American Trucking Associations’ advanced for-hire truck tonnage index for May fell to a six-month low and was down 3.6% from a year ago, ATA said Wednesday.
June 28, 2007Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics, Safety
DHL Buys Stake in Polar Air
Package delivery firm DHL said Thursday it acquired a 49% stake Polar Air Cargo Express, a unit of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, to expand its business in the Asia-Pacific region.
June 28, 2007Government, Business, Safety
FedEx Expands China Service
FedEx Express said Thursday it has made its next-business-day service available to customers throughout China.
June 28, 2007Business, Safety, Government
May Truck Tonnage Drops 3.6%
Government
UPS to Sell Stake in Chinese Firm
UPS Inc. will sell its stake in Chinese package delivery firm Sinotrans, the company said.
June 28, 2007Government
First-Quarter GDP Revised Up to 0.7%
The U.S. economy grew by 0.7% in the first quarter, the slowest growth in four years, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
June 28, 2007Business, Government, Logistics
YRC Changes Logistics Unit’s Name; Will Buy Chinese Firm
YRC Worldwide said that it has changed the name of its logistics unit Meridian IQ to YRC Logistics, and that it has entered into a preliminary agreement to buy a big Chinese logistics and trucking company.
June 27, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
L.A. Truckers Run Convoy to Back Ports’ Emissions Plan
A convoy of 100 diesel trucks motored slowly along the Harbor Freeway from South Los Angeles to the Port of Long Beach Wednesday as part of a push for cleaner air and better working conditions for drivers, television station KTLA reported on its Web site.
June 27, 2007Business, Safety, Government
May Truck Tonnage Drops 3.6%
American Trucking Associations’ advanced for-hire truck tonnage index for May fell to a six-month low and was down 3.6% from a year ago, ATA said Wednesday.
June 27, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Equipment
Feds Order Recall of Chinese-Made Tires
Federal officials ordered a recall of tires made in China after their U.S. distribution company disclosed that the Chinese manufacturer had stopped including a safety feature that prevented tire treads from separating, the New York Times reported.
June 27, 2007Government, Business, Safety
DHS May Consider Secure Licenses for Border Crossings
Department of °®¶¹´«Ã½land Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said DHS will consider allowing use of secure driver’s licenses as a means of identification at the U.S. border, the Associated Press reported.
June 27, 2007