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Highway Bill Delay Seen Stretching into 2011
JOC Staff |
It may be 2011 before Congress passes a surface transportation bill, says Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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DOT Plan Would Reshape Freight Planning
John D. Boyd |
A proposed long-term vision to guide the Department of Transportation would focus on major freight system corridors, curb carbon use by freight operations and use more multi-jurisdiction planning inst
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Rockefeller Promises Rail Reform This Year
John D. Boyd |
U.S. rail customers got a strong support message from Sen.
Rail News
Environmental Groups Tout Freight Rail Jobs
John D. Boyd |
Declaring that “freight rail jobs are green jobs,” a report by the Blue Green Alliance and the Economic Policy Institute urges policy makers to give the rail industry tax breaks it seeks t
Rail News
North-American rail
Flooding Disrupts Norfolk Southern Traffic
John D. Boyd |
Norfolk Southern Railway is warning customers to expect significant flood delays for shipments that normally use a rail line running from Memphis, Tenn., on the Mississippi River to Sheffield, Ala., o
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North-American rail
Lawmakers to Hear Clean Truck Testimony
R.G. Edmonson |
At a congressional hearing Wednesday morning on harbor trucking in southern California, carriers and shippers will be watching closely to see if lawmakers warm to the idea of giving local authorities
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YRC Worldwide Loses $274 Million in First Quarter
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide reported a net loss of $274 million on $1.1 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2010, despite deep cuts in operating expenses from a year ago.
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Diesel Jumps 4.4 Cents to 20-Month High
Thomas L. Gallagher |
The average price of diesel last week jumped 4.4 cents to $3.122 per gallon, the highest point for diesel since October 2008, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Trucking News
YRC Recruits Turnaround, Transport Experts
William B. Cassidy |
YRC Worldwide is reaching deep into other modes of transportation as well as investment banking and corporate restructuring as its remakes its board of directors.
Trucking News
LTL
Canadian Truck Rates, Surcharges Rising
William B. Cassidy |
Truck rates paid by Canadian shippers increased in February, rising from a 1.6 percent drop in January, according to the Canadian General Freight Index.
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LTL
European Rivals Bid for GB Railfreight
Bruce Barnard |
UK transport company FirstGroup has put its rail freight unit up for sale, attracting several British and European bidders, according to the Financial Times.
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Cool Cargoes: Briefs
JOC Staff |
Railex Defies Recession, Expands Despite the economy, Railex is expanding and hopes to have a facility open in the Southeast within the next year.
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Harbor Trucking Gets Its Hearing
By R.G. Edmonson |
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Hub Group Ramps Up
John D. Boyd |
The recovery no longer appears to be uncertain for intermodal middleman Hub Group.
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Truck, Rail Shippers Say They Hold Rate Leverage
JOC Staff |
Shippers expect to see prices rise this year for U.S. domestic transportation but most are not projecting big increases even amid concerns over tight capacity, according to a new survey.
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A Work in Progress
William B. Cassidy |
A year after merging Yellow Transportation and Roadway, YRC Worldwide is working to better coordinate national carrier YRC with its regional subsidiaries, and reorganizing its management team.
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Rail Profits Speed Up
John D. Boyd |
It’s barely May, but it’s already turning out to be a very good year for North American railroads.
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STB Bristles at CN Blockages
By John D. Boyd |
The Surface Transportation Board clearly was not happy with Canadian National Railway after a consultant reported that CN trains were blocking Chicago suburban roads vastly more often than the railroa
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This Week
JOC Staff |
Domestic Shippers Brace for Rate Hikes
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Stealing the Goods
Stephanie Nall |
Cargo thefts escalated as the economy slumped over the past two years, with 879 incidents reported in the U.S., according to Freightwatch International.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Lifting the Weight
William B. Cassidy |
Trucking’s heavy-haul sector left the recession lighter than when it entered the downturn, but the industry is ready to bulk up again as spending on infrastructure and energy projects increases.
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Transporters Trail the Fortune 500
William B. Cassidy |
Seventeen transportation and logistics companies were named to this year’s Fortune 500 list of biggest U.S. companies.
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Universal Truckload Acquisitions Boost Revenue
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Universal Truckload Services earned $2.1 million in net profit in the 13 weeks ended April 30, almost entirely from sales of marketable securities.
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Trucker Vitran Says Pricing Stabilizing
JOC Staff |
Toronto-based trucker Vitran says price discounting in the less-than-truckload world appears to be leveling off, helping the carrier improve its financial picture this year.
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LTL
Traffic Hits New Peak for Short Lines
John D. Boyd |
With demand for construction materials growing as the building season heats up, small railroads in the United States and Canada had their strongest weekly traffic count in more than a year.
Rail News
Greenbrier, Ross Combine on Railcar Fleet Buy
John D. Boyd |
Railcar manufacturer and lessor Greenbrier Companies and investment firm WL Ross said they formed a new entity that bought a 4,000-railcar lease fleet that is valued around $230 million.
Rail News
Nearly All Top Railroads Add Jobs in March
John D. Boyd |
Marking a sharp change in the pattern that dominated the rail industry during the recession, nearly every Class I railroad operating in the United States increased employment by the time they made the
Rail News
North-American rail
Canada Offers $550 Million toward New Bridge
Courtney Tower |
OTTAWA — Canada offered the state of Michigan up to $550 million as a sweetener to get the legislature to give final approval to the building of a controversial new bridge between Detroit and Wi
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Freight Volume Expands Again for Large Railroads
John D. Boyd |
The major railroads of North America are enjoying a steady surge in freight shipments that is showing up in a range of industrial commodities and factory products.
Rail News
North-American rail
Genesee Short Line Profit Rises 15 Percent
John D. Boyd |
Genesee & Wyoming -- an operator of short line railroads in North America, Australia and the Netherlands – saw first-quarter profit rise 15 percent to $16 million while the appreciation of f
Rail News
American RailCar Posts First Quarter Loss
John D. Boyd |
American Railcar Industries posted a $7 million loss in the first quarter, but President and CEO James Cowan said bid requests are coming in for new car builds while demand has been strong for various
Rail News
Halifax Sets Supply-Chain Performance Standards
Peter T. Leach |
The Halifax Port Authority said it reached agreement with its two main container terminal operators, Cerescorp and Halterm, on setting performance standards designed to increase the speed of the impor
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North-American rail
RailAmerica Loses $2.5 Million in First Quarter
John D. Boyd |
RailAmerica, one of the largest operators of North American short line railroads, lost $2.5 million in the first three months of 2010 but saw business turning higher in some key ways.
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S&P Sees Uneven Transportation Recovery
Joseph Bonney |
North American transportation companies are seeing initial, uneven signs of increasing demand but most remain cautious about declaring that a broad and sustained recovery is at hand, Standard & Po
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Trinity Profit Falls 94 Percent to $2 Million
John D. Boyd |
Trinity Industries, North America’s largest freight railcar builder, saw its rail business lose more money in the first quarter while its overall profit shrank by 94 percent to $2 million.
Rail News
P.A.M. Transportation Gains Customers, Revenue Soars
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Truckload carrier P.A.M.
Trucking News
Trucker Averitt Launches Intermodal Service
John D. Boyd |
Averitt Express added intermodal trailer and container operations to its line of trucking and other services as part of its “full-load/volume transportation” package for customers.
Trucking News
LTL
North-American rail
NAFTA Trade Soars Record 24.1 Percent
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Surface trade with Canada and Mexico rose for the third consecutive month in February, surging a record 24.1 percent compared with the previous February, one of the slowest months of the recession.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Teamsters Launch Drive on FedEx Labor Coverage
R.G. Edmonson |
The Teamsters on Wednesday launched a multimedia blitz to push Congress to change federal law that makes it tougher organize FedEx Express drivers.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
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Trucking labor
Canadian Pacific Profit Surges 74 Percent
Thomas L. Gallagher |
Canadian Pacific Railway boosted profit 74 percent in the first quarter as an improved economy sparked higher revenue and lower expenses.
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