The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index for November rose 1.8% from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
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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, 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, 2008N.J. Governor Backs Tolls Hike
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) said he would sharply raise tolls to help pay off the state鈥檚 debt, the Newark Star-Ledger reported Wednesday.
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, 2008UPS Expands International Express Service
UPS Inc. said Monday it is expanding an international air-freight service that guarantees delivery dates, as it leans more on global operations.
January 7, 2008Diesel to Average $3.40 Through March, DOE Says
Monthly diesel fuel average prices will be at least $3.40 a gallon for the first three months of 2008 before tailing off later in the year to near $3, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
January 8, 2008Oil Prices Fall on Economic Concerns
Crude oil fell by almost $3 to near $95 a barrel Monday, on concerns a cooling economy will curb demand for oil and gasoline, Bloomberg reported.
January 7, 2008GM Eyes Growth Outside of U.S.
General Motors Corp. is likely to get as much as 75% of its car and truck sales from outside the Untied States within a decade, Bloomberg reported Monday.
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, 2008