The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach voted Monday to charge a new $15 per-container fee on loaded cargo containers starting next January, the Associated Press reported.
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Producer Prices Dip 0.1% in December; Jump 6.3% for Year
Prices paid to U.S. producers dipped 0.1% in December but jumped 6.3% for all of 2007, the most in 26 years, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Linked to Design Flaw
A design flaw in steel plates contributed to the collapse of a bridge in Minneapolis last year that killed 13 people and injured more than 100, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing the National Transportation Safety Board.
January 16, 2008DHS Releases REAL ID Regulation
The Department of 91视频land Security set a final rule for the REAL ID regulation, which would establish minimum security standards for state-issued drivers鈥 licenses and identification cards.
January 14, 2008Ryder Completes Lily Acquisition
Ryder System said Monday it completed its acquisition of Lily Transportation Corp., a trucking company based in Needham, Mass.
January 14, 2008Buying Geologic Enables Xata to Sell to For-Hire Carriers
Xata Corp.鈥檚 acquisition of fellow fleet technology provider GeoLogic Solutions gives the company its first real foothold for marketing information technology systems to for-hire trucking fleets, an executive with the Eden Prairie, Minn., firm said.
January 14, 2008Eaton Deploys Bus Hybrid Systems in China
Parts and engine systems maker Eaton Corp. said Monday that it has formally introduced its first commercially available hybrid power system in China.
January 14, 2008Officials Reopen Stretch of I-4 in Florida
Florida聽officials reopened a stretch of Interstate 4 late Thursday that had closed earlier this week following a massive traffic pileup that killed four and injured dozens, the Bradenton (Fla.) Herald newspaper reported.
January 11, 2008Panel to Back Fuel Tax Hike
The commission charged with examining the future of the national transportation system is set to recommend a significant increase in federal fuel taxes to Congress, according to wire service reports and other sources.
January 14, 2008YRC-Union Pact to Raise Pay, Give Carriers New Flexibility
YRC Worldwide鈥檚 proposed new contract with the Teamsters union raises wages by $2.20 an hour over five years, increases company pension payments, and sets up a new class of 鈥渦tility employees鈥 to perform more job duties in exchange for higher pay.
January 14, 2008