The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Thursday that two trucking companies — one Mexican, the other from the United States — have been selected to initiate the two nation’s cross-border demonstration project.
September 7, 2007Business, Government, Logistics
Global Trade Expansion Challenges Logistics Firms to Improve
As the volume of world trade continues to grow, shippers and third-party logistics companies are looking for ways to better manage the flow of goods coming into and out of the United States.
September 10, 2007Business, Government
FMCSA Opens Border to Mexican Trucks
Government, Business, Safety
OOIDA Sues Over Mexican Trucks Plan
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said Friday it filed suit to block the Department of Transportation’s pilot program to allow some Mexican trucks to run in full United States.
September 7, 2007Government
Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.2%
Wholesale inventories rose 0.2% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.
September 7, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Calif. Eyes New Emissions Regs for Trucking, Ports
California regulators proposed new emissions rules for the state’s ports and the trucking industry, designed to begin compliance with ambitious “greenhouse gas†emissions reduction law, the Contra Costa Times reported Friday.
September 7, 2007Business, Fuel, Government
DHL Signs Transport Contract With Wal-Mart
DHL said Thursday it signed a three-year agreement with Wal-Mart Stores to provide air express and ground shipping throughout the United States, supporting the retail giant's 4,000 stores nationwide.
September 6, 2007Business, Safety, Government
ISM Services Index Unchanged In August
The U.S. economy’s service sector growth in August held at the same level as the previous month, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
September 6, 2007Business, Fuel, Government
UTi Worldwide’s 2Q Income Dips
Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 20% to $27.7 million or 28 cents a share, from $34.5 million or 35 cents a year ago.
September 6, 2007Government, Business, Safety
Productivity Reaches Two-Year High
Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose at an annual rate of 2.6%, the most in almost two years, the Labor Department said Thursday.
September 6, 2007Business, Government
Fed ‘Beige Book’ Notes Some Trucking Industry Softening
Manufacturing expanded in most U.S. regions in August, though the trucking industry saw some weaknesses related to pricing and a declining housing market, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
September 5, 2007