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Intermodal Traffic Sets Annual Record, AAR Says

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ail intermodal traffic set an annual record in 2005 as of last week, even with three weeks yet to be reported, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.

December 16, 2005

ATA Hails House Passage of Pension Bill

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations hailed the House's passage Thursday of comprehensive pension-reform legislation designed to improve the solvency of single, multi-employer and so-called hybrid pension plans.

December 16, 2005

Grocery Chain Supervalu in Group to Buy Albertson's

An investment group lead by several firms including grocery chain Supervalu Inc. is on the verge of winning an auction for Albertson’s Inc. for about $9.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

December 16, 2005

$10 Billion Intermodal Facility May Be Constructed Near Denver

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he initial development plan for a proposed $10 billion intermodal facility near Denver, has been presented to Aurora, Colo., by its developer, who said the site could eventually include trucking and railroad terminals.

December 16, 2005

Opinion: Sharing LTL, Parcel Best Practices

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Supply chain shifts have influenced the best practices of less-than-truckload and parcel service providers over the past few years.

December 16, 2005

Fatal-Crash Rate Involving Large Trucks Falls to Record Low

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he rate of fatalities last year in crashes involving large trucks fell to its lowest level since the Department of Transportation began keeping records in 1975, according to DOT figures.

December 15, 2005

ATA Raises 2004, 2005 Diesel Cost Estimates

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations Thursday revised upward the trucking industry’s cost for diesel fuel for 2004 and 2005.

December 15, 2005

Deutsche Post Completes Exel Deal; Lifts Forecast

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. eutsche Post World Net, Europe’s biggest postal service, raised its 2005 earnings forecast after completing the $6.6 billion purchase of Exel PLC Wednesday, Bloomberg reported.

December 15, 2005

Industrial Production Gains for Second Straight Month

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. industrial production rose for a second straight month in November, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.

December 15, 2005

Freightliner Completes Sale of American LaFrance Unit

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. reightliner LLC said Thursday it completed the sale of its American LaFrance fire engine and emergency vehicle manufacturing subsidiary to New York private equity firm Patriarch Partners for an undisclosed amount.

December 15, 2005