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Logistics Analysts Warn Conference of Escalating Distribution Costs
PHILADELPHIA — Constraints on freight-hauling capacity, combined with rising fuel and labor costs and the trend by manufacturers to outsource work to China and other less-expensive areas, are making it increasingly difficult to control distribution costs, said officials and industry analysts at the Council of Logistics Management conference here last week.
October 14, 2004
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Strike by Customs Workers in Canada Causing Delays
Long delays were reported at border crossings between the United States and Ontario, Canada, on Thursday as a nationwide strike of public employees in Canada continued.
October 14, 2004Burns Sees Tort Reform Coming to 'Every State'
LAS VEGAS — Outgoing American Trucking Associations Chairman Fred Burns Jr. said that another 12 to 15 states are expected to provide “significant tort reform†in the coming year, joining 26 other states that already have done so.
October 14, 2004Price of Crude Oil Rises to Record After DOE Report
The price of crude oil in New York set a new high on Thursday after a report from the U.S. Department of Energy showed that U.S. supplies of distillate fuels, including heating oil and diesel, decreased in the week ended Oct. 8, Bloomberg reported.
October 14, 2004News Briefs - Oct. 13
Survey: Economic Growth to Slow in 4Q, 2005 • Wabash to Sell Up to 3 Million Shares • Dana Lowers 2004 Forecast • ArvinMeritor Deal Receives EU Approval
October 13, 2004Host of Rules Coming, FMCSA’s Sandberg Says
LAS VEGAS — In addition to changes to driver hours-of-service rules, the government’s truck safety agency will push out a host of regulations over the next several years and trucking executives should be prepared to offer input, the agency’s head said.
October 13, 2004FMCSA Plans to Release Hazmat Security Test Results in October
LAS VEGAS – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration intends to publish results of its hazardous materials security technologies testing late this month, a hazmat specialist from the truck safety agency said.
October 13, 2004Average Diesel Price Rises 3.9 Cents to Record $2.092
The national average retail price for diesel fuel rose 3.9 cents per gallon to $2.092, the fourth straight weekly record, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday. br clear=all>
October 13, 2004Security & Safety Briefs - Oct. 7 - Oct. 13
Congress Approves $32 Billion for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security • House Approves RSPA Reorganization • N.Y. Base Opens to Improve Border Security • Union Pacific Installing New Safety Signs at Railroad Crossings
October 13, 2004Price of Crude Oil Sets Another Record Before Retreating
The price of crude oil continued to rise on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency said global demand was rising faster than expected in 2004, Bloomberg reported..
October 12, 2004