Diesel fuel’s national average fell for the fourth straight week, declining 1.2 cents to $2.775 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
November 30, 2009Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Union Pacific Opens California Route for Double-Stack Intermodal Service
Union Pacific Railroad opened a route through California’s Donner Pass to domestic double-stack intermodal container service, enabling the railroad to operate longer, faster trains.
December 7, 2009Business, Government, Logistics
Canadian Officials Approve Plans for New Detroit-Windsor Crossing
Canadian federal and local authorities have green-lighted environmental plans for the Detroit River International Crossing project, part of a plan for a new proposed bridge crossing between the U.S. and Canada.
December 4, 2009Business, Logistics
Saddle Creek Acquires ServiceCraft
Third-party logistics firm Saddle Creek Corp. said it acquired logistics firm ServiceCraft Logistics, Buena Park, Calif.
December 4, 2009Business, Government, Logistics
Five-Day Teamsters Strike at CN Ends
A five-day strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference against Canadian National Railway ended Wednesday as negotiations resumed between the parties.
December 3, 2009Business, Logistics
Dynamex Reports Lower 1Q Income
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter profit fell slightly to $3.03 million, or 31 cents a share, from $3.05 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.
December 2, 2009Government, Business, Logistics
Canadian National Engineers Strike
Canada-based locomotive engineers for Canadian National Railway Co. started a strike Saturday, and the government has proposed legislation to stop the strike, Bloomberg reported.
November 30, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics
Diesel Drops 1.2¢ to $2.775 in Fourth Straight Decline
Business, Logistics
YRC Sells Contract Carriage Business to Greatwide Logistics
YRC Worldwide said it has sold its dedicated contract carriage business to Greatwide Logistics Services for $34 million.
November 25, 2009Business, Logistics
Apollo Considers Going Public on NYSE
Apollo Management, the buyout firm that created Pacer International, Quality Distribution and CEVA Logistics, may soon go public, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper, Bloomberg reported.
November 25, 2009Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Dips 0.3¢ to $2.787 in Third Straight Decline
Diesel’s national average price fell for a third straight week, declining 0.3 cent to $2.787 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 23, 2009