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Jevic puts the brakes on operations
LTL carrier cites market conditions as driver for suspending business. Click here to continue
Parcel shipping: USPS set to go the "first mile"
A Q&A interview with United States Postal Service executive Jim Cochrane looks at new pricing and the competitive landscape Click here to continue
Ocean Cargo:
Port of Los Angeles will face legal battle over truckers
The Port of Los Angeles harbor commission wasted little time in voting to ban independent truck drivers by the end of 2013. And in open defiance of protests made by a variety of shipper groups prior to last Friday’s meeting, the decision was unanimous. Click here to continue
Bush signs bill halting Strategic Petroleum Reserve acquisitions into law
One week after the U.S. Senate voted to temporarily suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), President George W. Bush officially signed a bill into law, which temporarily suspends the acquisition of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Click here to continue
Diesel prices remain over $4 per gallon
Diesel prices were up 16.6 cents this week to $4.497 per gallon, remaining above $4 per gallon for the sixth consecutive week and again hitting a new record. This week's price is 169.4 cents higher than the price last year at this time. Click here to continue
STB urged to revise its RR contracts proposal
In comments filed May 12 with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), the League expressed strong reservations over the agency’s decision to delineate between common carriage rates from contract pricing arrangements by proposing that rail carriers consider requirements for a “full disclosure statement” and “informed consent” when a carrier seeks to enter into a rail transportation contract. Click here to continue
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