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October 2007 - Posts
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ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG said it signed a new contract with its long-standing customer Solvay Chemicals to handle the latter's air freight shipment on high-value pharmaceutical and healthcare ...
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Voters in central and south Mississippi going to the polls Tuesday can endorse their current transportation commissioners or choose new leadership.
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The transportation agency says it will not reopen a stretch of the road in Robeson Township that has been closed since it was damaged by flooding in 1987.
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About $1.2 million will be available annually to organizations that provide public transportation services to rural Oklahomans.
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ALAMOSA — Transportation needs identified through 2035 in the San Luis Valley’s six counties plus Chaffee County total $2.6 billion at 2008 prices. Available resources to meet those needs in the next 28 years total $67.8 million.
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Economic downturns in affiliated industries have helped cause Wabash National Corp. to report lower earnings and scale back its production plans and manpower requirements.
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Back in 2001, I joined APL in their logistics group. During the interview I was asked why I wanted to joing APL. Man, that list was long but my knowledge was deep. In knew what to say. Lets see... first to market with 45 ft containers....first to market Read More...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A consultant's report that cost taxpayers $2.5 million says that projects at the state Transportation Department proceed slowly because of a lack of priorization, accountability and coordination.
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The North East Area Commission on Transportation will hold its next meeting Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oregon Department of Transportation Region 5 Headquarters, 3012 Island Ave.
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I was recently mailed my absentee ballot for the King County elections. The transportation district has Proposition No. 1 listed as a voting item. The title is:
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Knight Transportation, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (NYSE: KNX) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Robert Baird&Company ' s 2007 Industrial Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at 8:20 A.M. Central Time.
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However, I came accross an interesting perspective on the Soil Association's decision to move towards fair trade for their certified organic air freight produce. (there's more going on there too, in relation to heated glasshouses and ...
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Charlie Brown: "I got a rock..." Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. My kids love it and my wife loves it. Charlie Brown holiday cartoons also remind me of my childhood in the 1960's and 70's. "The Great Pumpkin" was my very favorite. Check it out. Read More...
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Technology in the trucking industry comes in as many forms and functions as there are types of freight. There's technology to track driver performance, build complete loads, track and trace deliveries, compile profiles of shipper preferences and needs, manage trailers on a freight yard, and even warn drivers they're about to make an unsafe lane change on a busy highway.
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In the old days it was called the “oops” market. It thrived on those heartburn-inducing days when a mistake in the supply chain threatened to shut down an entire assembly line or lead to the loss of a valuable customer. Alarm bells would sound: Call an expedited carrier, get a truck, any truck, just get it there and we’ll worry about the bill later.
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It’s that time of year again. Hunters, like Ted Glaser, Owens Corning’s new international transportation leader, have already been checking out their deer stands and figuring out how not to get lost in the dark. And while Ted is out hunting in the woods, many of you are inside thinking about a different kind of hunt: The hunt for transportation savings in 2008.
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The most environmentally damaging form of freight transport, which also happens often to be the default way of hauling cargo, is by road. Lorries, on average, emit 59 grams of carbon per tonne-kilometre. ...
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TOKYO — A portion of the slush fund created by a scandal-tainted defense equipment trading house was used for transportation fees for politicians, investigative sources said Wednesday. Former Yamada Corp executive Motonobu Miyazaki made the revelation when questioned by Tokyo prosecutors.
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Jim Humphrey, director of the Charlotte Department of Transportation, will retire Dec. 21 after 33 years with the city.
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Menlo Worldwide, LLC, the third-party logistics services provider of Con-way Inc. , announced today that the U.S. Government Accountability Office has dismissed an earlier filed protest of the contract award to Menlo Worldwide Government Services, LLC for the $1.6 billion Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative .
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As state lawmakers considered Gov. Martin O'Malley's transportation funding bill today, Senate Minority Leader David Brinkley said residents of Frederick and other rural counties should not pay an increased gas tax that could benefit mass transit projects in other areas of the state.
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Transportation Sec. John Porcari testified Wednesday that Maryland needs a steady revenue source to maintain aging bridges and take care of other transportation needs.
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At a time when lawmakers are faced with a colossal budget deficit, Transportation Secretary John Porcari testified Wednesday that Maryland needs a steady revenue source to maintain aging bridges and take care of other transportation needs.
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Oil-tank barge operator K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. said Wednesday its fiscal first quarter profit jumped 63 percent due to a bigger fleet, strong rates and vessel utilization.
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State Transportation Secretary John Porcari told state lawmakers Wednesday that the $400 million budget allotment Gov. Martin O'Malley proposed for transportation maintenance and improvements wouldn't be enough to significantly address a backlog of unfunded projects.
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K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P.'s (KSP) fiscal first-quarter earnings grew to $6.67 million, or 62 cents a share, from $4.09 million, or 40 cents, a year earlier, boosted by 31% higher revenue.
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Air Frieght Forwarding Could Be Operated Out Of Your Home Office. Asking Price: $260000 Annual Revenues: $400000 Annual Adjusted Net: $95000.
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A state official says that Maryland would need more than the $400 million that's being proposed for infrastructure needs to make significant progress on a backlog of transportation projects.
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I own a that has many (over 25) locations across the nation. I first found www.affinityfreight.com on the web...
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NEW YORK----K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. today announced record operating results and net income for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007. The Company also announced that its distribution to unitholders for the first quarter will increase by $0.02, or 2.9%, to $0.72 per unit, or $2.88 per unit annualized.
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Bayt.com | Latest Jobs - -Receive customer payments and immediately update these payments on the related systems. Issuing the proper receipt for the amount received to the relevant customer. -Prepare bank slips and make sure these are ...
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Oscar Munoz, executive vice president and chief financial officer at CSX Corporation , will address the 22nd Annual Citigroup Transportation Conference in New York on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 8:30 a.m.
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Chevron Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced today that they have entered into a collaborative research and development agreement to study and advance technology to produce liquid transportation fuels using algae.
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James Foote, executive vice-president, Sales and Marketing, for CN(NYSE: CNI), will address the Citigroup Transportation Conference at 9 a.m. Eastern time Nov. 6, 2007.
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Regardless of the cause of this movement, they remain bullish on the dry bulk sector for the next several years as strong commodity demand, particularly by developing countries, will keep freight rates elevated in the face of limited ...
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The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the announcement by Rail Minister Tom Harris ...
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The South Shore commute was a bit different Tuesday. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority formally opened the Greenbush commuter line.
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A former Luzerne County Transportation Authority executive who acted as an intermediary in the sale of $10,000 worth of stolen traveler’s checks will spend 18 months in a federal prison.
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PITKIN COUNTY Pitkin County plans to launch a new transportation-themed TV station in the coming months.
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HOK has completed several LEED-certified transportation projects. HOK chairman Bill Valentine has earned a nod from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) for his commitment to innovative and sustainable transportation.
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Brazilian slab prices are on an upward trend but net revenues achieved by exporters have decreased due to the impact of freight rates, according to the director of a major exporter.
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"York Capital Management LLC, the hedge-fund firm founded by James Dinan, is leading an investor group competing to buy the freight unit of Hungary's state-owned railway."
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Airfreight transportation provider Kitty Hawk Inc. said this week that the company—and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries—will halt all scheduled network and air and ground operations, effective immediately. ...
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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was up 4.2 percent in August 2007 compared to August 2006 and reached $69.2 billion, according to data released by the United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today.
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CN(NYSE: CNI) today filed with the United States Surface Transportation Board its application seeking regulatory authorization to acquire the principal rail lines of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company.
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The Sacramento Area Council of Governments on Nov. 5 is releasing a draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan and a related draft environmental study for a 45-day public comment period closing Dec. 20.
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Thomas N. Hund, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI), will address Citi's 22nd Annual Transportation Conference on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 10:45 a.m.
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Jim Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation , will address the Citigroup 2007 Transportation Conference in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 10:00 a.m.
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``The strength in freight rates from West Africa to the US Gulf Coast suggests that US refineries may be preparing to receive more of the new Angolan low-sulfur medium grade Plutonio,'' the report said. ``Our view is that we don't think ...
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Transportation spend management experts at Atlanta-based NPI predict recent carrier rate increases will deal a powerful and negative blow to companies that rely on parcel shipping - unless they have an aggressive spend management and contract negotiation strategy in place.
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The immediate release of $1 million in emergency relief funds to California will help pay for urgent repairs to roads and bridges damaged by wildfires, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced today.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.----Kansas City Southern executive vice president and chief financial officer Patrick J. Ottensmeyer will address the Citigroup 2007 Transportation Conference at 11:15 a.m.
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Rob Knight, executive vice president - Finance and chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation ( Nachrichten ) (NYSE:UNP), will discuss the Company ' s franchise, growth opportunities and efficiency efforts at the Citigroup Transportation Conference at 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 in New York, NY.
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OMAHA, Neb.----Rob Knight, executive vice president - Finance and chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation , will discuss the Company's franchise, growth opportunities and efficiency efforts at the Citigroup Transportation Conference at 9:30 a.m.
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pleased to announce the addition of Manis Logistics to the Epay Manager freight distribution and ... provides third-party logistics services to the produce industry. Additional information may be obtained at or ...
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That may have a different meaning after a break in this week at a Broussard freight company. Broussard Police Chief Brannon Decou says more than 50 of the consoles were stolen from the SAJA freight facility on Highway 90. ...
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QSI Corporation's VTERM-J mobile data terminal (MDT) has been deployed as part of Everyday Wireless's school bus and pupil tracking solution. The VTERM-J in-vehicle terminal allows Everyday Wireless to include driver login/logout, rider on/off, vehicle inspection and emergency text messaging capabilities with their existing GPS-based pupil transportation solution. (PRWeb Oct 30, 2007) Post ...
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One factor driving the commodities markets was a rise freight rates. The Baltic Dry index, a composite measure of shipping costs, rose to a fresh record of 11033, thanks in part to the insatiable appetite for raw materials in China. ...
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TransCore has integrated voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) into the company's US version of 3sixty Freight Match, an Internet-based logistics service that facilitates matching shipper's freight to available trucks.
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QSI Corporation's VTERM-J mobile data terminal (MDT) has been deployed as part of Everyday Wireless's school bus and pupil tracking solution. The VTERM-J in-vehicle terminal allows Everyday Wireless to include driver login/logout, rider on/off, vehicle inspection and emergency text messaging capabilities with their existing GPS-based pupil transportation solution.
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