Diesel’s national average price fell for the first time in five weeks, dipping 0.7 cent — the same as last week’s increase — to $2.801 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
November 10, 2009Business, Logistics
UPS Wins Manheim Vehicle Contract
UPS Inc. will provide logistics services for used vehicle auctioneer Manheim, the company announced.
November 13, 2009Government, Business, Logistics
Vermont-New York Bridge Will Not Reopen
Officials in Vermont and New York have decided the Crown Point Bridge connecting the two states at the southern tip of Lake Champlain is too badly deteriorated to repair.
November 10, 2009Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Slips 0.7¢ to $2.801 a Gallon
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
TT Logistics 50: Firms Seek Ways to Cut Costs to Cope With Revenue Drop in 2009
Logistics service providers are adjusting as the global economic downturn has caused many companies to curtail production and reduce inventories, stalling the longtime trend of expanding international trade, thereby reducing demand for transportation services in North America.
November 9, 2009Business, Logistics, Government
Gasoline Price Increase Slows
Gasoline’s national average price rose by an average 3 cents over the past two weeks to $2.68 a gallon, slowing its recent increases, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
November 9, 2009Editorial, Business, Logistics
Logistics Scorecard
Consistent with the notion that every cloud has a silver lining, achievers in the logistics business are finding opportunities in difficult times.
November 9, 2009Government, Business, Logistics
Five States Seek $300 Million Federal Grant for Intermodal Development on East Coast
Five states have formed a coalition to seek a $300 million federal grant to help pay for intermodal development and improvements along the Norfolk Southern Railroad corridor that stretches from New Orleans to New York City.
November 9, 2009Business, Logistics
BirdDog Logistics Acquires Churchill Transport
Freight broker BirdDog Logistics Services said that it has acquired Churchill Transport Group, a third-party logistics firm.
November 6, 2009Business, Logistics
J.B. Hunt, Norfolk Southern Set Intermodal Deal
J.B. Hunt Transport Services said that it has reached a multi-year deal with Norfolk Southern Corp. in which the railroad will provide intermodal service for the carrier in the eastern U.S.
November 6, 2009Business, Logistics
Wabash National’s 3Q Operating Loss Narrows
Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said its third-quarter loss widened but its operating loss declined from the same quarter last year.
November 5, 2009