Rail carload and intermodal freight fell for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, continuing a trend this year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
June 8, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Letters to the Editor: Double Brokering, Gasoline Prices
I believe the Transportation Intermediaries Association should solve the problem of “double-brokering” before trying to convince regulators to allow third-party logistics providers to join the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.
June 8, 2007BusinessSafety
PHH Arval Develops Training Tool
June 8, 2007
GovernmentBusinessSafety
New Passport Rules Temporarily Waived
The Bush administration Friday temporarily lifted a requirement that U.S. passports be used for citizens flying to and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda, the Associated Press reported.
June 8, 2007BusinessAutonomous
N.Y. City Fees Plan Draws Praise
New York City, which is considering a plan to charge cars and trucks extra fees in downtown Manhattan, is one of nine finalists for a share of more than $1 billion in federal money to alleviate traffic in urban areas, the New York Times reported Friday.
June 8, 2007BusinessLogistics
Dynamex Reports Higher 1Q Earnings
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter profit rose to $3.5 million or 32 cents a share, from $3.2 million or 29 cents a year earlier.
June 7, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
ATA’s Graves to Chair Highway Users Group
The American Highway Users Alliance has named American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves chairman of the group’s board of directors, effective immediately.
June 7, 2007