Intermodal rail traffic fell 17.8% for the week ended Saturday, compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 1, 2009Business, Safety, Government
ISM Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing in the U.S. improved last month but still showed overall contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
May 1, 2009Business, Safety, Government
P.A.M. Reports $3.4 Million First-Quarter Loss
Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a first-quarter loss of $3.4 million, or 36 cents per share, compared with a loss of $2.8 million, or 29 cents, a year ago.
May 1, 2009Business, Safety
Intermodal, Rail Traffic Fall for Week
Business, Safety, Government
NAFTA Trade Falls 30.9% in Record Decline
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 30.9% in February from a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year decline on record, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
April 30, 2009Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Oil Rises to $51 a Barrel
Oil closed the trading day Wednesday near $51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange following an Energy Department report that showed gasoline inventories declined last week, Bloomberg reported.
April 29, 2009Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Mullens First-Quarter Income Drops
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said its first-quarter profit dropped 37.8% to C$31 million or 38 cents per unit, from C$49.8 million, or 62 cents per unit, a year ago.
April 29, 2009Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics
McLeod Acquires Logistics Software Firm
McLeod Software said Wednesday that it had purchased Intergrated Logistics Execution Network Systems, or iLENS, a logistics software company.
April 29, 2009Business, Safety
Opinion: Sometimes Big Brother Is the Good Guy
For years, carriers have sought ways to improve their drivers behavior when on the road and out of corporate sight, relying mainly on word of mouth and variations on those ubiquitous Am I Driving Safely? signs.
April 29, 2009Business, Safety
Truck Tonnage Drops 12.2% in March
Truck tonnage decreased 12.2% in March compared with a year ago, falling to the lowest level since March 2002, American Trucking Associations said.
April 28, 2009Government, Business, Safety
Judge to Block SoCal Ports Concession Plans
A federal judge said she will block the concession plans at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, including L.A.s requirement that truck drivers be trucking company employees and not contractors, the Associated Press reported.
April 28, 2009