Logistics

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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.
 

Government, Business, Logistics

UPS Adds New Service Parts Locations in China

UPS Inc. said that it will expand its global service parts logistics network by adding 101 new field stocking locations in China.

January 15, 2010
Business, Technology, Logistics

BlueGrace Logistics Launches iPhone App for Shipping Quotes

BlueGrace Logistics said that it has launched an iPhone application for calculating shipping quotes from multiple carriers.

January 15, 2010
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Letters: Size & Weight, Carrier Rates

In the “Letters & Comments” section of your Jan. 4 issue, BNSF Railway Group Vice President Stephen Branscum sought to clarify a comment from a recent conference, published in a story in Transport Topics. In his letter, he cited as accurate “BNSF’s willingness to work with shippers and American Trucking Associations to develop progressive.

January 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

RoadLink Names New President

Intermodal logistics company RoadLink has named Michael Shelton as its new president, the company said Thursday.

January 14, 2010
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Gas Gains 14¢ in Three Weeks to $2.74 a Gallon

Gasoline’s national average price jumped 14 cents in the past three weeks to $2.74 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.

January 11, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

EPA Nixes Trucking Request on Trailer Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency has refused to back a request from American Trucking Associations and the Canadian Trucking Alliance that foreign (non-U.S.) drivers be allowed to reposition their trailers between two points.

December 29, 2009
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Rise in November to Two-Year High

Existing homes sales increased in November to the highest level since February 2007, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.

December 22, 2009
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Calif. Ports Worry New Rules Could Lead to Fewer Trucks

Beginning Jan. 1, officials at the Southern California sister ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will face yet another challenge as they begin the second phase of their clean trucks plans: fewer trucks.

December 21, 2009
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Declines 2.4¢ to $2.748, But Is 32.6¢ Above Year Ago

U.S. retail diesel prices dipped for the sixth straight week as the national average declined 2.4 cents to $2.748 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

December 21, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Schneider Completes Intermodal Container Conversion

Schneider National said Wednesday its intermodal division has completed a three-year conversion project replacing its mixed trailer/container fleet to an all-container fleet.

December 16, 2009