USA Truck has entered into a long-term agreement with BNSF Railway Co. to provide transport of private domestic intermodal containers.
August 18, 2010GovernmentBusiness
Leading Economic Indicators Gain 0.1%
An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.1% in July, the second increase in four months, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
August 19, 2010BusinessEquipment
Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Contracts
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region showed contraction for the first time in a year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
August 19, 2010Business
New Jobless Claims Hit Nine-Month High
Initial jobless claims filed last week hit the highest level since November, the Labor Department said Thursday.
August 19, 2010GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Opinion: Savings, Security in the Cloud
Cloud computing is fast, reliable, inexpensive and swiftly growing in popularity — except in trucking.
August 19, 2010BusinessFuel
Oil Declines to Near $75 a Barrel as Diesel Inventories Improve
Oil prices fell to near $75 a barrel Wednesday after earlier falling below $74 to the lowest intraday price since early July, Bloomberg reported.
August 18, 2010Business
Fleets Receive New Options To Lease, Rent Chassis
The movement that is shifting chassis management responsibility to drayage carriers gathered more momentum this month, as a major lessor launched a plan aimed at fleets and the largest ocean carrier expanded a chassis rental program.
August 18, 2010Business
YRC Logistics Rebranded as MIQ Logistics
YRC Worldwide’s logistics unit, which the carrier sold to a private equity firm, has been rebranded MIQ Logistics, and the new entity Wednesday named Joey Carnes its chairman and chief executive officer.
August 18, 2010Business
Ocean Shippers Report Higher Profits
Ocean shipper and port operator A.P. Moeller-Maersk and Dubai-based ports operator DP World reported higher profits and said they expect improvement to continue this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
August 18, 2010Business
Mexico to Expand Tariffs in Unresolved Cross-Border Trucking Dispute with U.S.
The Mexican government plans to expand its list of U.S. goods targeted for higher tariffs, as part of its retaliation for the U.S. government’s refusal to reopen the border to long-haul cross-border trucking.
August 17, 2010