Logistics

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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, Safety, Logistics

Railroad Seeks Faster, Cheaper Route Between Great Lakes, Virginia Port

BELSPRING, Va. — Inside Norfolk Southern Railway’s Cowan Tunnel at the foot of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the latest intermodal ad-vancement is moving forward — 4 feet at a time.

June 16, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Falls 1.5¢ to $4.692; Gas Tops $4 for First Time

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dipping 1.5 cents to $4.692 a gallon, while gasoline rose above $4 for the first time, the Department of Energy said Monday.

June 10, 2008
Business, Logistics

Gasoline Average Tops $4 a Gallon

The national average for gasoline has topped $4 a gallon for the first time, according to AAA.

June 9, 2008
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Fuel

Mullen Buys Fluid, Oilfield Transport Firm

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said Thursday it would buy the transport unit of Essential Energy Services Trust for C$135 million.

June 5, 2008
Government, Business, Logistics

Dynamex Reports Improved 3Q Profit

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter profit was $3.8 million, or 37 cents a share, up from $3.5 million, or 33 cents, a year earlier.

June 4, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Opinion: A Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Info

Just days after a new report recommended improvements to drug-testing programs that could better identify illegal drug users and keep them off the road, Reps. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), John Mica (R-Fla.) and Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) announced their intention to introduce legislation aimed at establishing a national clearinghouse of positive drug-test results.

June 4, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Canadian Provinces Nearing Accord on Speed Limiters, OTA Says

The Ontario Trucking Association said that a joint meeting this week of the Ontario and Quebec government cabinets moved them closer to accord on trucking issues such as implementing speed limiter legislation and allowing for longer combination vehicles.

June 4, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Fuel

Diesel Soars Another 22.6¢ to Record $4.723

Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.

June 2, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Chicago Manufacturing Index Shows Contraction

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved in May but showed contraction showed for a fourth straight month, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.

May 30, 2008
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Fall 1% in April

Existing homes sales fell 1% in April, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.

May 23, 2008