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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

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Obama Names NHTSA Nominee

The White House has nominated David Strickland, a congressional aide, to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Associated Press reported.

December 8, 2009
BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics

ATA to Co-Sponsor Sleep Apnea Conference in May

American Trucking Associations will co-sponsor a national conference next May on sleep apnea and its effects on truck drivers and the trucking industry.

December 8, 2009
FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment

Gas Price Dips to $2.64 a Gallon

Gasoline’s national average price fell 1.24 cents in the past two weeks to $2.64 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.

December 7, 2009
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Union Pacific Opens California Route for Double-Stack Intermodal Service

Union Pacific Railroad opened a route through California’s Donner Pass to domestic double-stack intermodal container service, enabling the railroad to operate longer, faster trains.

December 7, 2009
BusinessGovernmentLogistics

Canadian Officials Approve Plans for New Detroit-Windsor Crossing

Canadian federal and local authorities have green-lighted environmental plans for the Detroit River International Crossing project, part of a plan for a new proposed bridge crossing between the U.S. and Canada.

December 4, 2009
BusinessLogistics

Saddle Creek Acquires ServiceCraft

Third-party logistics firm Saddle Creek Corp. said it acquired logistics firm ServiceCraft Logistics, Buena Park, Calif.

December 4, 2009
BusinessGovernmentLogistics

Five-Day Teamsters Strike at CN Ends

A five-day strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference against Canadian National Railway ended Wednesday as negotiations resumed between the parties.

December 3, 2009
BusinessLogistics

Dynamex Reports Lower 1Q Income

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter profit fell slightly to $3.03 million, or 31 cents a share, from $3.05 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.

December 2, 2009
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Canadian National Engineers Strike

Canada-based locomotive engineers for Canadian National Railway Co. started a strike Saturday, and the government has proposed legislation to stop the strike, Bloomberg reported.

November 30, 2009
FuelBusinessLogistics

Diesel Drops 1.2¢ to $2.775 in Fourth Straight Decline

Diesel fuel’s national average fell for the fourth straight week, declining 1.2 cents to $2.775 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

November 30, 2009