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Online Load Boards Deliver Spot Market
Services that match freight with eligible trucks are a bit like dating services, say industry analysts. Personalities and physical attributes bring people together in the singles scene, but when it comes to marrying 20 pallets of toothpaste with a truck, the criteria are destination, availability, rates and service guarantees.
July 8, 2002News Briefs - July 8
Neb. Gov. Vows to Open Flooded Out I-80 • Navistar Gets Injunction, Spokesman Says • UPS Pilots Will Walk Out if Teamsters Strike • Unemployment Edges Up to 5.9% in June • And more...
July 8, 2002Diesel Price Rises 0.5 Cent to $1.294
The national average price for diesel fuel rose 0.5 cent per gallon to $1.294, its third straight increase, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
July 8, 2002Service Sector Expansion Slows in June, ISM Says
The Institute for Supply Management’s services index showed a lower rate of expansion in June, falling to 57.2 from 60.1 the previous month.
July 3, 2002Study Says Central Hazmat Database Could Raise New Security Concerns
Building a central database of hazardous materials shipments would be more trouble than it would be worth, and could create new security concerns, according to a study Congress ordered.
July 3, 2002Freight Brokers: Making a Name for Themselves
Once viewed as opportunistic and sometimes unsavory middlemen operating with little more than a phone and fax, freight brokers have achieved a certain level of respectability in the minds of shippers and perhaps even grudging acceptance by many truckers.
July 3, 2002Opinion: Using the Bankruptcy Code to Buy or Sell a Distressed Company
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.It’s a safe bet that at least once a week newspapers around the country will carry stories about economic weakness. It is also safe to predict that as financial weakness continues, struggling businesses will be forced to seek bankruptcy protection.
July 3, 2002News Briefs - July 3
Windsor Wants to Cut Truck Traffic • Bankruptcies Continue Despite Recovering Economy • New Jobless Claims at 15-Month Low, Labor Dept. Says • West Coast Cargo Flows During Contract Talks • And more...
July 3, 2002Security Briefing - June 27 - July 7
Fewer Security Shutdowns Seen at Airports, USA Today Says • FBI Issues July 4th Alert • CF Asks Shippers to Take Role in Security • And more...
July 3, 2002EPA Hears from Hill
WASHINGTON — About 70 members of Congress signed a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman last week, seeking a one-year delay of EPA’s deadline for selling diesel engines with lower smog-causing emissions.
July 2, 2002