UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of UPS Inc., said Friday it would raise general rates an average of 5.4% for 2008, effective Feb. 4.
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ATA, FMCSA Urge U.S. Court to Reject HOS Rule Appeal
ATA and FMCSA last week asked a federal court to reject the latest attempt to roll back key provisions of the federal driver-hours rule, the latest step in several years of litigation that observers predicted would keep the rule in flux until after President Bush leaves office next year.
January 14, 2008
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.6%
Wholesale inventories rose 0.6% in November, while sales jumped 2.2%, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 10, 2008Jobless Claims Fall by 15,000
Initial jobless claims fell by 15,000 for the week ended Saturday to 322,000, a two-month low, the Labor Department said Thursday.
January 10, 2008I-4 Closed in Florida Following Pileup
A 15-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in central Florida remained closed early Thursday after a 70-vehicle crash Wednesday caused by fog and smoke from a brush fire, the Associated Press reported.
January 10, 2008Con-way Rebrands CFI Truckload Unit
Con-way Inc. said Thursday it changed the name of its truckload operating unit Contract Freighters Inc. to Con-way Truckload.
January 10, 2008Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall
Rail carload and intermodal traffic fell for last the first week of 2008 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 11, 2008Fed Chairman Says Rate Cut Likely
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed would cut interest rates as needed to prevent housing and credit problems from plunging the country into a recession, the Associated Press reported.
January 10, 2008FedEx Says Its Drivers Are Classified Correctly
FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Frederick Smith he is confident the company’s FedEx Ground unit drivers are correctly classified and that the division remains “fundamentally strong†in the face of adverse court rulings.
January 10, 2008DOT Freight Index Gains 1.8%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for November rose 1.8% from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
January 9, 2008