Business

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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.

Business, Government

FedEx Slashes Earnings Forecast

Parcel carrier FedEx on Friday cut its second-qaurter and full-year earnings forecasts, citing skyrocketing diesel prices and a weak LTL environment.

November 16, 2007
Business, Safety

Intermodal Traffic Falls for Week

Rail traffic in the week ended Saturday increased compared with the same week a year ago, but intermodal traffic slipped, the Association of American Railroads said.

November 16, 2007
Business

I-5 Southbound Tunnel Reopens

The southbound truck tunnel on Interstate 5 reopened Thursday, a month after a multi-vehicle pile-up temporarily shut down the West Coast's main commercial route, the Associated Press reported.

November 16, 2007
Government, Business, Safety

CFI Raises Driver Pay

Contract Freighters Inc., Joplin, Mo., said it will raise pay for all drivers by 1 cent per mile.

November 16, 2007
Business

Industrial Production Falls 0.5%

Industrial production fell 0.5% in October, the most since January, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

November 16, 2007
Fuel, Business, Safety

Letters to the Editor: No Parking, Fuel Surcharges, Silent Attack, Driver Surveillance, Ports’ Truck Ban

For almost 30 years, we have had parking areas in mile-zone 262 near Elk Mountain in Wyoming. In 2006, the westbound parking area was removed during road repair. In 2007, the east-bound parking area was removed during road repair. Apparently, Wyoming does not intend to replace these two parking areas.

November 16, 2007
Business, Safety, Government

Transportation Spending Bill Clears House

The House of Representatives has approved a transportation spending bill that would bar Mexican trucks from operating in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported.

November 15, 2007
Business, Logistics

UP to Increase Dividend

Union Pacific, the largest U.S. freight railroad, announced it is increasing the quarterly dividend it pays to investors.

November 15, 2007
Business

Navistar, UAW Set to Resume Talks

Navistar International Corp., the parent of truck maker International Truck and Engine, will resume talks with the United Auto Workers union on Nov. 26, amidst a continuing strike, the Chicago Sun Times reported Thursday.

November 15, 2007
Business

Navistar, UAW Set to Resume Talks

Navistar International Corp., the parent of truck maker International Truck and Engine, will resume talks with the United Auto Workers union on Nov. 26, amidst a continuing strike, the Chicago Sun Times reported Thursday.

November 15, 2007