FedEx Corp. said its less-than-truckload unit, FedEx Freight, improved its service in key U.S. markets, and that its FedEx National LTL unit now provides long-haul shippers with improved on-time service.
January 17, 2008Business, Logistics
FedEx Says It Cuts Some LTL Delivery Times
Business
Teamsters Say UPS Freight Workers Sign Cards in New England
The Teamsters union said workers at seven UPS Freight terminals in New England signed cards to join the union, although the cards must now be sent to a neutral arbitrator.
January 17, 2008Business, Safety, Government
TTNews.com to Close for Holiday, Inauguration Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Tuesday, Jan. 20, due to the presidential inauguration. Please check back on Wednesday, Jan. 21, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
January 16, 2008Business, Fuel
Oil Falls to Four-Week Low
Crude oil dipped below $90 a barrel Wednesday for the first time in four weeks, before rebounding to close at $90.84, Bloomberg reported.
January 16, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Equipment
Letters to the Editor: HOS, Owner-Operators, Driver Training, Traffic Jams
I think everyone is becoming tired of the continued drama from the hours-of-service debacle. Does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration really believe they can reissue the same rules the courts have thrown out twice and they will now be accepted?
January 16, 2008Business
Industrial Production Unchanged in December
Industrial production was unchanged in December, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
January 16, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
EPA Completes Draft ‘Greenhouse’ Regs
The Environmental Protection Agency has completed its draft of new regulations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from cars and trucks, Bloomberg reported.
January 16, 2008Business, Government
CPI Rises 0.3% in December; Jumps 4.1% for 2007
The consumer price index rose 0.3% in December and the CPI for the full year was 4.1%, the highest level since 1990, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
January 16, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Linked to Design Flaw
A design flaw in steel plates contributed to the collapse of a bridge in Minneapolis last year that killed 13 people and injured more than 100, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing the National Transportation Safety Board.
January 16, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Panel Proposes 40-Cent Gas-Tax Boost
Federal fuel taxes should be boosted as much as 40 cents a gallon to finance highway, bridge and transit work, a panel created by Congress said Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
January 15, 2008