U.S. Working on Border Plan, Despite Swine Flu Concerns
The Obama administration is continuing to work on a plan to restart cross-border trucking between the United States and Mexico, even as the two countries battle the spread of “swine flu.”
May 4, 2009Calif. Demands 10% Carbon Cut in Transportation Fuels by 2020
California environmental regulators have approved a new standard that will require a 10% reduction in the carbon content of transportation fuels by 2020 and encourage a transition to nonpetroleum-based fuels.
May 4, 2009ISM Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing in the U.S. improved last month but still showed overall contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
May 1, 2009P.A.M. Reports $3.4 Million First-Quarter Loss
Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a first-quarter loss of $3.4 million, or 36 cents per share, compared with a loss of $2.8 million, or 29 cents, a year ago.
May 1, 2009Intermodal, Rail Traffic Fall for Week
Intermodal rail traffic fell 17.8% for the week ended Saturday, compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 1, 2009NAFTA Trade Falls 30.9% in Record Decline
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 30.9% in February from a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year decline on record, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
April 30, 2009Oil Rises to $51 a Barrel
Oil closed the trading day Wednesday near $51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange following an Energy Department report that showed gasoline inventories declined last week, Bloomberg reported.
April 29, 2009Mullen’s First-Quarter Income Drops
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said its first-quarter profit dropped 37.8% to C$31 million or 38 cents per unit, from C$49.8 million, or 62 cents per unit, a year ago.
April 29, 2009McLeod Acquires Logistics Software Firm
McLeod Software said Wednesday that it had purchased Intergrated Logistics Execution Network Systems, or iLENS, a logistics software company.
April 29, 2009Opinion: Sometimes ‘Big Brother’ Is the Good Guy
For years, carriers have sought ways to improve their drivers’ behavior when on the road and out of corporate sight, relying mainly on word of mouth and variations on those ubiquitous “Am I Driving Safely?” signs.
April 29, 2009