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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
This increase follows a 2.5 percent gain and a 0.1 percent decline, respectively, over the last two weeks, with diesel prices showing gains in 17 of the last 18 weeks. On an annual basis, diesel is up 96.1 cents.Posted on 04/05 at 05:04 AM
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News • Trucking • Supply Chain Management • Transportation • Diesel Prices • Diesel • Permalink
Monday, April 04, 2011
Following a recent announcement which called for reducing United States oil imports by one-third in the next decade, President Barack Obama last week rolled out a new energy-focused initiative focusing on trucking in a speech at a UPS facility in Landover, Maryland.Posted on 04/04 at 10:52 AM
News • Sustainability • Trucking • Supply Chain Management • UPS • FedEx • Obama • Permalink
News • Sustainability • Trucking • Supply Chain Management • UPS • FedEx • Obama • Permalink
Friday, April 01, 2011
In its March Manufacturing Report on Business, the ISM reported that the index it uses to measure the manufacturing sector—known as the PMI—was 61.2 percent, a 0.2 percent decline from February’s 61.4. February matched the highest PMI level since May 2004.Posted on 04/01 at 01:23 PM
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News • Supply Chain Management • Manufacturing • ISM • Permalink
NYK Logistics (Americas) Inc. (NLA) and Yusen Air & Sea Service (U.S.A.) Inc. (YAS) merged today, thereby creating a new major force in the global marketplace
Posted on 04/01 at 08:42 AM
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News • Supply Chain • Supply Chain Management • Logistics • Permalink
Carload volume at 299,903 was up 1.9 percent annually and surpassed the week ending March 19 which hit 293,772. Intermodal volumes were up 5.7 percent at 223,034 trailers and containers,
Posted on 04/01 at 07:03 AM
News • Supply Chain Management • Rail Freight • Intermodal • Logistics • AAR • Railroad Shipping • Permalink
News • Supply Chain Management • Rail Freight • Intermodal • Logistics • AAR • Railroad Shipping • Permalink
Thursday, March 31, 2011
TransCore reported that linehaul rates for vans on the spot market were up 38 percent in the 64 national lanes it tracks. But it also pointed out that rate declines in the remaining lanes left the national average up 0.8 percent.Posted on 03/31 at 11:56 AM
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News • Trucking • Supply Chain • Supply Chain Management • Transportation • Logistics • TransCore • Permalink
In a speech at Georgetown University yesterday, President Barack Obama outlined his plan to reduce the oil imported into the United States by one-third in the next decade.
Posted on 03/31 at 09:47 AM
News • Energy • Supply Chain Management • Transportation • Diesel • Oil • Oil Prices • Obama • Permalink
News • Energy • Supply Chain Management • Transportation • Diesel • Oil • Oil Prices • Obama • Permalink
Various transportation interests met on Capitol Hill this week for a two-day hearing hosted by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, which focused on pending surface transportation reauthorization.
Posted on 03/31 at 08:19 AM
News • Trucking • Ocean Freight • Supply Chain Management • Transportation • Regulations • Transportation Infrastructure • Permalink
News • Trucking • Ocean Freight • Supply Chain Management • Transportation • Regulations • Transportation Infrastructure • Permalink
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
It is unfortunate indeed, that a populist movement seems necessary now to advance a trade agenda that should be led by the Obama Administration.Posted on 03/30 at 07:48 AM
Blogs • Global Trade • Supply Chain • Supply Chain Management • Permalink
Blogs • Global Trade • Supply Chain • Supply Chain Management • Permalink
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
After a 0.1 cent decline last week, diesel prices went up 2.5 cents to $3.932 per gallon, with prices up 99.3 cents on an annual basis.Posted on 03/29 at 11:46 AM
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News • Trucking • Supply Chain Management • Transportation • Diesel Prices • Diesel • Permalink


