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Westport Begins Trading on Nasdaq

Westport Innovations, which makes alternative fuel transportation technologies, said Monday it has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock market.

August 18, 2008

28 Confident Rookies Among Drivers Heading to Houston for 鈥楽uper Bowl of Safety鈥

Kenneth Grimmett has been driving heavy trucks down interstates for 14 years, but he鈥檒l be a 鈥渞ookie鈥 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

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, 2008

Truck-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, 2008

Deutsche Post Chief Defends DHL-UPS Air Deal

Deutsche Post Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel defended the company鈥檚 DHL unit鈥檚 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.

August 14, 2008

Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline for Week

Rail and intermodal traffic both declined for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

August 15, 2008

DOT Freight Transport Index Rises 2.9% in June

The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index rose 2.9% in June from a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.

August 13, 2008

U.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, 2008

Trimac鈥檚 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

Mullen鈥檚 2Q Income Improves

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund鈥檚 second-quarter profit rose to C$19.9 million, or 25 cents a unit, from C$16.6 million, or 21 cents, a year ago.

August 13, 2008