This Week in Logistics - 06/03/09 | Logistics Management

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Logistics and business manufacturing: Economic indicators are positive, but freight levels have not caught up
While the recession continues, many reports indicate the economy has “bottomed out” and that a recovery may be in the works.
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Global logistics/trucking news: Report states Mexican concern to sue U.S. over U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking issue
A Reuters report published yesterday stated that a group of roughly 4,500 Mexican truckers plan to sue the United States for $6 billion, due to the United States Congress’s decision to shut down the cross-border trucking pilot program between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Railroad shipping: Senators team up to craft new legislation focused on railroad antitrust exemption and reforming STB
Two U.S. Senators eyeing major changes in the freight railroad industry said they are joining forces to craft legislation that they said will address the longstanding concerns of rail shippers and make the rail industry more competitive.
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Parcel shipping: UPS eyes cost-cutting measures through pilot concessions
Various reports have stated that UPS is looking to save $40 million this year in cost savings from pilots that do not involve furloughs. This is part of the company’s goal to save $131 million in wages over the next three years.
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Diesel prices
Diesel prices went up 0.078 cents this week to $2.352 per gallon. This week's price is $2.355 lower than the price last year at this time.
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Bill would prohibit tolls on existing highways
Last month, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), ranking Republican on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, introduced a bill to prohibit charging tolls on existing federal highways.
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Critical Cargoes
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New focus on Latin American seaports
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It's Personal
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GM and The Continued Assault On Business and Commerce In This Country
Well, it has finally happened. General Motors filed for bankruptcy this morning. Going back a couple of years, who among us could have even fathomed that we would ever be reading or writing that GM, an icon of American industry, would file for bankruptcy protection? While the news of GM saddens me, what really frightens and angers me is witnessing the war on business and commerce that continues in Washington. More
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