FedEx Corp. said Friday its less-than-truckload units will boost rates by 5.9%, effective Feb. 1.
January 15, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafety
Freight Rail Volume Declines 15% for 2009 but Rises Slightly in Last 3 Weeks of Year
North American railroads ended 2009 with the largest annual percentage drop in freight traffic in six decades, but the carriers finished on a high note by topping 2008 levels for the final three weeks of last year.
January 18, 2010BusinessSafety
Intermodal Traffic Drops for Week
U.S. intermodal rail traffic dropped 3.6% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 15, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
Letters: Size & Weight, Carrier Rates
In the “Letters & Comments” section of your Jan. 4 issue, BNSF Railway Group Vice President Stephen Branscum sought to clarify a comment from a recent conference, published in a story in Transport Topics. In his letter, he cited as accurate “BNSF’s willingness to work with shippers and American Trucking Associations to develop progressive.
January 15, 2010BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
FedEx Expands Air Fleet in China
FedEx Corp. is expanding its air fleet in China because that country will lead a global rebound in air cargo traffic, Bloomberg reported.
January 14, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
Transport Activity Improving Slightly, Fed Says
The U.S. economy continued to improve modestly from mid-November to early January and conditions have improved for transportation, but economic activity remained low, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
January 13, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Index Slips in November
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for November fell 6.8% from a year ago but showed a slight increase from October.
January 13, 2010BusinessGovernmentSafety
LaHood Announces New Group to Fight Distracted Driving
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced Tuesday the creation of FocusDriven, an organization dedicated to fighting distracted driving.
January 12, 2010GovernmentBusinessSafety
Ferro Hopes for Variety of Perspectives on HOS Rule
WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics she hoped the agency will get a variety of points of view during its upcoming public hearings on hours-of-service.
January 12, 2010BusinessSafetyGovernment
Calif. Sees No Major Infrastructure Damage from Quake
A powerful earthquake off the shore of Northern California over the weekend caused no significant damage to the state’s transportation infrastructure, the Associated Press reported.
January 12, 2010