Intermodal rail traffic fell 12.8% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
July 10, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Index Falls 14.8% in May
The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index fell 14.8% in May from a year earlier to its lowest level in 12 years.
July 10, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Cites Infrastructure Needs Raised by Traffic Study
American Trucking Associations said the results of a new highway traffic congestion study highlight the importance of investing in U.S. highway infrastructure.
July 9, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Traffic Delays Fell in 2007
U.S. drivers spent less time in traffic delays in 2007 for the first time in at least 25 years, a new study showed.
July 8, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Regulators Considering Tighter Oil-Market Rules
U.S. and European regulators are considering stricter rules on speculation in oil markets due to concerns that sharp rises in fuel prices could worsen the global recession, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
July 8, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Virginia to Close 18 Rest Areas This Month
The Virginia Department of Transportation will close 18 of the state’s highway rest areas later this month, but the truck parking spaces lost will be replaced at other rest areas, the Associated Press reported.
July 7, 2009BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics
Quiet Logistics Expands Kiva System Capacity
Third-party logistics firm Quiet Logistics has tripled the capacity in its Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System in less than six months, Kiva said.
July 7, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Services Index Improves
The U.S. economy’s service sector improved last month, showing the smallest level of contraction in nine months, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
July 6, 2009Letters to the EditorBusinessSafetyGovernment
Letter to the Editor: Reregulation, Please
Now that the federal government is taking over big businesses, it is time to reregulate trucking industry rating structures. We need price stabilization of rates so we can purchase equipment and train our personnel properly.
July 6, 2009BusinessFuelSafetyGovernment
DeFazio Seeks to Tax Oil Futures Contracts
A leading Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee proposed taxing speculative oil trades to kill two birds with one stone: Boost highway funding and reduce the effect of speculation on fuel prices.
July 6, 2009