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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
FedEx received good news last week, when a federal judge in Indiana ruled that FedEx Ground drivers in Kansas are independent contractors and not full-time employees.Posted on 08/25 at 09:39 AM
News • FedEx • Parcel • Jerry Hempstead • Permalink
News • FedEx • Parcel • Jerry Hempstead • Permalink
Georgia Ports Authority’s Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced today that the GPA moved more than a quarter million TEUs in July 2010
The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently announced it is petitioning the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to move its Standard Mail parcels from its market-dominant product list to its competitive products list.
Posted on 08/25 at 08:10 AM
News • USPS • Parcel • Parcel Select • Postal Regulatory Commission • Permalink
News • USPS • Parcel • Parcel Select • Postal Regulatory Commission • Permalink
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Transportation and logistics services provider Con-way Inc. said today that John G. Labrie, president of Con-way Freight, the company’s less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary, has left the company to pursue other interests.Posted on 08/24 at 08:38 AM
News • LTL • Con-way • Con-way Freight • John Labrie • Douglas Stotlar • Permalink
News • LTL • Con-way • Con-way Freight • John Labrie • Douglas Stotlar • Permalink
Diesel prices are continuing to fluctuate to a wide degree, according to data released yesterday by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Posted on 08/24 at 07:47 AM
News • Department of Energy • Diesel Prices • EIA • Diesel • Information Administration • Crude Oil • Permalink
News • Department of Energy • Diesel Prices • EIA • Diesel • Information Administration • Crude Oil • Permalink
Citing improving financial conditions, UPS said it is reducing the number of its planned pilot furloughs from 300 down to 230, according to an Associated Press report.
Posted on 08/24 at 06:28 AM
News • UPS • Pilots • Furloughs • Independent Pilots Association • Permalink
News • UPS • Pilots • Furloughs • Independent Pilots Association • Permalink
The global trading system is experiencing “extraordinary volatility” and this is being reflected in the performance of the freight forwarding industry, said Jon Manners-Bell of Transport Intelligence (Ti), a London-based think tank.
Posted on 08/24 at 04:29 AM
News • Warehouse • Air Cargo • Freight • Ocean Freight • Inventory • Global Trade • Supply Chain • Logistics • Permalink
News • Warehouse • Air Cargo • Freight • Ocean Freight • Inventory • Global Trade • Supply Chain • Logistics • Permalink
Senate Joint Resolution 33 by State Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Ports and Goods Movement, was passed unanimously by the California State Assembly this week
Posted on 08/24 at 04:22 AM
News • Freight • Supply Chain • Transportation • Trade • Shipping • Permalink
News • Freight • Supply Chain • Transportation • Trade • Shipping • Permalink
Monday, August 23, 2010
Dry van truckload carrier USA Truck has expanded its intermodal menu, announcing it recently inked a long-term contract with Class I railroad carrier BNSF Railway to move private 53-foot domestic intermodal containers.Posted on 08/23 at 10:13 AM
News • Container • Intermodal • BNSF • IANA • Trailers • TOFC • COFC • USA Truck • Permalink
News • Container • Intermodal • BNSF • IANA • Trailers • TOFC • COFC • USA Truck • Permalink
Class I railroad carrier Norfolk Southern recently announced it has eliminated what it described as a critical choke point on its Crescent Corridor initiative with a reconfigured rail junction near Front Royal, Virginia.
Posted on 08/23 at 08:54 AM
News • Norfolk Southern • Crescent Corridor • Class I Railroad • Permalink
News • Norfolk Southern • Crescent Corridor • Class I Railroad • Permalink
