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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, Government

Teamsters, DHL Reach Tentative Pact

The Teamsters union said Wednesday its national negotiating committee reached a tentative agreement on an agreement with package carrier DHL.

February 27, 2008
Business, Logistics

Contrans’ 4Q Profit Dips Slightly

Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund said Wednesday its fourth-quarter income was C$7.5 million, or 31 cents per unit, compared with C$7.8 million, or 31 cents, a year ago.

February 27, 2008
Government, Business, Logistics

Schenker Chairman Hagar Resigns

Hans-Jörg Hager, chairman of the board of Schenker Logistics, will step down from his position this year, the company said Tuesday.

February 26, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Jumps 15.6¢ to a Record $3.552 a Gallon

The national average price of diesel fuel jumped 15.6 cents to a record $3.552 a gallon, shattering the previous mark set three months ago by 10.8 cents, the Department of Energy said Monday.

February 26, 2008
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Decline

Existing homes sales fell to the lowest level in nine years in January, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

February 25, 2008
Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government

Fuel Jumps 11.6¢ to $3.396

U.S. retail diesel prices soared 11.6 cents last week to a national average of $3.396 a gallon, the highest level since early December, the Department of Energy reported.

February 25, 2008
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Equipment

Contrans to Consolidate Some Van, Flatbed Operations

Canadian transportation firm Contrans Income Fund said it plans to consolidate certain operations of its dry van and flatbed businesses in eastern Canada.

February 20, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Jumps 11.6¢ to $3.396; Oil Closes Over $100 for First Time

The national average pump price of diesel fuel jumped 11.6 cents to $3.396 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday, while crude oil closed at more than $100 a barrel for the first time ever.

February 20, 2008
Business, Logistics

Closures, Floods Hit Trucking in Pacific Northwest

Floods and road closures in the Pacific Northwest have hurt the trucking industry this winter, the Olympian newspaper reported.

February 19, 2008
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Teamsters Ratify Five-Year Pact

Teamsters union members voted 2-to-1 to ratify a new five-year National Master Freight Agreement with major less-than-truckload carriers that trucking industry executives said gives unionized companies new flexibility to adapt to changing market conditions.

February 18, 2008