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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

Business, Logistics

CEVA Recruits Ryan as First COO

CEVA Logistics has appointed Matthew Ryan its first chief operating officer, the company announced on July 2. He will manage the company’s global operations team and be responsible for global procurement, CEVA said.

July 14, 2009
Business, Logistics

Expeditors Releases 2Q Earnings Guidance

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said Monday its second-quarter earnings will likely be 24 cents to 26 cents per share, down from 32 cents a year ago.

July 13, 2009
Editorial, Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking’s Safety Emphasis Pays Off

At a time when good news in the trucking industry is hard to come by, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration served up a generous helping of it last week when it said that truck-related highway fatalities plummeted 12% last year.

July 13, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Don’t Ignore NTSB Suggestions, Nominee Hersman Tells Congress

WASHINGTON — Debbie Hersman, President Obama’s choice to lead the National Transportation Safety Board, told a Senate committee that other transportation agencies should voluntarily adopt the board’s recommendations, and if they don’t, Congress should order them to.

July 13, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Truck Fatalities Fall 12%

Truck-related highway fatalities plummeted 12% in 2008 to 4,229, the lowest total since the federal government began keeping records, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

July 13, 2009
Business, Logistics

Schneider Sells Czech Logistics Business

Schneider Logistics said it has sold its operations based in Olomouc, Czech Republic, to ExlService Holdings, an outsourcing company.

July 8, 2009
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Quiet Logistics Expands Kiva System Capacity

Third-party logistics firm Quiet Logistics has tripled the capacity in its Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System in less than six months, Kiva said.

July 7, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Falls 1.4¢ to $2.594

Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 1.4 cents to $2.594 a gallon, its second straight decline following almost two months of increases, the Energy Department said.

July 7, 2009
Business, Logistics

Navistar, CAW Deadlocked on Ontario Plant Talks

The Canadian Auto Workers said it has rejected a proposal from Navistar International Corp. to keep the company’s Chatham, Ontario, heavy-duty truck plant open, while a Navistar spokesman said the plant will remain closed until a new labor agreement is reached.

July 6, 2009
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Heavy-Duty Truck Fleet Ages as Carriers Seek Cost Savings

The U.S. heavy-duty fleet truck fleet is aging as carrier executives scrimp to cut costs wherever they can amid the continuing national freight drought.

July 6, 2009