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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

Business, Government, Logistics

SoCal Ports to Mandate TruckTag Use

PierPass Inc., which operates the off-peak program at Southern California ports, said the container terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will require trucks to be equipped with TruckTags in order to gain access to the terminals, starting Dec. 1.

September 24, 2007
Business, Logistics

Dynamex Reports Higher 4Q Earnings

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said late Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose to $4.1 million or 38 cents a share, from $3.3 million or 31 cents a year earlier.

September 20, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Sleep Apnea Program Cuts Costs for Health Care, Schneider Says

Truckload carrier Schneider National said a sleep apnea screening and treatment program managed by an outside vendor has improved safety and driver productivity while lowering health-care costs.

September 19, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Report Cites Congestion Problems Nationwide

Drivers waste nearly an entire work week each year sitting in traffic on the way to and from their jobs, according to a national study released Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.

September 18, 2007
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Jumps 4¢ to $2.964; Gas Falls 3.1¢ to $2.787

Diesel fuel’s national average price jumped 4 cents from last week to $2.964 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

September 18, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

TransForce Signs Deal to Purchase Courier

Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Income Fund said it had signed a definitive agreement to buy Century II Holdings, which owns courier company Information Communication Services.

September 17, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Price Gains 3.1¢ to $2.924

The national average price of diesel fuel hit its highest level in more than a year last week following a 3.1-cent increase to $2.924 a gallon, while crude oil closed at more than $80 a barrel for the first time.

September 17, 2007
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Gains 3.1¢ to $2.924

The average national retail price of diesel fuel rose 3.1 cents to $2.924 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

September 11, 2007
Business, Technology, Logistics, Government

Schneider Unit Buys Chinese Logistics Firm

Schneider National unit Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) Co. said Monday it has purchased the operating assets of Chinese firm BaoYun Logistics.

September 10, 2007
Government, Business, Logistics

Menlo to Buy Chinese Logistics Firm

Con-way Inc.’s logistics unit Menlo Worldwide said Sunday it signed an agreement to purchase the privately held parent company of a Chinese logistics firm for $60 million.

September 10, 2007