Deutsche Post Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel defended the company’s DHL unit’s pending deal with UPS Inc. under which DHL Express would contract out its North American air operations to UPS, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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28 Confident Rookies Among Drivers Heading to Houston for ‘Super Bowl of Safety’
Kenneth Grimmett has been driving heavy trucks down interstates for 14 years, but he’ll be a “rookie†later this week when he climbs inside the cab of a flatbed rig parked in the middle of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
August 18, 2008
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Truck-Crash Deaths Fall 4%
The number of Americans killed in truck-related crashes fell 4.4% to 4,808 last year, the lowest total in 15 years, the Department of Transportation said last week.
August 18, 2008Truck-Related Fatalities Declined Last Year, DOT Says
U.S. road fatalities and truck-related fatalities both declined last year, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
August 14, 2008Consumer Price Index Rises 0.8%
Consumer prices rose 0.8% in July, bringing the rise for the last 12 months to 5.6%, the Labor Department said Thursday.
August 14, 2008DOT Freight Transport Index Rises 2.9% in June
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.9% in June from a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
August 13, 2008U.S. Driving Declines; Oil Consumption at Five-Year Low
Americans drove 12.2 billion miles fewer in June than the same month a year ago, a 4.7% decline, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
August 13, 2008Import Prices Rise 1.7% in June
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.7% in July, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
August 13, 2008Retail Sales Fall for First Time in Five Months
Retail sales fell 0.1% in July, the first decline in five months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
August 13, 2008Trimac’s Second-Quarter Income Drops
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said its second-quarter net earnings plunged to C$2.6 million, or 9 cents per unit, from C$7.9 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.
August 13, 2008