The average national retail price of diesel climbed 3 cents to $2.893 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
September 5, 2007BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Global Trade Expansion Challenges Logistics Firms to Improve
As the volume of world trade continues to grow, shippers and third-party logistics companies are looking for ways to better manage the flow of goods coming into and out of the United States.
September 10, 2007BusinessLogistics
CP Buys Midwest Railroad for $1.5 Billion
Canadian Pacific Railway said it has reached an agreement to acquire Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp. for $1.48 billion.
September 5, 2007BusinessSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Roadway鈥檚 Lewis Is Named 2007 NTDC Grand Champion
MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 Alphonso Lewis, a city driver for Roadway Express in Montgomery, Ala., was named grand champion at the National Truck Driving Championships, the first African American to earn the honor.
September 3, 2007BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region saw a modest gain in August, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.
August 31, 2007BusinessLogisticsTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Ryder to Buy Canadian Leasing Firm
Ryder System said it has reached agreement to buy a privately held Canadian truck leasing company for an undisclosed sum.
August 30, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Top Drivers Emphasize Safety as NTDC Begins in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 Some of the nation鈥檚 best truck drivers arrived here last week ahead of the 70th annual National Truck Driving Championships to discuss the importance of safety on the nation鈥檚 highways and to express their sympathies as the city recovers from the deadly bridge collapse earlier this month.
August 29, 2007FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Dips 0.5垄 to $2.863
The average national retail price of diesel fuel fell a half-cent to $2.863 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
August 28, 2007BusinessSafetyLogistics
ATA Marks Truck Driver Appreciation Week
American Trucking Associations said it is taking this week to extend a national 鈥減at on the back鈥 to the 3.4 million U.S. professional truck drivers.
August 28, 2007BusinessSafetyLogistics
Roadway Driver Is 2007 Truck Driving Grand Champion
A driver for Roadway Express, one of the two longhaul units of YRC Worldwide, was named the 2007 National Truck Driving Grand Champion, American Trucking Associations said Sunday.
August 27, 2007