Rail intermodal traffic fell 1.1% for the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 15, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Housing Starts Jump 8.2% in April
New home construction rose 8.2% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.03 million units, the Commerce Department said Friday.
May 16, 2008Business
Quality Distribution Names Thomas White Chairman
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution named Thomas White its new chairman, the company said late Thursday.
May 16, 2008BusinessSafety
ATA to Manage Distribution & LTL Carriers Association
American Trucking Associations said Thursday it has assumed management of the Distribution & LTL Carriers Association, which represents for-hire trucking companies engaged in less-than-truckload freight shipments and warehousing.
May 15, 2008Business
Trailer Bridge Reports 1Q Loss
Trailer Bridge Inc. said late Thursday it lost $1.8 million, or 15 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with earning $1.3 million, or 11 cents, a year ago.
May 15, 2008BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Ontario-U.S. Truck Border Crossings Decline
Truck crossings from the Canadian province of Ontario into the United States have fallen 5.6% in 2008 compared with the same period last year, the Ontario Trucking Association said Thursday.
May 15, 2008BusinessGovernment
Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region improved this month, but continued to show contraction, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
May 15, 2008Business
ActionView to Buy Jim Palmer Trucking
ActionView International, which makes illuminated motion billboards, said it signed a letter of intent to buy Montana-based refrigerated carrier Jim Palmer Trucking.
May 15, 2008Business
U.S. Industrial Production Drops 0.7%
U.S. industrial production fell 0.7% in April, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
May 15, 2008BusinessGovernment
New York Manufacturing Index Declines
Manufacturing growth in New York state fell this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.
May 15, 2008