Swift Transportation Co. posted a second-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, the company said Thursday.
July 21, 2011Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 1.2% for Week
Intermodal traffic increased 1.2% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 22, 2011Business, Logistics
Swift Swings to Second-Quarter Profit
Business, Logistics
Existing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Fall to Seven-Month Low
Existing home sales fell 0.8% in June to a seven-month low, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
July 20, 2011Business, Logistics
CSX Reports Record Second-Quarter Profit
CSX Corp. late Tuesday reported record second-quarter earnings, as its profit rose to $506 million, or 46 cents per share, from $414 million, or 36 cents, a year ago.
July 19, 2011Business, Logistics
NIT League Files Petition for STB Adoption of New Freight Railroad Switching Rules
The National Industrial Transportation League has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board asking the agency to adopt new reciprocal switching rules to allow captive rail shippers to use a second railroad.
July 19, 2011Business, Logistics
APL to Open New Illinois Terminal
Container shipping line APL, which is part of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., said it will build a new intermodal terminal in Joliet, Ill.
July 18, 2011Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Dips 0.2% for Week
Intermodal traffic dipped 0.2% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 15, 2011Business, Logistics
I-405 Closure in Mid-July to Disrupt Traffic on Key Los Angeles Freeway
The Los Angeles region is bracing for a 53-hour shutdown of Interstate 405Â in mid-July that will cut off a critical, high-traffic trucking route.
July 14, 2011Business, Logistics
Menlo Worldwide Logistics Expanding Presence in Singapore
Menlo Worldwide Logistics said Tuesday it is expanding its presence in Singapore.
July 13, 2011Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Rises 4.9¢ to $3.899 in Biggest Gain Since Mid-April
Diesel’s national average retail price rose almost a nickel, gaining 4.9 cents to $3.899 a gallon, the biggest increase since mid-April, the Department of Energy said.
July 12, 2011