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Bimodal Service Debuts In Britain British joint venture company Charterail, set up last year between the private sector and British Rail to offer door-to-door distribution of time-sensitive goods, is claiming [...]

For a decade now, U.S. railroads have had much of the market freedom that was supposed to turn around a moribund industry. The industry is far healthier than it was [...]

Byline: Justin Carretta, online news editor UPS has put into service a new international hub at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, featuring the largest on-site 24/7 customs inspection area [...]

Donations Split Between Eight Charitable Organizations to Benefit Local Children and Elderly JOPLIN, Mo. i Dec. 5, 2008 i Con-way Truckload, a full-truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: [...]

COMPANY: BLS Trucking OPERATION: Primarily short-haul lumber, some appliances and wood pellets Josh Zimmet, exec. administrator PROBLEM: BLS Trucking hauls lumber out of approximately 60 lumber yards with a fleet [...]

Con-way Truckload has become a participant in the U.S. Dept. of Labor National Apprenticeship Program, the company announced. The program allows eligible veterans and active military members to receive paid, [...]

BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher UPS is offering financing for U.S. importers. With UPS Capital Cargo Finance, small U.S. importers can use their in-transit UPS shipments as collateral for loans. Instead [...]

Con-way Freight is expanding its employee wellness program after positive initial results and feedback, the company said. The company plans to make the program available to a total of 6,400 [...]

UPS restored package delivery service in most of the area affected by Hurricane Gustav, the company said Sept. 3. Service was not restored in New Orleans, where the city government [...]

Agency drivers get a lot of flak in the industry, but a few are currently using TruckNet UK to give the other side of the story - and some real [...]

Michelin Americas Truck Tires has announced it has begun offering its products and services at an additional 32 United States truckstop locations in the first half of 2008. 'Truck stops [...]

As supply chain professionals convened at the beginning of this month for the Food Marketing Institute's Supply Chain Conference, held in the picturesque resort community of Palm Springs, Calif., the [...]

BYLINE: William B. Cassidy What can a trucker do when fuel hits $4 a gallon? Start hauling it. Schneider National Bulk is starting a fuel-hauling service in the Gulf Coast [...]

When ocean carriers approach Southern California harbor trucking companies for rate quotes, the truckers have a stock answer: 'We don't know what our rates are going to be this year.' [...]

BYLINE: Ari Natter Members of Congress angry at the Department of Transportation for carrying forward with the unpopular crossborder trucking program had a chance to vent their anger to Transportation [...]

Henningsen is an 83-year-old, diversified company with full service temperature controlled logistic services and real estate holdings in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. The company offers over [...]

President www.ndtahq.com This will be a challenging year for many of our members. The fallout from the mortgage loan industry and decline in the housing and automotive markets impact the [...]

Regional motor carriers are depending on personalized service to win shippers' business. What do Butler shoes, DAP caulk, Spiegel clothing, and Sony electronics have in common? They're all commodities shipped [...]

SHIPPERS PICK QUALITY CARRIERS The actual cost int's that much: a nice-looking plaque, a few handshakes, a celebratory dinner to two. But shippers who formally recognize their carriers for excellence [...]

Henningsen is an 83-year-old, diversified company with full service temperature controlled logistic services and real estate holdings in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. The company offers over [...]

Instructional Technologies, Inc. has added a new suite of thirteen lessons for training in OSHA and Workplace Safety practices to its Pro-TREAD and Pro-TREAD In-Cab offerings. According to ITI, the [...]

Starting in 2008, UPS Freight - the trucking arm of United Parcel Service - will begin offering an on-time performance guarantee similar to that which has long been offered to [...]

BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The first U.S.-based truck crossed the Mexican border on Friday Sept. 14 as part of the Transportation Department's test trucking program. Stagecoach Cartage and Distribution, based [...]

It's a day of logistical learning for Rhymer Rigby as he co-pilots a UPS parcels van. About a year ago, I tried couriering the hard way for this column - [...]

When CM first made contact with AFS, we assumed it was purely a road haulage firm. It does indeed have this capability, but there is more to this Eastleigh, Hampshire [...]

Advice to truckers: Squeaky wheels get the grease Harbor truckers have long complained about having to deliver containers and chassis to off-terminal depots for free or for rates that don't [...]

For Meridian IQ, the emotional roller coaster began four years ago. That's when the global logistics management subsidiary of Yellow Roadway Corp. began serious inquiries into the Chinese market. Company [...]

UPS called this week for the creation of a federal Railroad Trust Fund to pay for needed capacity expansion of the nation's railroad networks. Testifying at a Surface Transportation Board [...]

The change in fortunes and outlook for railroads in recent years has been nothing if not startling. It has triggered a debate among securities analysts, consultants and others who share [...]

Henningsen is an 83-year-old, diversified company with full service temperature controlled logistic services and real estate holdings in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. The company offers over [...]

Trucks are the best regional airfreighters around, says Ram Menen, senior vice president of cargo of Emirates Airlines. He's only half joking. 'If you look at the forecasts, you'll see [...]

YRC Worldwide is extending the overhaul of the USF regional division it launched a couple of years ago when it bought the LTL business as the company consolidates the various [...]

Amid signs of a weakening economy in the wake of a soft peak season, the trucking industry is heading toward 2007 under clouds of uncertainty. As questions grow about demand, [...]

Founded in 1995, the electronic bypass system PrePass has now saved participating motor carriers $1 billion, according to the organization. The system is currently operational at 263 locations in 26 [...]

Byline: TERRENCE NGUYEN Circadian Technologies, a business consulting firm specializing in sleep patterns, is looking for consensus from sleep experts and over-the-road truckers on how the hours-of-service (HOS) rules could [...]

Truckload Carriers Truckload carriers differ from LTL carriers in that they only pick up loads that can fill an entire trailer, although a high percentage of LTL carriers will accommodate [...]

An initial study by consulting firm ABI Research finds that the commercial logistics sector, especially delivery fleets, will provide the biggest boost to advanced real-time traffic information services delivered via [...]

Henningsen is an 83-year-old, fourth generation family business. The full service logistics company offers both temperature controlled warehousing and transportation services, and currently operates over 37 million cubic feet of [...]

If you think that all there is to UPS is its brown trucks and uniformed drivers, think again. United Parcel Service of America's 3,500 Detroit area employees handled more than [...]

Little Rock, AR-based steel hauling fleet Maverick USA has reported reducing lane departure accidents by 65% since it began installing the Iteris Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system on its 1,000 [...]

Operators who have paid more than [pounds sterling]105 might be able to claim a refund. Chris Tindall reports. Haulage companies who believe that they have been overcharged by recovery operators [...]

Like information on the internet, goods are moving around the world with ever greater efficiency. But Paul Markillie spots dangers lurking in modern supply chains LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, 2am. Roaring thrust-reversers [...]

Vehicle management firm PHH Arval and its truck finance leasing sister company First Fleet Corp. are forming a new dedicated truck group to expand light, medium, and heavy truck services [...]