Intermodal traffic increased for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, while rail traffic fell, the Association of American Railroads said.
October 9, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
TTNews to Close Monday for Columbus Day Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
October 9, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Opinion: Hurricane Katrina鈥檚 Lessons
As we gather in New Orleans for our 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition, it鈥檚 hard not to think back to the images of the 鈥淐rescent City鈥 in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. In a matter of hours, New Orleans went from a vibrant tourism destination to a city devastated by flooding.
October 8, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Rises
The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index rose 1.9% in August from the same month a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
October 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Letters to the Editor: Fed Bailout; Training, Turnover
Do you see anything in 鈥淭he Bailout Plan鈥 that indicates whether there will be fines and prosecutions for board members, chief executive officers (i.e., the big guys who walk away with millions of dollars per year in bonuses and the people who worked the deals) and the oversight committees who monitor our financial markets?
October 8, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
FMCSA Sends Rules on Chassis, New Carriers to White House
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent regulations aimed at strengthening oversight of new trucking companies and of intermodal chassis equipment to the White House for review, putting the regulations on pace to be published before the end of the year.
October 8, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ATA Expands Highway Safety Agenda
American Trucking Associations said its board of directors has voted to expand ATA鈥檚 safety agenda with the goal of further reducing the number of highway-related fatalities.
October 8, 2008BusinessSafety
America鈥檚 Road Team Driver Tony Sifford Dies in Crash
Tony Sifford, 41, an America鈥檚 Road Team captain since 2007, died Sept. 24 near Ruston, La., from injuries sustained in a highway accident that day.
October 7, 2008BusinessSafety
Freight Demand Likely to Decline Into 鈥09, Analyst Says
Freight demand for U.S. trucking companies is likely to decline as credit stays tight, a Wachovia Corp. economist said at American Trucking Associations鈥 annual meeting in New Orleans, Bloomberg reported.
October 7, 2008BusinessSafety
ATA Says Infrastructure Is Top Priority in Year Ahead
New legislation to boost U.S. infrastructure 鈥 roads, highways and bridges 鈥 will be American Trucking Associations鈥 top priority in the coming year,聽聽the Associated Press reported.
October 7, 2008