Lower inventories are the key to a growth in freight volume later this year. In spite of headlines about layoffs, lower profits and plunging stock prices, there are very clear signs that the economy is now on the upswin
Read More →A new study published last month shows that groups calling for increased use of rail as a way to protect the environment are off track
Read More →Competition between FedEx and UPS is heating up, with both making announcements affecting drop-off locations
Read More →The Logistics Technologies unit of UPS Logistics Group, Baltimore, has released eROADNET, a sophisticated Internet technology that allows customers to schedule their own deliveries
Read More →A snowstorm that swept through the East Coast yesterday caused a 116-vehicle pileup in northern Virginia
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Unresolved disagreements over how much an inventor should receive for his technology could put a crimp in U.S. truck and trailer production beginning March 1. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires each tractor manufactured after that date to have a light on the dashboard indicating when the antilock braking has malfunctioned. A requirement for royalties for the technology that enables this has cropped up, and it has upset affected manufacturers
Read More →UPS will expand its freight forwarding business with the purchase of San Francisco based Fritz Companies
Read More →Canadian transportation groups hope a groundbreaking new study on trucker fatigue will not only save lives and reduce big rig collisions, but will also help solve the hours of service controversy north of the border
Read More →UPS reported record revenues and earnings for the fourth quarter and the year, despite slowing U.S. business
Read More →Following rate hikes by competitors FedEx and UPS, Airborne Express this week announced a new pricing structure
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