Intermodal traffic increased for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, while rail traffic fell, the Association of American Railroads said.
October 9, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
TTNews to Close Monday for Columbus Day Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
October 9, 2008BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Rise More Than Forecast
Business inventories rose 0.8% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 9, 2008BusinessLogistics
Dynamex Names James Welch CEO
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said Wednesday it has named James Welch its new chief executive officer, starting Nov. 1.
October 9, 2008Business
Jobless Claims Fall for Week
Initial jobless claims fell by 20,000 last week, as losses related to the Gulf Coast hurricanes subsided, the Labor Department said Thursday.
October 9, 2008BusinessGovernment
UPS Freight Says It Improves Western Transit Times
UPS Freight said Wednesday it has sped up transit schedules on more than 1,900 traffic lanes in eight western states, marking the final phase of its 2008 network enhancements.
October 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Opinion: Hurricane Katrina’s Lessons
As we gather in New Orleans for our 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition, it’s hard not to think back to the images of the “Crescent City” in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. In a matter of hours, New Orleans went from a vibrant tourism destination to a city devastated by flooding.
October 8, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Rises
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 1.9% in August from the same month a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
October 8, 2008BusinessGovernment
N.J. Officials Propose Smaller Toll Hikes
New Jersey officials have scaled back proposals to drastically increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, offering a new plan that includes discounts for trucks, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
October 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Letters to the Editor: Fed Bailout; Training, Turnover
Do you see anything in “The Bailout Plan” that indicates whether there will be fines and prosecutions for board members, chief executive officers (i.e., the big guys who walk away with millions of dollars per year in bonuses and the people who worked the deals) and the oversight committees who monitor our financial markets?
October 8, 2008