Intermodal rail traffic fell 23.7% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
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Letters: Early Safety Adopted; Reregulation
Any trucking company that takes the leadership position in safety and in clean air is to be commended. But doing so through high-tech safety and Environmental Protection Agency ventures makes the outcome risky.
July 20, 2009Let the Good Times Roll
Now that we’ve had a week to digest the Transport Topics 100 ranking of the largest for-hire carriers in the United States and Canada, it’s clear that our coverage focused as much on the coming silver lining as on the bleak economic reality of 2008 and the first half of 2009.
July 20, 2009Oil Finishes Week Over $63 a Barrel
Oil rose more than $1 Friday and $4 for the week, topping $63 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.
July 17, 2009Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Falls
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region slowed this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
July 16, 2009FedEx Sees ‘Flat’ Shipments in Fiscal 2010
FedEx Corp. predicted that shipping volumes will remain “relatively flat” in the fiscal year started last month amid “continued softness in demand,” Bloomberg reported.
July 16, 2009Senate Panel Passes 18-Month Highway Funding Extension
A Senate committee passed an 18-month extension to the federal highway-funding law, rejecting calls for a longer, more expensive plan, Bloomberg reported.
July 16, 2009Initial Jobless Claims Fall for Week
Initial jobless claims fell by 47,000 last week to 522,000 from the week before, the Labor Department said Thursday.
July 16, 2009I-75 Stretch Closed Near Detroit Following Accident
A two-mile stretch of Interstate 75 is “indefinitely closed” in both directions near Detroit following a large but non-fatal accident involving a tanker truck Wednesday night, the Associated Press reported.
July 16, 2009USA Truck Reports 2Q Loss
Truckload carrier USA Truck reported a second-quarter loss of $1.1 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with net income of $2.1 million, or 21 cents, a year ago.
July 16, 2009