Intermodal Levels Fall for Week
Rail traffic rose slightly, but intermodal traffic continued a downward trend in falling for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
November 1, 2007ISM Factory Index Falls in October
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index declined in October, ISM said Thursday.
November 1, 2007NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 4.2%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 4.2% in August from a year earlier, the Transportation Department said Wednesday.
October 31, 2007Pacer’s 3Q Profit Declines
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International’s third-quarter profit fell 27% from a year ago, the company said.
October 31, 2007Hill Says to Expect Announcement on HOS Revisions in Late November
ORLANDO, Fla. — John Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics he expects to issue guidance on the agency’s revisions to the hours-of-service rule in late November.
October 30, 2007Kitty Hawk Ceases Operations; Lays Off 500 Workers
Air cargo transporter Kitty Hawk Inc. said it and its subsidiaries will immediately cease all scheduled network air and ground operations, though will continue to operate air cargo charter operations.
October 30, 2007Letters to the Editor: Hours of Service, Border Debate, I-80 Tolls, Diesel Prices
I have always found it amazing in my 20 years in this industry that the federal and state governments try to pigeonhole every driver into the same rules.
October 30, 2007Trucking Faces Challenges, ATA Says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking executives going through a recession in their industry heard predictions that more hard times for them lay ahead in politics and the economy, but remained optimistic and prepared to take an active role in shaping their future.
October 29, 2007ATA to Push Climate Initiative
ORLANDO, Fla. — Executives with American Trucking Associations endorsed a program aimed at tying several key trucking-industry issues to growing political concern about global warming.
October 29, 2007Kuntz Increases Drumbeat for More Road Funding
ORLANDO, Fla. — Four months into his term as chairman of American Trucking Associations, Ray Kuntz said the nation’s inadequate highway infrastructure is worse than he had thought and that long-term highway leases to private companies are not a solution.
October 29, 2007