Rail carload and intermodal freight traffic fell compared with a year ago for the week ended Saturday, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
August 2, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
TransForce to Purchase Canadian Courier
Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Thursday it will purchase Century II Holdings, the parent company of Toronto-based ICS Courier.
August 3, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Minn. Highway Bridge Collapse Kills At Least Four, Injures Dozens
An interstate highway bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic collapsed into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis late Wednesday, thowing dozens of vehicles into the water and killing at least four people, the Associated Press reported.
August 2, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Xata’s 3Q Loss Widens; Revenue Rises 7.2%
Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Thursday it lost $875,000 or 21 cents a share in its fiscal third quarter, compared with a loss of $559 million or 9 cents a year ago.
August 2, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Patriot Transportation’s 3Q Income Rises
Patriot Transportation Holding’s fiscal third-quarter net income jumped to $2.4 million or 77 cents a share, from $1.8 million or 59 cents a year earlier.
August 2, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Slips in July
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index fell in July, ISM said Wednesday.
August 1, 2007BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Company Wins FMCSA Contract to Help Truckers Find Parking
Foster-Miller Inc. said Tuesday it was awarded a $396,000 contract from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to develop an automated system to help long-haul truckers find available parking.
August 1, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
After 8 Years, Va. ‘Mixing Bowl’ Construction Finishes
After eight years of construction, work on the $676 million Springfield interchange in Northern Virginia, site of one of the East Coast’s worst bottlenecks, is complete.
July 31, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Gains 5.2%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 5.2% higher in May than a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
July 31, 2007