West Coast Ports Report Higher Cargo Volumes in May
Three West Coast ports have reported higher cargo volumes in May compared with a year earlier.
June 17, 2015TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Volvo's Chayene de Souza and Magnus Gustafson discuss how new, connected trucks can boost business, enhance safety practices, and reinforce preventative maintenance plans.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Receives Investment From Private Equity Firm
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said it has received an investment from Tritium Partners, a private equity firm based in Austin, Texas.
June 17, 2015J.J. Keller Offers ALK Navigation on Compliance Tablet
J.J. Keller & Associates has added ALK Technologies’ CoPilot Truck navigation software as an option on the J.J. Keller Compliance Tablet.
June 17, 2015ATA's Graves: Fuel Tax ‘Viable Revenue Source’ for Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves told House lawmakers June 17 increasing fuel taxes would ensure investments for highway programs are met for the next several years.
June 17, 2015Amazon Considering Skipping Carriers, Paying Regular People to Deliver Packages
Amazon.com is developing an app that would pay regular people, rather than carriers like UPS Inc., to deliver packages, the Wall Street Journal reported.
June 17, 2015Obama’s Fast-Track Trade Bill Set for New Vote in House
The House plans to vote June 18 on a bill to revive President Obama’s fast-track trade proposal, members were told June 17.
June 17, 2015US Drivers Take Equivalent of 3,900 Trips to the Sun as Refiners Churn Out Gasoline
Oil supplies are abundant. America’s refiners are running the hardest in 10 years. So why isn’t the country awash in gasoline?
June 17, 2015FedEx Adjusted Net Income of $753 Million Reflects Improved Unit Results
FedEx Corp. reported net income, excluding one-time costs, of $753 million, or $2.66 per share, for its fiscal fourth quarter ending May 31 that included improved results at the Express, Ground and Freight units.
June 17, 2015Blumenauer: Congress 'Not Keeping Up Our End of the Bargain'
WASHINGTON — Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) called on colleagues to back legislation he introduced this year that would increase fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on June 17.
June 17, 2015White House, Republicans Lack Plan to Get Vote on Trade Bill
The Obama administration and Republican leaders don’t have a clear plan to resurrect the president’s trade agenda and are giving themselves until the end of July to find a way to overcome resistance from congressional Democrats.
June 16, 2015