CSX Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit fell from a year ago, largely due to a non-transportation-related writedown.
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FMCSA Denies HOS Appeal
In its final hours, the Bush administration emphatically denied a request to overturn its controversial driver hours-of-service rule, leaving the twice-rejected measure in place, at least for now.
January 26, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Senate Confirms DOT, EPA Cabinet Picks
The Senate Thursday confirmed President Obama’s picks to head the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency, the Associated Press reported.
January 23, 2009YRC to Use Brand Name for Integrated Network
Less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide said Friday that it will use its YRC brand name for its combined Yellow Transportation and Roadway network.
January 23, 2009Forward Air Issues 4Q Profit Warning
Forward Air Corp. lowered its fourth-quarter earnings guidance, citing “severely worsening economic conditions” in the second half of the quarter.
January 22, 2009Housing Starts Reach Record Low
New housing starts fell to a record low last month, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 22, 2009Senate Panel Approves LaHood as DOT Secretary
A Senate panel Wednesday approved Ray LaHood to be Secretary of Transportation, passing his nomination by President Obama to the full Senate, the New York Times reported.
January 22, 2009Diesel Average Rises 2.3¢
The average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel rose last week for the first time in more than three months, inching up 2.3 cents a gallon to $2.314, the Department of Energy reported.
January 19, 2009Continued Growth of Multi-mode Transport Spurs Information Technology Systems
The information systems that support intermodal trucking companies are much like the business of intermodalism itself: complex, multi-headed and increasingly important to motor carriers.
January 19, 2009EPA Won’t Delay 2010 Engine Rule
A top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said last week that the agency has “absolutely no intention” of granting the request by truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. for a two-year delay in implementing 2010 federal diesel emission standards for new heavy trucks.
January 19, 2009