Transport Topics
Transport Topics
- ASCE Report: COVID-19 Compounds Infrastructure Woes
- FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago
- Safety Groups, Teamsters Petition FMCSA to Reconsider HOS Final Rule
- OPEC Cuts Output to Lowest Since 1991 as Virus Slams Oil Demand
- Commodity Freighters Are Shrugging Off COVID-19 — For Now
- House Climate Change Plan Tackles Heavy-Duty Equipment at Ports
- CARB Releases Proposal to Cut Future NOx, Particulate Matter Emissions
- Manufacturing Bounces Back in June on Reopenings
- Daimler CEO Warns of ‘Drastic’ Pay Cuts, Deeper Restructuring
- Cargo Theft Likely to Increase Over July Fourth Holiday, Report Says
- Is Density Related to COVID-19 Infection Rates? These Experts Say No
- House OKs $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan That Impacts HOS, Insurance
- US Unemployment Falls to 11.1%; Trucking Adds 8,000 Jobs
- FAA Concludes Three Days of Test Flights of Boeing’s 737 Max
- House Infrastructure Bill Will Never Become Law, Rep. Sam Graves Says
- Tesla Beats Delivery Expectations, Sending Shares Surging
- Louisiana Passes Legislation Aimed at Significant Tort Reform
- House Clears Extension of Small Business Loan Program to August
- YRC Worldwide Receives $700 Million Federal Loan Package
ArcBest, Saia Announce Lower Second-Quarter Earnings
Second-quarter net income declined 31% at Saia Inc. and 49% at ArcBest Corp. as the trend toward lower earnings at most carriers persisted in a freight market both companies described as "challenging."
UPS Net Income Rises to $1.27 Billion in Second Quarter
UPS Inc. boosted second-quarter net income by 3.2% to $1.27 billion, or $1.43 per share, led by higher domestic and international profitability.
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor Has Second-Best June Ever
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor had its second-best June on record after handling 303,000 tons of freight, including shipments of huge cranes from Europe.
Three Truckload and LTL Carriers Post Lower 2Q Earnings
Top truckload carriers Swift Transportation and Werner Enterprises reported weaker second-quarter earnings July 21 because of overall weakness in broad freight market rates, while earnings dropped at airfreight and intermodal specialist Forward Air Inc. after a $42.4 million charge based on an acquisition in 2013.
Cargo Traffic Declines on St. Lawrence Seaway
Year-to-date ship traffic on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system has been slower than expected in 2016, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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