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, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

DOT, EPA Propose National Standards for Fuel Efficiency, Greenhouse Gasses

The Obama administration last week issued its proposed new fuel efficiency and first-ever national greenhouse gases reduction standards for passenger cars and light trucks.

September 22, 2009
Business, Logistics

EPA to Reconsider 2008 Smog Standards

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said the agency will reconsider 2008 national smog standards to ensure they protect human health.

September 21, 2009
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous

DOT, EPA Propose National Standards for Fuel Efficiency, Greenhouse Gasses

The Obama administration last week issued its proposed new fuel efficiency and first-ever national greenhouse gases reduction standards for passenger cars and light trucks.

September 21, 2009
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Mohawk Truck Technician Tops at SuperTech 2009

RALEIGH, N.C. — After four years of learning, technician Christopher Tate, 37, overcame the challenges of 81 competitors, 14 skills station hurdles and a four-hour written test to lay claim to the title of grand national champion of SuperTech 2009.

September 21, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics

Schneider to Close Fueling, Maintenance Facilities in Wis., Ohio

Truckload carrier Schneider National will close fuel and maintenance centers in Wisconsin and Ohio, eliminating some jobs and relocating some employees, the Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette reported.

September 18, 2009
Business, Logistics

Dynamex’s Fourth-Quarter, Yearly Income Fall

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell to $1.8 million, or 18 cents a share, from $4.6 million, or 45 cents, a year ago.

September 17, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Horizon Lines to Add Tampa to Its Service to San Juan

Shipping, trucking and logistics firm Horizon Lines said that it will add regularly scheduled vessel container service between Tampa, Fla., and Puerto Rico, the Associated Press reported.

September 16, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

DOE Forecasts Higher Diesel, Gas Prices

The national average price of diesel fuel will rise to $2.74 in the fourth quarter, from $2.62 in the third quarter, as the winter heating-fuel season begins and oil prices rise, the Department of Energy said Wednesday.

September 9, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Bans Employee Cell Phone Use While Driving

The National Transportation Safety Board has instituted a policy banning texting and talking on cell phones by its employees while they are working, the Associated Press reported.

September 9, 2009
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Letters: 3PLs, Brokers & Shippers, Quality Counts

Are third-party logistics providers a necessary division in the trucking industry? My opinion is “yes.” We are a group of people who work hard to keep customers and drivers happy, at an agreeable rate.

September 7, 2009