UPS Inc. said Friday it has begun a new joint venture headquartered in Dubai that will coordinate packages, freight forwarding and contract logistics services in the Middle East, Turkey and parts of Central Asia.
June 26, 2009Government, Business, Safety
Maersk to Charge Lease Fee for Intermodal Chassis
The world’s largest ocean container shipping company, Maersk Line, said it will begin charging leasing fees to local truckers who use their intermodal chassis, which traditionally have been free.
June 29, 2009Business, Safety, Government
House Panel Leaders Resist Bid to Stall Highway Funding Bill
WASHINGTON — House transportation leaders appeared isolated last week, as several prominent senators endorsed a bid by the Obama administration to postpone working on a major surface transportation-funding bill until 2010.
June 29, 2009Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
’07 Engines Run Cleaner Than Federal Standards
Over-the-highway trucks and buses with 2007 engine technology ran nearly 90% cleaner than required by federal emission standards for diesel particulate matter, the key pollutant targeted that year, a recent study has found.
June 29, 2009Business, Safety, Government
Panel OKs Draft Funding Bill That Includes EOBR Mandate
WASHINGTON — A key House subcommittee last week approved the framework for a new six-year surface transportation plan proposed by transportation committee leaders.
June 29, 2009Business, Government, Logistics
UPS Sets Middle East Joint Venture
Business, Government
Consumer Sentiment Index Rises in June
U.S. consumer confidence rose this month for the fourth consecutive time in June, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
June 26, 2009Business, Government
Personal Spending Rises 0.3% in May
Consumer personal spending rose 0.3% in May, the Commerce Department said Friday.
June 26, 2009Government, Business, Safety
Roadcheck 2009 Results Show Improvement, CVSA Says
Roadcheck 2009 inspections showed significant declines in vehicle and driver out-of-service rates as well as safety belt violations, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said Thursday.
June 25, 2009Business, Government, Logistics
Canadian Trucking Lost 3,300 Jobs in April
The Canadian trucking industry lost 3,300 jobs in April, making it the third-worst industry in the country for that month, Statistics Canada reported.
June 25, 2009Business, Government
First-Quarter GDP Revised to 5.5% Contraction
The U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 5.5% in the first quarter, a better reading than two previous estimates, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
June 25, 2009