Business
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
West Virginia Bans Texting, Handheld Cellphone Use While Driving
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill Tuesday banning texting and handheld cellphone use while driving in the state.
April 4, 2012Great Dane Opens Trailer Manufacturing Plant in Georgia
STATESBORO, Ga. — Great Dane Trailers officially opened a new plant here this week to produce refrigerated trailers, the ninth production facility for the company.
April 3, 2012Quality Distribution Buys Energy Logistics Firm
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said late Monday that it has purchased Trojan Vacuum Services, a transportation provider for the oil and gas industry in the Eagle Ford shale region in Texas.
April 3, 2012Diesel Dips a Half-Cent to $4.142; Gasoline Rises Again
Diesel fell for the first time in 10 weeks, dipping half a cent to $4.142 a gallon, while gasoline rose for the 10th straight week, the Department of Energy said Monday.
April 3, 2012Rail Logistics Partners with Interstate Distributor for Drayage Service
Rail Logistics and Interstate Distributor Co. on Tuesday announced a new partnership for drayage service at the Port of Quincy intermodal terminal in Washington state.
April 3, 2012Factory Orders Rise in February
Factory orders rose 1.3% in February, the third increase in four months, the Commerce Department reported.
April 3, 2012New CNG Station Opens in Oklahoma
Apache Corp., an oil and gas exploration and production company, has opened a public-access compressed natural gas fueling station in Tulsa, Okla.
April 3, 2012Connecticut to Consider Toll Options on I-95
Connecticut is preparing to conduct a $1.4 million study on express-lane tolls in the state’s Interstate 95 corridor, potentially without the use of tollbooths, the New Haven Register newspaper reported.
April 2, 2012Trimac Buys Majority of Ontario Carrier
Trimac Transportation Ltd. has taken control of another Canadian bulk trucking rival, completing its acquisition of a 60% stake in the parent of bulk liquids hauler Fortress Trucking Ltd. for C$4.4 million.
April 2, 2012ISM Manufacturing Index Rises in March
U.S. manufacturing activity improved in March, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
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