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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. yder System said it has been awarded a multi-year logistics and warehousing contract by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Depot, the world's largest home-improvement retailer.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he University of Michigan’s final consumer sentiment index for August fell to 89.1 from a 96.5 reading in July, and was also lower than a preliminary August reading of 92.7 issued two weeks ago.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. or a second straight week, PierPass Inc., a company created by marine terminal operators at the Ports and Long Beach and Los Angeles, reported that new night-shift hours at the ports has helped efficiency and has the support of truckers at the ports.

UPS Inc. said a class-action lawsuit brought by supervisors in California was dismissed Aug. 23 because the court found the mangers do not qualify for overtime pay.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Just when we thought we had been battle-hardened to the endless upward march of fuel prices and that we couldn’t be shocked again, diesel and gasoline rose to their highest prices in history, according to the latest national surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Port of Oakland plans to open one of its terminals at night to cope with peak-hour traffic congestion, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported Thursday.

American Airlines’ cargo division said Thursday was increasing its fuel surcharge for both domestic and international shipments, effective Sept. 5.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil prices fell Friday after weather forecasters said Hurricane Katrina may stay to the eastern side of the Gulf of Mexico as it heads north toward the Gulf Coast, Bloomberg reported.

Hurricane Katrina moved into the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s southwestern coast Friday after dumping more than 10 inches of rain, downing trees and power lines and leaving at least five people dead in the state, news services reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. verall for-hire trucking freight volumes fell 0.6% in July from June on a seasonally adjusted basis and American Trucking Associations lowered its projected 2005 tonnage growth outlook for the industry, ATA said Friday.