Terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said they will suspend Saturday OffPeak shifts starting in January, due to declining cargo volume in a sagging economy.
December 31, 2008Business, Safety, Government
ISM Manufacturing Index Falls to 28-Year Low
U.S. manufacturing activity contracted at the fastest pace in 28 years in December, the Institute for Supply Management said.
January 5, 2009Business, Government, Safety
Economic Woes Top Concerns as a Year of Challenges Begins
Trucking’s difficulties are expected to continue this year, as many carriers struggle for survival while freight volumes fall, financial market turmoil continues and a new political landscape takes shape.
January 5, 2009Business, Safety, Government
A Less-Than-Truckload Life More Than a Bit Unusual
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — But for the vagaries of history, Earl Congdon’s family business could have been Florida motels rather than less-than-truckload transportation.
January 5, 2009Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Diesel Price Declines to $2.327
The U.S. diesel average fell a combined 9.5 cents over the final two weeks of 2008 to $2.327 a gallon, ending the year at its lowest level since June 2005, the Department of Energy reported.
January 5, 2009Business, Safety
SoCal Ports Suspending Saturday ‘OffPeak’ Shifts
Fuel, Business, Safety, Government
Opinion: Not Quite a Happy New Year
As if skyrocketing fuel prices in 2008 were not enough, American trucking companies are now in the midst of the worst recession since the early 1980s.
December 31, 2008Business, Safety, Government
TTNews.com Closed for New Year’s Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed Thursday and Friday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Please check back on Monday, Jan. 4, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
December 30, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Ryder to Acquire Conn. Leasing Firm
Ryder System said it will acquire Edart Leasing Co., based in Hartford, Conn.
December 30, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
Year in Review: California Takes Steps to Curb Emissions
Southern California port officials and state environmental regulators continued pressing their campaign to reduce heavy-truck diesel emissions, approving several controversial measures during 2008 that some truckers said will lead to severe economic hardships.
December 29, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Fuel
Letters to the Editor: NAFTA Highway, 2010 EPA Mandates, California’s Filters, Training Film, FMCSA Policy
With fuel prices going down, including diesel, truckers are still shutting down and still saying they aren’t making money — proving my own view that the problem is other than fuel prices.
December 29, 2008