat Goliath
Most Transport Topics readers have experienced the current downturn firsthand — dwindling freight demand, fluctuating fuel prices, clean-engine mandates and downward-spiraling leading indicators.
April 13, 2009