UPS Inc. said Thursday its UPS Jetair Express unit has set a strategic alliance with AFL that will significantly expand accessibility to UPS services in India while providing export capabilities to AFL.
November 29, 2007BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic declined for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
November 30, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Nafta Surface Trade Gains 5.5%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 5.5% in September from a year earlier, the Transportation Department said Thursday.
November 29, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Calif. Court Rules Against FedEx in Drivers’ Case
The California Supreme Court rejected a bid by FedEx Corp. to reverse a verdict making its independent contractor drivers full-time employees, Bloomberg reported.
November 29, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
October Truck Tonnage Falls 1.5%
October truck tonnage fell 1.5% from a year ago, according to American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.
November 29, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Trucking Industry at Odds With Maine Tobacco Law
The trucking industry, supported by the federal government, is warning that a Maine law on tobacco sales could lead to conflicting state regulations that Congress meant to pre-empt when it deregulated motor transportation, the New York Times reported Thursday.
November 29, 2007Business
Jobless Claims Reach Nine-Month High
Initial jobless claims reached a nine-month high last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
November 29, 2007GovernmentBusiness
Fed ‘Beige Book’ Cites Slower Economic Growth
Overall economic activity expanded from October into mid-November, but the pace of growth slowed since a previous period, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
November 28, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Judge Says N.J. Can Keep Tolls Study Private
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) can keep private a report studying how the state can increase tolls on some of the nation’s busiest highways, a state judge ruled, the Associated Press reported.
November 28, 2007GovernmentBusiness
Navistar Trims ’08 Forecast
Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp. trimmed its fiscal year 2008 industry forecast for commercial truck and school bus sales in North America, Reuters reported.
November 28, 2007