Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises as Carloads Decline 7.9%
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 5.6% in the week ended April 25 compared with the same week last year as carload traffic declined 7.9%, the Association of American Railroads reported.
April 29, 2015Restart Rider in Appropriations Bill Could Extend Suspension
A House appropriations bill unveiled this week contains a rider on the 34-hour restart that adds new requirements on the study Congress ordered last year, meaning suspension of the restart could be extended beyond September.
April 29, 2015Software More Vital Than Hardware, IT Execs Say
BOSTON — Information technology managers should make sure drivers and other employees buy into IT offerings and remember that hardware is cheap relative to software.
April 29, 2015Truck Operators Urged to Monitor Tire Pressure
BOSTON — Proper tire inflation saves money, tank truck executives meeting here were reminded.
April 29, 2015Economists at NTTC Predict Solid Year for Trucking in 2015
BOSTON — The nation’s tank truck industry will not grow as rapidly this year as it did from 2011 to 2013, but volumes hauled will remain strong, especially as gross domestic product recovers from a flat first quarter.
April 29, 2015FBI Concerned Tankers Could be Used as Weapons by Terrorists
BOSTON — Members of the National Tank Truck Carriers heard April 27 and 28 that the FBI is concerned that tank trucks could be used as weapons by terrorists.
April 29, 2015Eaton, Meritor Report Higher Earnings; Meritor Appoints CEO
Component makers Eaton Corp. and Meritor Inc. reported higher earnings for their most recent fiscal quarters, with both companies citing a strong North American truck market, and Meritor appointed a new CEO.
April 29, 2015NTTC to Help Fund ATRI, Anti-Tolling Effort
BOSTON — The National Tank Truck Carriers will spend $2,500 a year over five years on each of two trucking efforts started by American Trucking Associations.
April 29, 2015Pending Sales of Previously Owned Homes Rose 1.1% in March
The number of Americans who signed contracts in March to buy previously owned homes climbed after the biggest increase in more than four years, a sign for further progress in the housing recovery.
April 29, 2015Saia Net Income Climbs 47%
Saia Inc. reported first-quarter net income increased 47% to $12.6 million, or 49 cents per share, with help from higher rates.
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