Eastern freight rail line Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to build a rail corridor costing more than $2 billion from Louisiana to the Northeast that it said would speed shipments and reduce truck freight, the Associated Press reported.
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Roadway鈥檚 Lewis Is Named 2007 NTDC Grand Champion
MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 Alphonso Lewis, a city driver for Roadway Express in Montgomery, Ala., was named grand champion at the National Truck Driving Championships, the first African American to earn the honor.
September 3, 2007
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.聽
STB Asked to Delay New Limits On Freight Rate-Setting Bureaus
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association has asked the Surface Transportation Board to delay a decision to end antitrust immunity for trucking rate bureaus.
May 28, 2007Justice OKs Trucking Survey
The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not oppose a proposal by the National Association of Small Trucking Companies to conduct an operational and financial survey of small- and medium-sized trucking firms.
April 10, 2007Companies Use Tracking Technology for Electronic Cargo Security
Many manufacturers provide trucking companies with products that use Global Positioning System satellites to help manage their logistics more seamlessly, but have now found an additional use for the technology.
March 28, 2007More Fleets Enter China Offering Trucking, Logistics
Schneider National Inc., which recently received a license to operate as a domestic carrier in China, is at the leading edge of a growing Asian investment wave by U.S. fleets, joining both truckload and less-than-truckload companies that have partnerships or logistics operations there.
Letter to the Editor: Speed Limiters
On Oct. 20, American Trucking Associations, in conjunction with 鈥淩oad Safe America,鈥 a group of nine trucking companies, submitted a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
February 28, 2007Schneider, DHL Stepping Up Operations in China
Truckload carrier Schneider National said Thursday it received a business license from the Chinese government to begin trucking and logistics operations in that country.
February 15, 2007Canadian For-Hire Companies鈥 Revenue Rose in 2Q 鈥06
There were an estimated 3,336 for-hire trucking companies based in Canada with annual revenues of $1 million or more in the second quarter of 2006, almost unchanged from the same quarter in 2005, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
February 1, 2007Penske Logistics to Close Ohio Terminal in March
Penske Logistics plans to close a trucking terminal in Richfield, Ohio, and lay off 92 employees by the end of March, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Friday.
January 19, 2007