Government
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
I-5 Reopens to Trucks in Washington State
Interstate 5 near Chehalis, Wash., reopened to truck traffic Thursday night after road crews drained the highway that had been closed since Monday due to flooding from storms, the Seattle Times reported.
December 7, 2007Velocity Express Sets Reverse Stock Split
Velocity Express Corp. said its board authorized a 1-for-15 reverse stock split, effective Friday morning.
December 7, 2007UTi Worldwide’s 3Q Profit Improves
Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 14% to $34.9 million or 35 cents a share, from $30.5 million or 31 cents a year ago.
December 6, 2007Dynamex Reports Higher 1Q Profit
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. reported its fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $4 million or 39 cents a share, from $3.6 million or 34 cents a year earlier.
December 6, 2007Patriot CEO Anderson to Retire in February
Patriot Transportation Holding said that Chief Executive Officer John Anderson will retire in February. He will be succeeded by John Baker.
December 6, 2007Teamsters, Canadian Pacific Reach Tentative Pact
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents 4,500 locomotive engineers and conductors, reached an agreement with rail line Canadian Pacific on a revised tentative five-year contract settlement, CP said.
December 6, 2007I-5 in Wash. State May Reopen to Truck Traffic Thursday
Interstate 5, part of which has been closed in Washington state since Monday due to flooding, could reopen to limited truck traffic Thursday night, the Seattle Times reported on its Web site.
December 6, 2007Celadon Completes Share Repurchase; Sets New Plan
Truckload carrier Celadon Group said Wednesday it has completed the two million share stock repurchase program authorized by its board in late October.
December 5, 2007Oil Falls Following DOE Report
Oil prices dipped Wednesday following an Energy Department report that showed distillate inventories, which include diesel fuel and home heating oil, rose last week.
December 5, 2007TWIC Enrollment Continues at U.S. Ports
Registration for truck drivers and other transportation workers to get the Transportation Workers Identification Credential, a biometric identification credential that will be required for unescorted access to secure areas at all U.S. ports.
December 5, 2007