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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

August rail carload totals were again a bit of a mixed bag, according to data published by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

President Barack Obama is putting a major emphasis on transportation infrastructure to help get the United States economy back on track.

YRC Worldwide, Inc. may be poised this month to impose a general rate increase of 5.9 percent.

Friday, September 03, 2010

The value of world merchandise trade rose around 25 percent in the first six months of 2010 up strongly from the same period of 2009.

Coming on the heels of a 0.5 percent gain from June to July, the Institute of Supply Management’s Non-Manufacturing Report on Business displayed the ongoing signs of a fragile economy with a decline from July to August.

Recent volumes for U.S. railroads continue to be record-breaking as evidenced by intermodal and carload volumes for the week ending August 28, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Penske Logistics, a subsidiary of global transportation services provider Penske Corporation, announced it has opened up a new 110,000 square-foot square foot factory distribution center in Manaus, Brazil.

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Just as it had prevailed over Hurricane Katrina, the Port of New Orleans seems to have won another epic environmental battle -- the BP oil spill

Class I railroad carrier Norfolk Southern (NS) said it has rolled out a five year goal to reduce its carbon footprint through fuel-savings technology and improvements in operating efficiencies, as well as lower its greenhouse gas emissions per revenue ton-mile 10 percent by 2014 compared with 2009 emissions.

At a time when it is up against daunting financial conditions, the United States Postal Service (USPS) said it has kicked off negotiations with the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU).