Logistics
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.
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, 2010BlueGrace 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, 2010Letters: 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, 2010RoadLink Names New President
Intermodal logistics company RoadLink has named Michael Shelton as its new president, the company said Thursday.
January 14, 2010Gas 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, 2010EPA 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, 2009Existing 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, 2009Calif. 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, 2009Diesel 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, 2009Schneider 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