Rail and intermodal traffic both plunged for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, in part due to Midwest flooding, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
June 26, 2008Business, Safety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline for Week
Business, Safety
South Korea Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef
South Korea lifted a ban on U.S. beef imports Thursday, following weeks of protests in that country against such a move, the Associated Press reported.
June 26, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Letters to the Editor: Fuel Price Crises, Drug Clearinghouse, Fighting Back, Authority
With sightings of $5 diesel looming in some states, the fuel surcharge is a necessary ingredient to help offset the weekly fuel cost increases.
June 25, 2008Business, Safety, Government
ATA Calls for Reliable Oil Supply
An American Trucking Associations official urged Congress and the Bush administration to implement a comprehensive plan to increase domestic oil supplies and ensure an affordable supply of oil for the nation’s 3.5 million truck drivers.
June 25, 2008Government, Business, Safety
Minn. Bridge Has Half of Its Concrete Sections
Workers on Tuesday put into place the 60th of 120 concrete sections on the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, keeping the work on course for completion ahead of schedule, the Associated Press reported.
June 24, 2008Business, Safety, Government
Customs Not Likely to Meet Deadline for Screening All U.S.-Bound Containers
The federal agency charged with preventing weapons of mass destruction from entering the United States likely cannot meet a 2012 deadline imposed by Congress and requiring that all U.S.-bound cargo containers be scanned by imaging and radiation equipment before leaving foreign ports.
June 24, 2008Business, Safety
ATA Safety Award Deadline Is Tuesday
The deadline for American Trucking Associations’ Safety Director Award to the motor carrier safety professional whose job qualifications, achievements and ability to design and direct safety programs are deemed most outstanding, is Tuesday, July 1.
June 24, 2008Fuel, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Ryder Offers New GPS Tool
Ryder System is offering its customers a new high-tech tool to help its customers save fuel, the Miami Herald reported Monday.
June 23, 2008Business, Safety, Government
iTECH: Putting the ‘Gee!’ in GPS
Dynamic traffic reporting — and eventually predictive analysis that forecasts when and where those soul-draining backups and bottlenecks will pop up — could be just what the doctor ordered.
June 23, 2008Business, Safety
Driver Turnover Rates Decline, but Trucking Expects Reversal
Driver turnover at truckload carriers with annual revenue of more than $30 million declined to 103% in the first quarter, the lowest annualized rate in five years, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 23, 2008