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Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.

Business, Safety

Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week

Rail and intermodal traffic fell for the week ended Jan. 24 from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

January 29, 2009
Business, Safety, Government

NAFTA Surface Trade Falls 13.8% in November

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 13.8% in November from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.

January 29, 2009
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Landstar’s 4Q Income Slips

Truckload carrier Landstar System’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $24.6 million, or 47 cents a share, from $29 million, or 54 cents, a year ago.

January 28, 2009
Business, Safety, Government

Knight’s Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit rose to $16.1 million, or 19 cents a share, from $13.8 million, or 16 cents, a year ago.

January 28, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment

Storm System Leaves Icy Roads in Many States

A large storm system stretching from Arkansas into the Northeast has left roads with as much as three inches of ice in many areas, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

January 28, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

C.H. Robinson’s 4Q Income Rises

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide said its fourth-quarter profit rose to $88.9 million, or 52 cents a share, from $85.3 million, or 49 cents, a year ago.

January 27, 2009
Business, Safety

December Truck Tonnage Plunges 14.1%

Truck tonnage plummeted 14.1% in December from the same month last year, the biggest year-over-year decrease since February 1996, American Trucking Associations said late Monday.

January 27, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

ATRI: ULSD Has More Energy Than Engineers First Expected

Ultra-low-sulfur diesel, the standard fuel of heavy-duty trucking since late 2006, has more energy content than engineers originally had expected, a welcome surprise, according to a study from the American Transportation Research Institute.

January 26, 2009
Business, Safety, Technology, Government

Former ATA Chairman Kuntz Joins SkyBitz Board

Ray Kuntz, immediate past chairman of American Trucking Associations, has joined the board of directors at trailer tracking firm SkyBitz, the company said Monday.

January 26, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Obama Signs Order for EPA to Allow Stricter Auto Emissions Rules

President Obama Monday signed an order directing the Environmental Protection Agency approve a waiver for California and 13 other states to set stricter automobile emission and boost fuel efficiency standards.

January 26, 2009