Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International’s first-quarter profit rose to $14.3 million, or 41 cents a share, from $7.8 million, or 21 cents, a year ago, the company said.
May 6, 2008Business, Safety, Government
DHS Moves TWIC Compliance Date Back to April
The Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security said it pushed back the enforcement date for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program to April 15, 2009, although some areas will need to comply sooner.
May 7, 2008Government, Business, Safety
First-Quarter Productivity Improves 2.2%
First-quarter U.S. worker productivity improved 2.2%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
May 7, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Pacer’s First-Quarter Income Improves
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Equipment
Letters to the Editor: Idling, Govt. and Fuel, Owner-Operators, Time for Protest
Your front-page article April 7 about auxiliary power units possibly saving on fuel quoted an APU maker’s spokesman who stated (like many others I have seen) that idling truck engines use up to 1.8 gallons of fuel an hour.
May 6, 2008Business, Safety, Government
ATA Gives Knight Exec, Con-way 2008 Security Awards
American Trucking Associations’ Security Council presented its Security Professional of the Year award to Richard Martin, the corporate security director for truckload carrier Knight Transportation.
May 6, 2008Fuel, Business, Government
DOE Boosts Diesel-Price Forecast
Diesel fuel will average $3.94 per gallon at the pump this year — more than a dollar over last year’s average and higher than the $3.62 forecast issued last month, the Department of Energy said.
May 6, 2008Fuel, Business, Government
DeFazio Says Congress Should Help Truckers Hit by Fuel Costs
A key Congressman said lawmakers should help the trucking industry cope with diesel prices that have risen 45% in the past year, Bloomberg reported.
May 6, 2008Business, Equipment
ArvinMeritor to Spin Off Auto Unit, Focus on Trucks
Auto and truck component maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said Tuesday it will spin off its automobile business unit to its shareholders and focus on supplying parts for commercial trucks.
May 6, 2008Government, Business
Deutsche Post Names New U.S. DHL Chief
Deutsche Post said Tuesday it has appointed Ken Allen to lead its DHL Express unit in the United States, Bloomberg reported.
May 6, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Oil Soars Past $122; Regulators Considering More Oversight
With oil soaring to new records — crude surged past $122 a barrel on Tuesday for the first time — federal regulators are considering stricter regulation of the oil industry, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
May 6, 2008