The Port of Los Angeles said it will not appeal a decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that rejected the port鈥檚 plan to ban independent truckers from drayage operations there.
October 12, 2011BusinessLogistics
Schneider Launches Canadian Intermodal Service
Schneider National has launched a new intermodal Canadian border-crossing service for North American shippers.
October 12, 2011BusinessFuel
Diesel Drops 2.8垄 to $3.721 in Fifth Decline
Diesel fell for a fifth straight week, dropping 2.8 cents to $3.721 a gallon, while gasoline also slipped for a fifth week, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
October 12, 2011BusinessLogistics
Clark Holdings Shareholders to Vote on Buyout
Logistics firm Clark Holdings聽is planning a special shareholders meeting to vote on a $5 million buyout proposal from Gores Group.
October 12, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Teamsters, Safety Groups Press Obama on HOS Changes
Highway safety advocates and the Teamsters union have written to President Obama asking him to 鈥渆xpeditiously more forward鈥 on the new hours of service rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 11, 2011GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Rejects Challenge to Mexico Border Crossings
Allowing Mexican trucks to haul freight across the U.S. border does not pose the kind of 鈥渟ignificant鈥 truck-emissions issues that would require a full environmental impact study, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.
October 11, 2011Business
Quality Distribution to Acquire Intermodal Tank Container Company
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution has announced that its subsidiary, Boasso America, will acquire Greensville Transport Co., a provider of intermodal tank container and depot services.
October 11, 2011GovernmentBusiness
I-64 Bridge Linking Indiana, Kentucky to Close for Six Months of Repairs
The Interstate 64 bridge spanning the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana must be closed for six months, transportation officials said.
October 11, 2011Business
DOT Overturns Grant for Ohio Turnpike Privatization Study
The U.S. Department of Transportation has rescinded a federal grant that Ohio was using to study privatizing the Ohio Turnpike, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
October 11, 2011BusinessTechnology
Company Offers Technology to Track Sleep Apnea Compliance
Umbian Inc. announced it has developed technology that enables trucking companies to monitor the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices used to treat sleep apnea.
October 11, 2011