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, Logistics

Canadian Provinces Nearing Accord on Speed Limiters, OTA Says

The Ontario Trucking Association said that a joint meeting this week of the Ontario and Quebec government cabinets moved them closer to accord on trucking issues such as implementing speed limiter legislation and allowing for longer combination vehicles.

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

Diesel Soars Another 22.6¢ to Record $4.723

Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.

June 2, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Chicago Manufacturing Index Shows Contraction

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved in May but showed contraction showed for a fourth straight month, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.

May 30, 2008
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Fall 1% in April

Existing homes sales fell 1% in April, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.

May 23, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

UPS Moving Asia Air Hub to China

UPS Inc. said Wednesday it is moving its primary intra-Asia air hub to southern China, from the Philippines, to save money and reduce transit times across Asia.

May 21, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Schneider to Expand Regional Service

Truckload carrier Schneider National said Tuesday it will expand a regional service it started in Western states earlier this year over the next few years, with its most immediate expansion plans including Texas and the Southeast.

May 20, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Editorial: A Fueling Alternative

Retail fuel prices skyrocketed again last week, with diesel jumping 18.2 cents a gallon to a national average of $4.331, the biggest one-week increase since October 2005 and more than 15 cents more than the last record.

May 19, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Gas Prices Soar 17¢ to $3.79 a Gallon

Gasoline prices soared 17 cents in the past two weeks to a national average of $3.79 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

May 19, 2008
Business, Government, Logistics

Ontario-U.S. Truck Border Crossings Decline

Truck crossings from the Canadian province of Ontario into the United States have fallen 5.6% in 2008 compared with the same period last year, the Ontario Trucking Association said Thursday.

May 15, 2008
Business, Logistics

US1 Reports Higher First-Quarter Profit

Logistics firm US1 Industries said its first-quarter net income improved to $690,000, or 5 cents a share, from $370,000, or 3 cents, a year ago.

May 14, 2008