Intermodal rail traffic fell 20.1% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 12, 2009Business, Government, Safety
Teamsters Considering Reopening Labor Deal With YRC to Help Carrier Conserve Cash
The Teamsters union, which already has agreed to pay cuts for workers it represents at YRC Worldwide Inc., said it is considering whether to reopen its labor contract to help the less-than-truckload carrier conserve cash.
June 15, 2009Business, Safety, Government
ATA Calls for Federal Action on Highway Safety Agenda
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations has called on Congress and the Department of Transportation to back an 18-point plan to reduce truck-involved crashes, with a particular emphasis on driver behavior.
June 15, 2009Business, Government, Safety
Stimulus Funds Move Unevenly
Federal funds to stimulate highway projects are moving in fits and starts through the bureaucratic funding pipeline, delivering new work for some fleets while others get no benefit from the $26.7 billion economic recovery effort.
June 15, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Navistar Says EPA Favored SCR by Setting Guideline Illegally
Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. last week leveled new allegations against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accusing the federal regulator of privately and illegally giving its competitors the green light to deploy a selective catalyst reduction emission control technology that could be implemented only with an “illegal relaxation” of EPA’s 2010 nitrogen oxide emission standard.
June 15, 2009Government, Business, Safety
Industry Supports Selection of Ferro to Lead FMCSA
Trucking industry groups closed ranks in support of Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, after the Teamsters union and a handful of advocacy groups said they opposed her nomination.
June 15, 2009Business, Safety
Intermodal, Rail Traffic Decline
Government, Business, Safety
Oil Rises Over $72 a Barrel
Oil rose past $72 a barrel in after-hours trading Wednesday for the first time in seven months, Bloomberg reported.
June 11, 2009Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Echo Acquires Raytrans Distribution
Echo Global Logistics said that it has acquired Raytrans Distribution Services, a transportation brokerage firm.
June 10, 2009Business, Safety, Government
DOT Freight Index Falls 8.5% in April
The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index fell 8.5% in April from a year earlier to its lowest level in seven years.
June 10, 2009Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Obama to Nominate Hersman as NTSB Chairman
President Obama will nominate Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, to be the board's chairman, the White House said.
June 10, 2009