Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Ryder System will buy Total Logistics Control from SuperValu, increasing the company’s reach in the beverage, food and consumer packaged goods market.

Oil prices are headed upward, and diesel and other oil-based fuels will cost more as a result, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Tuesday.

The Transportation Department’s Freight Transportation Services Index climbed 0.2 percent in October from its September level, rising for the 13th time in 17 months.

The attempted attacks on two airliners in October gave new impetus to U.S.

With a warning that the current U.S.

President Obama will find strong support in the new House majority if he accelerates foreign trade efforts, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said Tuesday.

The House Republican Conference on Wednesday confirmed Rep. John L.

Jack Kyser, former chief economist for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp., died Monday at his home in Southern California. He was 76 years old.

The framework accord negotiated between President Obama and Congressional Republican leaders includes two new stimulus measures that could help perk up the economy and opens the door for some transpor

States, cities and other public entities rushed to issue more Build America Bonds for infrastructure projects in November than any other month, in a stimulus program that is set to expire this month.

The Department of Transportation’s reimbursements to states to pay for stimulus-backed projects swelled to $23.426 billion as of Nov. 26, an increase of more than $1.4 billion from Oct. 29.

U.S. officials are predicting an increase of $10 billion to $11 billion in exports to South Korea following the endorsement on Friday of a new free trade agreement.

An Alabama trucking company shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reopened five days later with a new name, a new owner, but many of the same trucks and drivers, and it’s

What began with a test program for a new state and municipal infrastructure bond in the 2009 economic stimulus law could end up being the only major expansion of transportation funding in 2010.

The Federal Maritime Commission’s regulatory role is changing.

With all the labor controversy, political intrigue and costly litigation surrounding clean-trucks programs at U.S.

There’s widespread belief among carriers and shippers that CSA 2010 will tighten truck capacity, but no consensus on when and by how much.

Watchers of the Army Corps of Engineers say it’s remarkable how well the corps has done to keep channels open in the face of skimpy budgets.

Thousands of small trucking operators fear they could be forced out of business when some of their CSA 2010 scores are made public this month, despite their satisfactory safety ratings

Although the banning of old, polluting trucks from the nation’s two largest ports appears to be a difficult requirement to circumvent, creative truckers in Southern Californi

Slumping home sales are dragging down volume for ocean and surface transportation carriers that rely on housing for shipments ranging from lumber to lounge chairs.

The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 9.8 percent in November, taking some of the shine off a strong opening to the holiday retailing season and a gradually recovering economy.

The Federal Maritime Commission will receive Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye's report on her eight-month investigation into ocean carrier capacity and equipment shortages on Dec.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to remove an exemption that Canadian shippers have from international regulations governing wood packing material.

Rep. Daniel Lipinsky, D-Ill., said he plans to introduce legislation that would name the Department of Transportation headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for Rep.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will outsource operations at its distribution facility near Knoxville, Tenn., to DHL Exel Supply Chain in a logistics restructuring that will include laying off about 186 w

Richard Lawrence, who covered international trade for The Journal of Commerce in Washington for more than 30 years, died Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82.

The Cass Freight Index for shipments expanded 2.8 percent in November from the month before as the key measure of domestic shipping demand recovered from a brief downturn.

The final report by President Obama's deficit commission stuck with a plan offered earlier by its co-chairs to hike federal fuel taxes 15 cents a gallon but included a number of recommendations that c

Expansion in the manufacturing sector slowed in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, which slipped to 56.6 from 56.9 a month earlier as factory inventories

U.S. companies added 93,000 jobs in November as small businesses hired more workers than at any time since December 2007, ADP Employer Services said in a monthly report

The Senate Tuesday morning passed by a 73-25 vote a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration added authority to keep contaminated food out of the food chain.

Consumer confidence in the economy rose to a five-month high in November despite concern over jobs and overall business conditions, a private research group reported.

Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico totaled $68.3 billion in September, up 19.3 percent from a year earlier, the Transportation Department reported.

The Federal Maritime Commission in 2011 will focus on the "Three Cs," containers, contracting and capacity, according to Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr.

The Obama administration is formally introducing its emission and fuel efficiency rules for heavy trucks and other freight-hauling vehicles, starting a 60-day countdown for public comment.

Steel imports in October declined 13.7 percent from the previous month as demand softened and companies kept inventories tight.

French trucking, logistics and forwarding company Norbert Dentressangle is buying UK road transporter and forwarder TDG.

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A bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration new authority to regulate imported and domestic food chains is a critical piece of unfinished business before the lame-duck 111th Congress.