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Ryder Says Menlo Used Untested Technology in Winning Bid for $1.6 Bln. DOD 3PL Deal

The Department of Defense should not have awarded its largest-ever third-party logistics contract to Menlo Worldwide Government Services because one of Menlo鈥檚 subcontractors plans to use a freight management technology that was untested 鈥渋n a customer environment,鈥 according to a formal protest filed by Ryder Integrated Logistics.

October 1, 2007

Diesel Rises 1.6垄 to $3.048

Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average pump price rose 1.6 cents to $3.048 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

October 2, 2007

Diesel Tops $3 After Fourth Straight Increase

The national average price of retail diesel cracked $3 for the first time in nearly 13 months with a 6.8-cent-a-gallon price hike last week, the fourth straight weekly increase.

October 1, 2007

Chicago Manufacturing Index Gains

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region rose in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.

September 28, 2007

SoCal Ports to Mandate TruckTag Use

PierPass Inc., which operates the off-peak program at Southern California ports, said the container terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will require trucks to be equipped with TruckTags in order to gain access to the terminals, starting Dec. 1.

September 24, 2007

Sleep Apnea Program Cuts Costs for Health Care, Schneider Says

Truckload carrier Schneider National said a sleep apnea screening and treatment program managed by an outside vendor has improved safety and driver productivity while lowering health-care costs.

September 19, 2007

Report Cites Congestion Problems Nationwide

Drivers waste nearly an entire work week each year sitting in traffic on the way to and from their jobs, according to a national study released Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.

September 18, 2007

TransForce Signs Deal to Purchase Courier

Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Income Fund said it had signed a definitive agreement to buy Century II Holdings, which owns courier company Information Communication Services.

September 17, 2007

Diesel Price Gains 3.1垄 to $2.924

The national average price of diesel fuel hit its highest level in more than a year last week following a 3.1-cent increase to $2.924 a gallon, while crude oil closed at more than $80 a barrel for the first time.

September 17, 2007

Diesel Jumps 4垄 to $2.964; Gas Falls 3.1垄 to $2.787

Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price jumped 4 cents from last week to $2.964 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

September 18, 2007