Intermodal traffic increased for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, while rail traffic fell, the Association of American Railroads said.
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Business Inventories Rise More Than Forecast
Business inventories rose 0.8% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 9, 2008Jobless Claims Fall for Week
Initial jobless claims fell by 20,000 last week, as losses related to the Gulf Coast hurricanes subsided, the Labor Department said Thursday.
October 9, 2008Dynamex Names James Welch CEO
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said Wednesday it has named James Welch its new chief executive officer, starting Nov. 1.
October 9, 2008N.J. Officials Propose Smaller Toll Hikes
New Jersey officials have scaled back proposals to drastically increase tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, offering a new plan that includes discounts for trucks, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
October 8, 2008ATA Expands Highway Safety Agenda
American Trucking Associations said its board of directors has voted to expand ATA鈥檚 safety agenda with the goal of further reducing the number of highway-related fatalities.
October 8, 2008America鈥檚 Road Team Driver Tony Sifford Dies in Crash
Tony Sifford, 41, an America鈥檚 Road Team captain since 2007, died Sept. 24 near Ruston, La., from injuries sustained in a highway accident that day.
October 7, 2008Fed Cuts Interest Rate a Half-Point, to 1.5%
The Federal Reserve, in an emergency unscheduled meeting Wednesday, cut the key U.S. interest rate by half a percentage point in an effort to bolster the faltering U.S. economy.
October 8, 2008UPS Freight Says It Improves Western Transit Times
UPS Freight said Wednesday it has sped up transit schedules on more than 1,900 traffic lanes in eight western states, marking the final phase of its 2008 network enhancements.
October 8, 2008Opinion: Hurricane Katrina鈥檚 Lessons
As we gather in New Orleans for our 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition, it鈥檚 hard not to think back to the images of the 鈥淐rescent City鈥 in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. In a matter of hours, New Orleans went from a vibrant tourism destination to a city devastated by flooding.
October 8, 2008