Truck stop chain Flying J Inc. said Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, “to address near-term liquidity needs brought about by the precipitous decline in oil prices coupled with the disruption in the credit markets.â€
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Third-Quarter GDP Fell 0.5%, Commerce Says
The U.S. economy contracted 0.5% in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in its final of three estimates.
December 23, 2008TTNews.com to Close for Christmas
Transport Topics Online will be closed Wednesday through Friday for the Christmas holiday. Please check back on Monday, Dec. 29, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
December 23, 2007DOT Signs I-95 Congestion-Relief Agreement
The Department of Transportation and the I-95 corridor coalition signed an agreement earlier this month to help relieve congestion on Interstate 95.
December 22, 2008Public Citizen Leads New Challenge to HOS Rule
A coalition of advocacy and labor groups last week again challenged the revised driver hours-of-service rule, asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider provisions in the rule that allow truckers to drive 11 hours in a workday and reset their weekly hour limit by taking 34 hours off.
December 29, 2008FedEx Delays Delivery of Air Freighters
FedEx Corp. has delayed delivery of some Boeing Co. 777 freighter planes by as long as 17 months, due to a lag in shipments demand, Bloomberg reported.
December 22, 2008Diesel Drops 5.6¢ to $2.366; Gasoline’s Decline Slows
The national average price of diesel fuel fell 5.6 cents to $2.366 a gallon, while gasoline’s decline slowed to less than a penny, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
December 23, 2008Obama Formally Nominates DOT, Labor Secretaries
President-elect Barack Obama Friday formally named Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) to be his Transportation Secretary and Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) to be Secretary of Labor.
December 19, 2008Ryder to Cut 700 U.S. Jobs; Scale Back International Business
Ryder System will scale back its international business and cut 700 U.S. jobs while temporarily laying off 1,425 workers and focusing its operations on the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
December 19, 2008Snow, Ice Storm Hits Northern Regions
A big winter snow storm moved from the Northwest across the Midwest and on to the East Coast Friday after dumping more than two feet of snow in some areas, the Associated Press reported.
December 19, 2008