U.S. intermodal rail traffic increased 17.9% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
March 11, 2010Government, Business, Safety
Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday
Daylight Saving Time will begin this Sunday, March 14, with clocks being set ahead one hour for most Americans at 2 a.m. local time.
March 11, 2010Business, Safety
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Improves
Business, Safety, Government
Traffic Fatalities Reach Record Low, DOT Says
The Department of Transportation said Thursday that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.
March 11, 2010Business, Safety, Government
DOT Freight Index Falls in January
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for January fell 1.3% from a year earlier but rose from December, DOT said.
March 10, 2010Business, Government, Safety
Navistar’s 1Q Profit Declines
Navistar International Corp. said its first-quarter profit fell to $17 million, or 23 cents per share, from $234 million, or $3.27, a year ago.
March 10, 2010Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Opinion: Heavier Trucks Deliver Safer, Greener Future
The shipping industry in the United States has the opportunity in the next 18 months to dramatically improve its efficiency and ability to compete in the global economy.
March 10, 2010Business, Government, Safety
ATRI Seeks Hours-of-Service Data from Fleets
The American Transportation Research Institute said it is seeking data from motor carriers for a study of the impacts of hours-of-service rules.
March 9, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Senators Criticize Infrastructure Bank Proposal
Several U.S. senators have criticized the Obama administration’s plan to use $4 billion to create a new national infrastructure bank to help finance transportation projects, questioning how the bank would operate and whether rural projects would lose funding to larger urban areas.
March 9, 2010Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
Legislative Initiatives ‘Undercut’ Owner-Operator Model
Nearly 90 proposals in 24 states and Congress would “undercut” independent contractor classification and subject carriers using owner-operators to “greater scrutiny and exposure,” according to a new American Trucking Associations’ owner-operator classification alert.
March 9, 2010Business, Safety
RFID Market to Grow 14% by 2014, Report Predicts
The market for radio frequency identification technologies will grow through the next five years, ABI Research predicted in a report.
March 8, 2010