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.
 

Business, Fuel, Logistics

Schneider Sets Fuel-Hauling Service

Truckload carrier Schneider National said Monday it has added fuel-hauling capabilities to its bulk hauling division.

March 17, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Soars 16.1¢ to $3.819; Gasoline Sets Record $3.225

The price of retail diesel fuel jumped 16.1 cents to a third straight record, reaching a national average of $3.819 a gallon, and gasoline hit a new record, the Department of Energy said Monday.

March 11, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Again Hits Record, at $3.658

Retail diesel prices jumped another 10.6 cents a gallon last week to a new record national average of $3.658; diesel has now risen 37.8 cents a gallon over the past three weeks.

March 10, 2008
Government, Business, Logistics

Dynamex Reports Fiscal 2Q Earnings Dip

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said its second-quarter net income was $3.4 million, or 33 cents a share, compared with $3.7 million, or 35 cents, a year earlier.

March 6, 2008
Business, Logistics

Deutsche Post Splitting Logistics Unit

Deutsche Post AG will split its logistics division into two businesses, and the company appointed managers for the new units, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

March 4, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Jumps 10.6¢ to Record $3.658

3he average national price of retail diesel fuel jumped 10.6 cents to a record $3.658 a gallon, following last week’s record $3.552, the Department of Energy said.

March 4, 2008
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern Opens Ohio Intermodal Terminal

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it opened a new intermodal terminal near Columbus, Ohio.

March 4, 2008
Business, Logistics

Wright Express Completes Pacific Pride Acquisition

Wright Express Corp., which provides payment processing and information management services to fleets, said Monday it completed its $32 million acquisition of privately held Pacific Pride Services.

March 3, 2008
Business, Logistics

Wabash Sets Plans for New Trailer Plant

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National said it is planning to construct a $25 million trailer manufacturing plant in Franklin, Ky. as part of a new cost-savings initiative.

February 29, 2008
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

TransForce's 4Q Income Falls on Goodwill Charge

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Thursday it lost C$30.8 million, or 36 cents a share, in the fourth-quarter as a result of a C$56 million write-off of goodwill associated with the Fund’s Oilfield Services division.

February 28, 2008