American Trucking Associations said Friday it has filed a reply in U.S. District Court to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s defense of their concession plans.
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Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved in August, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.
August 29, 2008Personal Spending Rises 0.2% in July
Consumer personal spending rose 0.2% in July, while prices rose by the most in 17 years, the Commerce Department said Friday.
August 29, 2008Wabash Sets Trailer Price Increases Due to Soaring Materials Costs
Citing soaring raw materials costs, trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it would raise prices an average of 5%, effective for new orders booked on or after Oct. 1.
August 29, 2008DOT Won’t Block DHL-UPS Air Deal
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters told Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) she does not believe the plan by DHL Express to use UPS Inc. for its U.S. air cargo operations constitutes unfair competition.
August 29, 2008Intermodal Traffic Drops for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic both declined for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
August 29, 2008YRC Plans to Cut Several Hundred Non-Union Jobs
YRC Worldwide plans to cut several hundred non-union jobs as freight demand declines, Bloomberg reported Friday.
August 29, 2008Transport Topics Online to Close Monday for Labor Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Sept. 2, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
August 29, 2007Gulf Oil Rigs Evacuated as Hurricane Gustav Strengthens
Workers evacuated offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico Friday as Hurricane Gustav strengthened, potentially threatening the same region that Hurricane Katrina devastated three years ago, news reports said.
August 29, 2008Truck Tonnage Increases 4.4% in July
The July truck tonnage report offered mixed signals about the industry and the U.S. economy, as American Trucking Associations’ index rose 4.4% from weak results a year earlier but declined 0.3% from the June totals.
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