The Department of Transportation said Monday it is requesting proposals for innovative new approaches to reduce traffic tie-ups at some of the nation’s most congested border crossings.
June 2, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Improves, But Still Shows Contraction
U.S. manufacturing levels improved in May but continued to show contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
June 2, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment
U.S. Xpress Completes Pinner Purchase
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises said its Xpress Global Systems subsidiary finalized its purchase of Pinner Transportation. Terms were not released.
June 2, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Iteris Reports Higher Income for Quarter, Fiscal Year
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, reported its fiscal fourth-quarter profit improved from a year ago.
June 2, 2008BusinessSafety
Tonnage Up 2% in April for Sixth Consecutive Month
U.S. truck tonnage rose 2% in April from a year ago, the sixth straight increase in monthly volumes, according to a preliminary report from American Trucking Associations.
June 2, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFuel
Diesel Soars Another 22.6¢ to Record $4.723
Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
June 2, 2008FuelGovernmentBusinessSafety
Bill Would Require Ships to Use Clean Fuel
Emissions from cargo ships would be reduced under legislation that passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Associated Press reported.
May 30, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 1.5%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 1.5% in March from a year earlier, though imports by truck fell, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
May 29, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Frozen Food Express to Slow Fleet’s Speed to 62 MPH
Refrigerated truckload carrier Frozen Food Express Industries said Thursday it will lower the maximum speed of its trucks to 62 miles per hour, from 65 mph, in an effort to save money on fuel.
May 29, 2008BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic fell for the week ended Saturday compared from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
May 29, 2008