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Panama Canal Tour Sparks Talks on Need for Infrastructure Funds

The Panama Canal expansion project was intricate and inspiring for leading trucking executives, who said they are now more convinced than ever of the urgent need for U.S. highway funding in order to handle the larger freight volumes bound to emerge at ports in the coming years.

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STB Pressures Two Railroads to Speed Fertilizer Shipments

BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway, the primary railroads in oil-rich North Dakota, last week came under federal pressure to accelerate fertilizer shipments to the region after delays on both lines slowed that freight as planting deadlines approach.

Cummins Showcases Engine to Power New Chinese Truck

COLUMBUS, Ind. — For one day, the center of the Chinese truck universe was this southern Indiana town more than 6,700 miles from Beijing.

Execs Seek HOS Change During Capitol Hill Visit

WASHINGTON — Trucking executives from Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio asked members of their congressional delegation here April 9 to help roll back provisions of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule that imposes limits on truckers’ work schedules.

Panama Canal Tour Sparks Talks on Need for Infrastructure Funds

March Truck Orders Soar 24.4%

Trucking Bankruptcies Rise

Report Calls for Separate Emissions Rule for Heavy Trucks Powered by Natural Gas

Senators Say They Have Reached Agreement on Framework for Highway Funding Bill

Attorneys Warn Brokers on Contracts, Citing Liability With Carriers, Shippers

Panel Approves Bill Extending Tax Credits for New Trucks, Alternative-Fuel Producers

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Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 9.3% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 9.3% in the week ended April 12 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Motorola to Sell Enterprise Business to Zebra for $3.45 Billion Motorola Solutions Inc. has agreed to sell its Enterprise business — including the handheld computers and scanners it offers to the transportation industry — to Zebra Technologies Corp. for $3.45 billion.
Hub Group Reports Lower 1Q Profit, Citing Weather Hub Group Inc. said its first-quarter profit slipped from a year ago, citing “extreme weather in many markets,” although its revenue improved.

Motorola to Sell Enterprise Business to Zebra for $3.45 Billion
Motorola Solutions Inc. has agreed to sell its Enterprise business — including the handheld computers and scanners it offers to the transportation industry — to Zebra Technologies Corp. for $3.45 billion.

Hub Group Reports Lower 1Q Profit, Citing Weather
Hub Group Inc. said its first-quarter profit slipped from a year ago, citing “extreme weather in many markets,” although its revenue improved.

Warburg Pincus Agrees to Buy EFS

Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Sign Merger Agreement

Police Arrest Suspect in K.C. Highway Shootings

SoCal Ports’ March Container Traffic Rebounds

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