Truckload carrier Landstar System’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $24.6 million, or 47 cents a share, from $29 million, or 54 cents, a year ago.
January 28, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Graves Says ATA Will Fight L.A. Port’s Concession Plans
American Trucking Associations will exhaust all legal avenues to fight employee-only concession requirements contained in the Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks plan, ATA President Bill Graves said.
February 2, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Senate Confirms LaHood to Run DOT
The U.S. Senate confirmed several key cabinet posts, including Ray LaHood as secretary of transportation, but the Obama administration has yet to announce the president’s choices to lead several key transportation agencies within DOT.
February 2, 2009BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic fell for the week ended Jan. 24 from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 29, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Falls 13.8% in November
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 13.8% in November from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
January 29, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Knight’s Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises
Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit rose to $16.1 million, or 19 cents a share, from $13.8 million, or 16 cents, a year ago.
January 28, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment
Storm System Leaves Icy Roads in Many States
A large storm system stretching from Arkansas into the Northeast has left roads with as much as three inches of ice in many areas, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
January 28, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
C.H. Robinson’s 4Q Income Rises
Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide said its fourth-quarter profit rose to $88.9 million, or 52 cents a share, from $85.3 million, or 49 cents, a year ago.
January 27, 2009BusinessSafety
December Truck Tonnage Plunges 14.1%
Truck tonnage plummeted 14.1% in December from the same month last year, the biggest year-over-year decrease since February 1996, American Trucking Associations said late Monday.
January 27, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
ATRI: ULSD Has More Energy Than Engineers First Expected
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel, the standard fuel of heavy-duty trucking since late 2006, has more energy content than engineers originally had expected, a welcome surprise, according to a study from the American Transportation Research Institute.
January 26, 2009