Judge Orders Review of Deal Between Long Beach Port, ATA
A U.S. District Court in California reopened the nearly two-year-old arrangement that regulates truck environmental standards at the Port of Long Beach, part of the nation’s busiest container complex.
July 25, 2011Pilot Freight Debuts First Office in Europe
Pilot Freight Services, a transportation and logistics services provider, said that it has opened its first European location in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
July 22, 2011Intermodal Traffic Rises 1.2% for Week
Intermodal traffic increased 1.2% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 22, 2011Swift Swings to Second-Quarter Profit
Swift Transportation Co. posted a second-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, the company said Thursday.
July 21, 2011Existing Home Sales Fall to Seven-Month Low
Existing home sales fell 0.8% in June to a seven-month low, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
July 20, 2011CSX Reports Record Second-Quarter Profit
CSX Corp. late Tuesday reported record second-quarter earnings, as its profit rose to $506 million, or 46 cents per share, from $414 million, or 36 cents, a year ago.
July 19, 2011NIT League Files Petition for STB Adoption of New Freight Railroad Switching Rules
The National Industrial Transportation League has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board asking the agency to adopt new reciprocal switching rules to allow captive rail shippers to use a second railroad.
July 19, 2011APL to Open New Illinois Terminal
Container shipping line APL, which is part of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., said it will build a new intermodal terminal in Joliet, Ill.
July 18, 2011Intermodal Traffic Dips 0.2% for Week
Intermodal traffic dipped 0.2% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 15, 2011I-405 Closure in Mid-July to Disrupt Traffic on Key Los Angeles Freeway
The Los Angeles region is bracing for a 53-hour shutdown of Interstate 405 in mid-July that will cut off a critical, high-traffic trucking route.
July 14, 2011