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Graves Says ATA Will Fight L.A. Port’s Concession Plans
American Trucking Associations will exhaust all legal avenues to fight employee-only concession requirements contained in the Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks plan, ATA President Bill Graves said.
February 2, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
3PLs Caught in Middle of Shipper-Carrier Struggle as Cost Reductions Drive Fierce Competition
After surviving a record run-up in fuel prices during 2008, shippers and carriers now face an even bigger supply chain challenge: coping with a sharp downturn in freight volume as businesses cut back on production in response to lower sales.
February 2, 2009FMCSA Withdraws EOBR Rule For Review, Possible Expansion
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pulled back its formal proposal to require some carriers to use electronic onboard recorders, with indications the Obama administration may want to expand their use.
February 2, 2009Consumer Confidence Improves in January
U.S. consumer confidence improved this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s final monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
January 30, 2009Spot Market Freight Rates Dive as Recession Slashes Demand
Rates for freight services bought on the spot market have nose dived to 1990s levels as shrinking fuel surcharges have sent prices falling further while the recession continues to ravage shipping demand.
February 2, 2009December Truck Tonnage Plummets 14.1%
December truck tonnage plummeted 14.1% from year-earlier levels and 11.1% from November, the worst freight performance in more than a decade.
February 2, 2009Exxon Mobil Sets New Earnings Record for a U.S. Company
Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. Friday reported a 2008 profit of $45.2 billion, breaking its own record for a U.S. company, although its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33% from a year ago, the Associated Press reported.
January 30, 2009Fourth-Quarter GDP Declines 3.8%
The U.S. economy contracted 3.8% in the fourth quarter, the biggest drop since 1982, though it grew for the year, the Commerce Department said Friday.
January 30, 2009NAFTA Surface Trade Falls 13.8% in November
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 13.8% in November from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
January 29, 2009New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Fall 15% to Lowest Level on Record
December new home sales fell to the lowest level on record, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 29, 2009