UPS Freight, which introduced its on-time performance guarantee in the United States in January, said Monday it has expanded the guarantee to shipments moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border.
June 2, 2008Business, Government
UPS Freight Extends Guarantee to Canada
Business, Safety, Government
ISM Factory Index Improves, But Still Shows Contraction
U.S. manufacturing levels improved in May but continued to show contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
June 2, 2008Government, Business
Construction Spending Falls for Second Straight Month
Construction spending fell for a second straight month in April, the Commerce Department said Monday.
June 2, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment
U.S. Xpress Completes Pinner Purchase
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises said its Xpress Global Systems subsidiary finalized its purchase of Pinner Transportation. Terms were not released.
June 2, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Software Firms Seeing Greater Demand as Fleets Seek Savings, Efficiency Gains
Executives with several software firms said their businesses are awash with inquiries from carriers seeking to streamline operations as they struggle with record fuel prices and sluggish freight demand.
June 2, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Iteris Reports Higher Income for Quarter, Fiscal Year
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, reported its fiscal fourth-quarter profit improved from a year ago.
June 2, 2008Business
South Korea Delays Plan to Import U.S. Beef
South Korea said it was delaying the planned resumption of U.S. beef imports, following weekend protests in that country, the Associated Press reported Monday.
June 2, 2008Fuel, Business, Government
U.S. Refineries Restricting Diesel Supplies
U.S. diesel prices roared past gasoline in September, reversing the historic pattern because rising demand for diesel, coupled with the weak dollar, has led refiners to export the fuel even as their use of refinery capacity is at a four-year low, according to market experts.
June 2, 2008Government, Business
Weak U.S. Dollar Boosting Export Freight
NEW YORK — U.S. freight carriers are reaping benefits from the weaker dollar as export shipments climb within North America and overseas.
June 2, 2008Business, Safety
Tonnage Up 2% in April for Sixth Consecutive Month
U.S. truck tonnage rose 2% in April from a year ago, the sixth straight increase in monthly volumes, according to a preliminary report from American Trucking Associations.
June 2, 2008