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Letters: All Things Safety, Trailer Tracking, The American Dream

Here we go again — the safety freaks filing yet another challenge to the current hours of service, led unfortunately by my illustrious leader, James Hoffa. I think he needs to pull his head out of the sand on this one.

April 13, 2009

The Growing Mexican Morass

The fiasco over the Mexican border situation just keeps growing, as interested parties turn to their lawyers for relief and others try to turn up the political heat to get things moving.

April 13, 2009

Intermodal Traffic Falls 14.7% for Week

Intermodal traffic fell 14.7% for the week of April compared with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

April 10, 2009

Import Prices Rise 0.5%

The price of goods imported to the United States rose 0.5% in March for the first increase in eight months, the Labor Department said Thursday.

April 9, 2009

Wholesale Inventories Fall 1.5%

Wholesale inventories fell 1.5% in February, as sales at wholesalers fell for the first time in eight months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

April 8, 2009

UPS Freight Expands North American Service

UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of UPS Inc., said it will expand service to Mexico and include customs brokerage capabilities and a single invoicing for all services between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

April 8, 2009

Opinion: Improving Carrier Profits

Increasing operating costs, declining revenues and tighter budgets have forced less-than-truckload carriers, private fleets and small-parcel carriers to eliminate unnecessary expenses — once they figure out which expenses those are.

April 10, 2009

DOT Freight Index Falls 6% in February

The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 6% in February from a year earlier, its lowest level for the month of February in six years, DOT said Wednesday.

April 8, 2009

Groups Urge Resolution of Mexican Truck Issue

An ad hoc coalition including the National Pork Producers Council and 140 other business, manufacturing and agricultural organizations, sent a letter Tuesday to President Obama urging him to quickly resolve a dispute with Mexico over allowing its trucks to transport goods into the United States.

April 7, 2009

Illinois Trucking Company Folds

An Illinois trucking company that carries mail in 14 states has closed its doors, a Wisconsin television station reported.

April 6, 2009