Today's News
Transportation News & Journal of Commerce
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hear public comments at the Mid-America Trucking Show next month about the potential that drivers using electronic onboard recorders could be harassed by the carriers they drive for. Read more... |
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday awarded Kansas City Southern a $54.6 million loan to buy 30 new diesel-electric locomotives.... Read more... |
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Dock workers on Wednesday suspended a three-week campaign of rolling wildcat strikes at APM Terminals container facility in Rotterdam that... Read more... |
The backlog of Class 8 trucks on order rose to 125,200 units in January, the biggest backlog since last July,... Read more... |
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OOCL and Regional Container Lines are teaming up to start a vessel-sharing service between China and Thailand in March.
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TAMPA, Fla. - The Technology & Maintenance Council gave one fleet executive and four associate members its Silver Spark Plug Award for career achievement at TMC's annual meeting being held here this week. Read more... |
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Diesel fuel rose for a fourth week, gaining 1.7 cents to $3.96 a gallon, while gasoline rose for the eighth time in nine weeks, the Department of Energy said. Read more... |
Existing home sales rose for a fourth straight month in January, reaching the highest level since May, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. Read more... |
WSJ.com: US Business
US Business
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Investigators Probe a Rush at MF Global to Move Cash
Investigators probing the collapse of MF Global are scrutinizing two money transfers made during the securities firm's final days in an effort to uncover what happened to $1.6 billion in missing customer funds.
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Deutsche Telekom Gloomy on 2012
Deutsche Telekom said it expects operating profit to drop further after reporting more customer losses in the U.S. and as the tough economy in many parts of Europe continues to hurt the company.
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Dexia Posts Loss on Break-Up Costs
Dexia reported a $15.37 billion net loss for 2011, driven by a write-off of its Greek bond portfolio and costs linked to the break-up of the bank.
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Verizon in Spectrum Spat
T-Mobile and MetroPCS are asking regulators to block Verizon Wireless's $3.9 billion purchase of airwave rights held by cable companies.
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Web Firms to Adopt 'No Track' Button
A coalition of Internet companies including Google has agreed to support a do-not-track button to be embedded in most Web browsers—a move that the industry had been resisting for more than a year.
