Rail carload and intermodal traffic fell for last the first week of 2008 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
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FedEx Says Its Drivers Are Classified Correctly
FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Frederick Smith he is confident the company鈥檚 FedEx Ground unit drivers are correctly classified and that the division remains 鈥渇undamentally strong鈥 in the face of adverse court rulings.
January 10, 2008DOT Freight Index Gains 1.8%
The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index for November rose 1.8% from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
January 9, 2008Polar Air Cargo to Begin U.S.-Japan Flights
Polar Air Cargo Worldwide said Wednesday it will begin service to Japan, from Chicago,聽starting Feb. 21.
January 9, 2008Year in Review: Hours Battle Continued in 鈥07 as Adversaries Went to Court
The eyes of the trucking industry were firmly fixed on Washington for much of 2007, first watching a federal court deliberate over the fate of the hours-of-service rule, then looking to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to see how it would address the court鈥檚 ruling.
January 9, 2008ATA Accepting Security Award Nominations
American Trucking Associations said nominations for its Security Council鈥檚 2008 Excellence in Security Award and 2008 Security Professional of the Year Award are now being accepted.
January 7, 2008I-81 Will Not Have Truck-Only Toll Lanes, Paper Says
After years of study, Interstate 81 in Virginia will not contain separate truck-only lanes, the News-Virginian newspaper reported Sunday.
January 7, 2008Diesel Average Increases 3.7垄; Crude Briefly Tops $100
The average price of diesel fuel rose 3.7 cents to $3.345 a gallon last week while the price of crude oil pushed past $100 a barrel for the first time, which analysts said would soon lead to higher fuel prices.
January 7, 2008IRS Assesses FedEx $319 Mln. in Driver Classification Dispute
The IRS struck another blow to FedEx Ground鈥檚 independent contractor business model, assessing the package delivery company back taxes and penalties of $319 million for 2002 after an audit determined that company drivers should have been classified as employees.
January 7, 2008November Truck Tonnage Rises 3.3%
November truck tonnage in-creased by 3.3% over the same month a year ago, just the third increase in the past 17 months, according to the latest survey by American Trucking Associations.
January 7, 2008