Senators Address 3 DOT Nominations
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee advanced the nominations of several other key administration officials to the full Senate on July 21, including the nomination of Deborah Hersman to lead the National Transportation Safety Board.
July 27, 2009Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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TransForce Reports Lower 2Q Income
Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its second-quarter net income fell to C$18 million, or 21 cents a share, from C$19.3 million, or 22 cents, a year ago.
July 23, 2009Existing Home Sales Improve in June
Existing homes sales rose for the third straight month in June, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.
July 23, 2009Union Pacific’s 2Q Profit Falls
Union Pacific Corp.’s second-quarter profit fell 12% to $468 million, or 92 cents per share, from $531 million, or $1.02, a year ago.
July 23, 2009C.H. Robinson Acquires European Freight Forwarder
Third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide said that it had acquired London-based Walker Logistics Overseas, an international freight forwarder.
July 22, 2009C.H. Robinson’s 2Q Profit Improves
Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a second-quarter profit of $92 million, or 54 cents a share, up slightly from $90 million, or 52 cents a share, a year ago.
July 21, 2009Canadian National's 2Q Income Falls 16%
Canadian National Railway said late Monday its second-quarter net income fell 16% to C$387 million, or 82 cents a share, from C$459 million, or 95 cents, a year ago.
July 21, 2009Crane Leverages Loss of EGL into New Logistics Success
HOUSTON — During the second half of 2007, when the U.S. economy and stock market were at their respective peaks, a colleague of James Crane said he was — for a brief while — bitter and unhappy. But as gross domestic product and the value of stocks, housing and other assets fell dramatically, the smile returned to Crane’s face as he realized the comfort of cash — hundreds of millions of dollars of it.
July 20, 2009Standards Group Votes Against Pump Gauges for ‘Hot Fuel’
The National Conference on Weights and Measures has voted not to require temperature gauges to measure fuel output on retail pumps.
July 17, 2009Opinion: The Fatigue Checklist — Scant Science
Get a group of truckers together anywhere in this country, and Minnesota’s “Fatigued Driving Evaluation Checklist” is bound to come up. The 75-item list gained national prominence when the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sued the Minnesota State Patrol in federal court in an attempt to stop its use.
July 17, 2009