Rep. Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) and Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas)Â on Feb. 12 introduced legislation that would create a funding program for freight transportation projects.
February 12, 2015Business
DOT Projects Freight Gridlock Without Targeted Investments
WASHINGTON — Trucks could move more than 80% of the nation’s freight in the coming decades, but the roads they travel and the ports and railheads they frequent could be gridlocked, according to a new federal study.
February 16, 2015Government, Business
Rep. Janice Hahn, Rep. Ted Poe Introduce Freight Bill
Business
State DOTs Seek National Freight Policy, Say Energy Transport Burdens Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — State transportation leaders urged Congress to develop a national freight policy and pass a long-term transportation bill — soon.
January 19, 2015Business
JFK Upgrade Spurs Backlash Over Moving Freight Upstate
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport more passenger-friendly by cutting out most cargo facilities risks backfiring, a shipping-industry group and analysts say.
October 31, 2014Business
Old Dominion Freight Line Posts Third Quarter Profit
Old Dominion Freight Line reported third-quarter income increased 29.5% and posted record revenue on increased market share.
October 30, 2014Business
Slagle Retires as ABF Freight President; Thorne Takes Over
Roy Slagle has retired as president of less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System Inc. after 37 years with the company, parent ArcBest Corp. announced.
October 16, 2014Business
FedEx Freight Workers Reject Teamsters in N.J. Vote
FedEx Freight drivers at the Cinnaminson, New Jersey, terminal have voted against becoming Teamsters in the first-ever unionization vote at the nation’s largest less-than-truckload company, the company said.
October 14, 2014Business
Shift Freight Appoints New President
Less-than-truckload carrier Shift Freight said it has appointed Joe Bartone president of the Santa Fe Springs, California-based firm.
October 8, 2014Business
DOT Freight Index Rises to Record High
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 3.8% in May to a record high, DOT reported July 10.
July 11, 2014Business
DOT Freight Transportation Index Jumps 4.8%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index jumped 4.8% in April from the same month last year to its second-highest level ever.
June 11, 2014