Oil rose more than $5 Thursday to close at $121.18 a barrel, based on renewed tensions between the United States and Russia and a slip in the U.S. dollar, the Associated Press reported.
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Rising Transport Costs Push Shippers to Reshape Packaging
Whether the product is laundry detergent or basketballs or almost anything else, changing the way things are packaged to make the most out of a trailer’s space is introducing a little-noticed structural change to the trucking industry.
August 25, 2008
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Carriers Expect Weak Volume During Usually Strong Season
Freight carriers are preparing for a relatively weak peak shipping season this year as major retailers react to sluggish economic growth by cutting back on imports and reducing the volume of goods that typically move by truck and rail during what is usually the busiest shipping period in the third and fourth quarters.
August 25, 2008Teamsters Set Deal With Interstate Bakeries’ Creditors
The Teamsters union said it negotiated a deal between investor Ripplewood Holdings and Interstate Bakeries Corp.’s creditors to save the company from liquidation and protect union jobs.
August 21, 2008Leading Economic Indicators Fall 0.7%
An index of leading economic indicators fell 0.7% in July, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
August 21, 2008Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Shows Continued Contraction
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region improved, but continued to show contraction in August, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
August 21, 2008Teamsters Seeking Help from Interstate Bakeries’ Creditors
The Teamsters union, which represents 9,500 employees of bankrupt Interstate Bakeries Corp., said hopes for the company’s successful emergence from bankruptcy were dimming, the Kansas City Star reported.
August 20, 2008Peters Seeks Support of States, Companies for DOT Transport Plan
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said the Bush administration’s plan to encourage more local and private involvement in transportation funding hinges on support from business leaders and state officials, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
August 20, 2008Ohio Panel Holds Hearing on DHL-UPS Air Deal
About 200 people packed a legislative meeting in Ohio Tuesday to hear testimony on the potential impact of DHL’s plans to switch its domestic air cargo to UPS Inc., the Associated Press reported.
August 20, 2008Goodyear to Close 92 U.S. Retail Outlets
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to close 92 retail stores with about 500 full-time workers by the end of the year because of their lack of profitability, Bloomberg reported.
August 20, 2008