New Jobless Claims Hit Nine-Month High
Initial jobless claims filed last week hit the highest level since November, the Labor Department said Thursday.
August 19, 2010Opinion: Savings, Security in the Cloud
Cloud computing is fast, reliable, inexpensive and swiftly growing in popularity — except in trucking.
August 19, 2010USA Truck Sets Rail Intermodal Container Service With BNSF
USA Truck has entered into a long-term agreement with BNSF Railway Co. to provide transport of private domestic intermodal containers.
August 18, 2010Oil Declines to Near $75 a Barrel as Diesel Inventories Improve
Oil prices fell to near $75 a barrel Wednesday after earlier falling below $74 to the lowest intraday price since early July, Bloomberg reported.
August 18, 2010Fleets Receive New Options To Lease, Rent Chassis
The movement that is shifting chassis management responsibility to drayage carriers gathered more momentum this month, as a major lessor launched a plan aimed at fleets and the largest ocean carrier expanded a chassis rental program.
August 18, 2010YRC Logistics Rebranded as MIQ Logistics
YRC Worldwide’s logistics unit, which the carrier sold to a private equity firm, has been rebranded MIQ Logistics, and the new entity Wednesday named Joey Carnes its chairman and chief executive officer.
August 18, 2010Ocean Shippers Report Higher Profits
Ocean shipper and port operator A.P. Moeller-Maersk and Dubai-based ports operator DP World reported higher profits and said they expect improvement to continue this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
August 18, 2010Mexico to Expand Tariffs in Unresolved Cross-Border Trucking Dispute with U.S.
The Mexican government plans to expand its list of U.S. goods targeted for higher tariffs, as part of its retaliation for the U.S. government’s refusal to reopen the border to long-haul cross-border trucking.
August 17, 2010Oshkosh Names New President of Commercial Truck Segment
Specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp. Tuesday named Frank Nerenhausen to head its commercial segment, effective next week.
August 17, 2010Wal-Mart’s Profit Improves in Second Quarter
Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday its second-quarter net income rose 3.6% and the retailer boosted its full-year earnings outlook.
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