Traffic World articles from December 2006

Traffic World archives from December 2006

U.S. Manufacturing Contracts.(Industry overview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Manufacturing in the United States declined in November, ending 41 months of consecutive growth, according to a national survey. The Institute for Supply Management's index fell sharply to 49.5 percent....

Diana Takes Capesize Carrier.(contracts of Diana Shipping)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Diana Shipping on Nov. 28 took delivery of a large newly-built dry bulk carrier. The Sideris GS is a 174,186 dwt Capesize, built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The vessel is too large for the Panama or...

C.H. Robinson Expands in India.(C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. acquires Triune Freight and Triune Logistics)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher C.H. Robinson Worldwide is expanding its operation in India, one of the world's fastest growing markets, with the acquisition of nationwide forwarder Triune Freight and Triune Logistics. Triune has...

CN Extends CEO Contract.(E. Hunter Harrison extends Chief executive officer contracts with Canadian National Railway Co.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The board of directors at Canadian National Railway approved a one-year contract extension for E. Hunter Harrison, the company's president and CEO for the last four years. The new contract will run through Dec. 31, 2009. Harrison had...

Nissan Deploys RFID in Mississippi.
December 1, 2006... At its Canton, Miss. assembly plant, Nissan is deploying an active RFID, real-time locating system from WhereNet to automate its inbound supply chain and outbound delivery chain. Nissan will use a single wireless architecture to run...

Peters to Meet on DM&E.(Mary Peters to discuss Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's expansion plans)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... BYLINE: Angela Greiling Keane Transportation Secretary Mary Peters accepted an invitation from Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., and will travel next week to Rochester to discuss the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's expansion plans. ...

New Century Adds Western Freightways.(New Century Transportation Inc. acquires Western Freightways Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... New Century Transportation on Dec. 1 acquired Colorado-based Western Freightways, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary.  Marc Haney, president of Western Freightways, will remain at the helm of the company. "Our team has...

Shipper Gets Clearer Toll Data.(Brunswick Boat Group)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher National toll programs and wireless toll collection have made toll-paying much simpler and more efficient for carriers. But Jonathan Young, controller for BBG Logistics, found that they created more problems for...

Tracking Forecast.(Metro Group Inc.)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Paul Page The basics of the latest big story in supply chain technology are that European retailer METRO Group took a step forward for shippers last month when it lined with tech provider Savi Networks for real-time tracking for...

Facts on Fuel Surcharges.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... I appreciate Chris Bailey's critique of my commentary on fuel surcharges ("Shippers No Fools When it Comes to Fuel Surcharges," Traffic World, Oct. 30). However I think that Mr. Bailey made several assumptions about my purpose and intent that...

Tolling Lanes.(american trucking association oppose to tolls)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Contrary to the article "Toll Lane's Logjam" (Traffic World, Nov. 13). the American Trucking Associations has not changed its long-standing position in opposition to tolls. At the ATA's Management Conference and Exhibition in October,...

Logistics' New Building Blocks.(Public Warehousing Co.)(PWC Logistics name changed to Agility)(Company overview)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: William Hoffman Some of the many terminals that PWC Logistics set up across the Middle East have a feature visitors have found in few distribution centers around the world: framed photographs of former employees who have died in...

Letter of the Law.(FedEx Express and the Department of Transportations fight over report on cargo the airline carries for the U.S. Postal Service)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Angela Greiling Keane FedEx Express and the Department of Transportation are at a stalemate in a fight over how the airline must report volume and revenue information from the cargo it carries for the U.S. Postal Service. In...

Senators Seek More for Ports.(port security more priority help from republicans)
December 4, 2006... Members of Congress may have just shepherded a comprehensive port security bill into law in October, but what a difference a month makes. Democrats due to take majority control in the 110th Congress already are making more money for port...

Whale of an Effort.(redrawn shipping routes given in an effort to reduce ship collisions with whales)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Federal officials say they took business interests and shipping schedules into account as drew up new recommended East Coast shipping routes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gave ship captains the redrawn shipping...

Agency Cites UPS.(United Parcel Service of America Inc. fined by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... If only the area weren't open to the public, UPS would have been in the clear. Instead, the company got slapped with a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration fine for using drivers without commercial drivers' licenses to move trucks...

Airlines Tap Democrat.(Marc Gonzales)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... The impact of the 2006 congressional elections appears to have reached the nation's top airline association. The Air Transport Association promoted Marc Gonzales, a Democrat, to its top lobbyist position as the group gears up for the...

Planning Past the Peak.
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: William Hoffman With the peak season a done deal and fuel prices still well off record highs from earlier this year, you could be forgiven for thinking shippers are feeling less pressure to restructure their transportation sourcing...

Happy Head Hunting.(logistic providers reorganize their senior ranks)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: William Hoffman With the ardor for logistics mega-mergers cooling, some logistics providers are using the lull to reorganize their senior ranks in anticipation of the next round of global growth. "There is a need for new talent...

Kuehne + Nagel to Buy Britain's HSBC.(Kuehne & Nagel International AG)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Swiss-based logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel plans to acquire U.K.-based road and sea freight specialist HSBC Export Services for an unspecified sum. HSBC employs about 30 people and also works in export documentation and credit management....

Hazmat Transport Under Pressure.(hazardous materials)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: David Biederman Jim Latta sat at his desk and added up the costs of renewing his Class A commercial drivers license and hazardous materials endorsement. There was a $58 federal fee, a $24 Federal Bureau of Investigation fee,...

Holding On To HME Drivers.(hazardous materials endorsements)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: David Biederman Trucking companies such as A. Duie Pyle are investing heavily in drivers with hazardous materials endorsements to keep hazmat business. Truckers say the Transportation Security Administration's HME renewal...

Truckers Seek Hazmat Reform.(hazardous materials)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: David Biederman The trucking industry is backing legislation that would streamline hazardous materials regulations, reducing costs to drivers and trucking companies and, by extension, shippers. The SAFE Truckers Act, introduced in...

Swift Rejects Moyes' Bid.(Swift Transportation Company Inc. )(Jerry Moyes )
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: William B. Cassidy Jerry Moyes scored one goal last week and came close to another - and there's still time on the clock. Moyes finally completed his $28.85 million buyout of Central Freight Lines on Nov. 27, the same day the...

Central Reports 3Q Losses.(earnings of Central Freight Lines Inc.)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Jerry Moyes showed up in person to shake hands with players as his struggling Phoenix Coyotes hockey team began a recent road trip. Should P&D and linehaul drivers at Central Freight Lines expect to see Moyes on the carrier's Waco, Texas,...

Report: LTL Volumes, Pricing Fall.(less than truck load)
December 4, 2006... A new report says the slowing national economy is hitting the trucking industry harder than has been reported, with LTL business "deteriorating rapidly" in the fourth quarter. Thom Albrecht, an analyst with the Stephens investment firm,...

Con-way Pays for Emery.(Emery Worldwide Airlines)(Con-Way Air Express)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Emery Worldwide Airlines' relationship with the U.S. Postal Service is over, years after the company ceased to exist. Con-way settled a three-year-old investigation of the company's former airline last month by paying $10 million to settle...

RailAmerica Goes Private.(Fortress investment group acquires RailAmerica)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: John Gallagher RailAmerica's billion dollar private equity deal last month served as a reminder that the money-making potential of the railroad industry remains high despite a slowing economy. The acquisition of the biggest...

Battling Tanks.(new enhanced railcar proposal for chemical transportation)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: John Gallagher The Association of American Railroads says the timeline for a chemical shipper proposal to replace the bulk of North America's tank car fleet within the next 11 years is too slow. Several major chlorine...

Ethanol Fuels Upgrade.(finance for Iowa Northern Railway )(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... The Iowa Northern Railway received a $25.5 million loan from the Federal Railroad Administration to upgrade the railroad in anticipation of higher demand for ethanol shipments. Agricultural products account for most of the cargo carried by...

Forwarder Buys Into Freighters.(Acquiring of murray air by national air cargo)(German rail firm Deutsche Bahns acquisitions of BAX Global)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: John D. Boyd In a rare move in an industry where major cargo airline operators have acquired forwarders in recent years, freight forwarder National Air Cargo is moving to upend its business model by acquiring freighter airline...

Korean Big for Boeing.(Korean Airlines places order with Boeing Co.)
December 4, 2006... Boeing says a Korean Airlines order for 10 freighters and 15 passenger planes is the largest commercial airplane commitment in Korean history. At list prices, the deal is worth $5.5 billion, and it helps Boeing extend its lead this year...

Military Awards Express Pacts.
December 4, 2006... The U.S. military's Transportation Command signed about $200 million in contracts with various cargo airlines for international heavyweight express package delivery in the coming year. The command, based at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois,...

Parceling Out Lower Surcharges.(FedEx Express and United Parcel Service of America Inc. cut fuel fees for parcels )(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Just in time for the holidays, the fuel surcharges on shipments through the big U.S. package carriers are heading downward. Again. UPS and FedEx Express cut their fuel fees for parcels moving by air to 11.5 percent starting Dec. 4 from...

Coal Fires Up Ports.(Old King Coal)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Janet Nodar Old King Coal is back, driving development at Gulf Coast ports, as well as rail lines and inland waterways. The nation's insatiable demand for coal-derived energy is reviving the mining industry in areas where it's...

Texas-Style Compromise.(Port of Galveston has agreed terminal lease with the Port of Houston)
December 4, 2006... After years of acrimony, the Port of Galveston has agreed to sever its Pier 10 terminal lease with the Port of Houston. Instead, the ports will develop a container terminal on a 1,200-acre site on Pelican Island. The ports plan to jointly...

Hazmat Containers Threaten Crews.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Nearly a third of all seagoing containers loaded with hazardous cargo are not in compliance with international safety rules, which experts say jeopardizes the safe passage of ships and cargo, and puts ship crews in danger. According to an...

People.(briefs)
December 4, 2006... The Port of Tacoma, Wash., named Sean Eagan state government affairs manager, where he will represent the port to the state legislature. Eagan had worked for the last years on the district staff of Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., most recently as...

Who Says Brokers Aren't Liable for Claims?(laws for automotive brokers )
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Colin Barrett Q: We're a motor carrier broker. You've often written that brokers aren't liable to their customers for freight claims unless they contractually agree to such liability. I've heard this before but I don't know...

The Back Page.(briefs)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Driven. We liked the photo one trucker friend sent us last month as FedEx Freight closed its buy of Watkins Motor Lines, now christened FedEx National Freight. Looked to us like the Watkins truck was in the left lane, half a trailer length...

December 4, 2006.(briefs)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006...  Driven. We liked the photo one trucker friend sent us last month as FedEx Freight closed its buy of Watkins Motor Lines, now christened FedEx National Freight. Looked to us like the Watkins truck was in the left lane, half a trailer...

The Big Get Bigger.(freight transportation industry )
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: John Gallagher A sputtering domestic intermodal market is turning into an opportunity for asset-backed companies like Schneider National to grow their business.  The freight transportation industry received a wake-up call...

Letters 12/04/2006.(Letter to the editor)
December 4, 2006... See Also:Tolling Lanes Facts on Fuel Surcharges I appreciate Chris Bailey's critique of my commentary on fuel surcharges ("Shippers No Fools When it Comes to Fuel Surcharges," Traffic World, Oct. 30). However I think that Mr. Bailey...

Freight Demand Softening: Fitch.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Demand for surface transportation to move freight in the United States is due to soften in 2007, according to a report from Fitch Ratings in Chicago. As the general U.S. economy slowed in the latter half of...

Horizon Renews Maersk Agreements.(A.P. Moller-Maersk Line and Horizon Lines L.L.C.)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Horizon Lines and the AP Moller Maersk Group on Dec. 4 renewed and extended all of their principal commercial and operating arrangements through 2010. Agreements concerning cargo space charters, terminal...

ILFC Changes A380 Order.(International Lease Finance)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... International Lease Finance, a Los Angeles-based aircraft leasing firm, switched an order for five Airbus A380 cargo planes to the passenger version, according to news reports. ILFC also deferred delivery of the aircraft to 2013 and beyond....

Dem Leader Backs Security Fee.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... Democrat James Oberstar, the likely choice to head the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, supports a fee on ocean containers to help fund port security. "I think we should have a revenue stream for port security as we have...

Trailer Bridge Moves to 'Global Market'.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The NASDAQ stock market accepted an application from trucking and marine freight carrier Trailer Bridge to move to the select Global Market segment of the exchange. The NASDAQ Global Market consists of over...

Exel Opens DC in Illinois.(distribution center)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Contract logistics provider Exel, opened and is operating a distribution center for equipment supplier Sandvik Mining and Construction. The two companies collaborated on a transportation network study to...

Shareholder Demands World Air Sale.
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: John D. Boyd A major shareholder of World Air Holdings formally called on World's board to launch a sale of the company. World Air Holdings is the parent of passenger carrier North American Airlines and of World Airways, which...

Summit Global Logistics Created.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Summit Global Logistics was created this week in a complex international merger and financing transaction managed by Brown Rudnick. The transaction included:--  Three acquisitions--  One merger...

Land O'Lakes Presents Carrier of the Year Award to RDS Logistics.(Logistics service received award)
December 4, 2006... (St. Paul, Minn.) Dec. 1, 2006 a Land O'Lakes Dairy Foods Logistics recently named RDS Logistics of Oklahoma City, Okla., its 2006 Dairy Foods Carrier of the Year.  The award was presented at Land O'Lakes fourth annual Carrier Partner...

APL, EPA Test Engine Technologies.(Environmental Protection Agency)(marine engine technology)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping to finance an experiment with marine engine technologies that could reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from vessels by as much as 20 percent. In February,...

BAX Wins Trust.(Trust International contract with BAX Global)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Netherlands-based computer peripheral manufacturer Trust International awarded a supply chain management contract to BAX Global in Shenzhen, China. BAX will pick up consignments from suppliers in the Southern...

Diesel Jumps 5.1 Cents to $2.618.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The average price paid at the pump for diesel last week jumped 5.1 cents to $2.618, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The price hike matches a $4.19 per barrel increase in the price of...

FedEx Ground Bumps Rates 4.9 Percent.(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery, the two major surface units of FedEx, will increase their standard list rates by an average of 4.9 percent, the company said Monday Dec. 4. The new rates include surcharge...

DHL Poaches FedEx's Lovetro.(Keith Lovetro)(Brief article)
December 4, 2006... DHL Express recruited the head of FedEx Freight West to become the new executive vice president of marketing at DHL's United States headquarters, DHL announced Monday. Lovetro headed the FedEx regional LTL division since 2003 after joining...

CMGI Boosts Earnings 384.4 Percent.(ModusLink financial report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher CMGI, parent of supply chain management provider ModusLink, earned $10.3 million net income on revenue of $283.6 million in the quarter ended Oct. 31, the first of its fiscal year. The net figure represents a...

Ozburn-Hessey Names Logistics Chief.(appointment of Bob Spieth )(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: William Hoffman Ozburn-Hessey Logistics named seven-year company veteran and one-time CIO and executive vice president of operations Bob Spieth as its new president of contract logistics. Ozburn-Hessey's contract logistics unit...

Dubai Puts Mega Terminals on Hold.(Cargo Village)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Dubai Cargo Village could abandon plans to construct two new terminals in the face of new facilities being built at the international airport and logistics zone in Jebel Ali. The new airport will be 10 times the size of the existing Dubai...

Vancouver Port Toughens Rules.(license for trucking company)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... The Vancouver Port Authority on Friday announced more rigorous licensing, audit and enforcement for container truckers at the western Canada gateway. The authority said the new license agreement will ensure that trucking companies comply...

Lumina Foundation For Education Awards Grant To Manufacturing Institute For 'Business Champions'.
December 5, 2006... Business Leaders Aim To Close Skills Gap by Expanding Higher Education Opportunities For More People WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 5, 2006 - Lumina Foundation has awarded a grant of $538,000 to The Manufacturing Institute/Center for Workforce...

Airlines Carry More Cargo.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Three major airlines reported increases in belly cargo in November. American, Continental and United Airlines all saw year-over-year improvements in air cargo. The total traffic figure at American Airlines,...

J.B. Hunt Injured.(traffic accidents)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Trucking pioneer J.B. Hunt was hospitalized with head injuries after slipping on ice Dec. 2. The founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services was reportedly listed in critical condition. Hunt, 79, was hospitalized at the Northwest Medical...

Manufacturers Stalled in October.(Statistics report)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher New orders for all manufactured goods in October took the biggest plunge since July of 2000, according to a government report. The U.S. Census Bureau revised last week's report (See Story) of an 8.3 percent...

LAX Cargo Declines 2 Percent.(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Cargo traffic at Los Angeles International Airport fell 1.9 percent in October. The decline was steeper than the average for the year, as mail shipments fell even further than before. The airport handled...

DOT Withdraws Foreign-Owner Plan.(Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: Angela Greiling Keane The Department of Transportation on Tuesday withdrew a proposal to allow foreigners to have more control over U.S. airlines. The proposal, which had strong support from FedEx Express, was expected to face...

TT Club to Offer Terrorism Insurance.(insurance coverage)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... Transport insurance specialist TT Club said Tuesday it will offer nuclear and bio-chemical terrorism coverage as of Jan. 1. The mutual association said coverage will be available for physical loss, business interruption and liabilities, and...

Freightmasters Acquires Major Transport.(Freightmasters acquires Major Transport)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Freightmasters, a regional carrier which specializes in air, retail and truckload freight, acquired nationwide truckload carrier Major Transport. The two companies are privately owned and based in Eagan, Minn.,...

Retailer Tests RFID in China.(radio frequency identification device)(Brief article)
December 5, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher European retail giant METRO Group will run a pilot project to track products from manufacturing suppliers in China to its stores in Germany. In a project known as "Advanced Logistics Asia", METRO will use...

Freightliner to Lay Off 800.(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher With the pre-buying spree over and environmental regulations on new truck engines taking effect in the U.S. and Canada on Jan.1, Freightliner joins other truck manufacturers in anticipating a deep cut in demand...

Transportation Slips in October.(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The combined output of transportation services provided by railroad, air, truck, inland waterways, pipeline, and local transit was unchanged from September to October, according to the U.S. Department of...

Rep. Young's Influence Curbed.(Don Young)(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Angela Greiling Keane House Republicans on Tuesday ensured Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, a powerful and sometimes divisive figure in transportation spending, will not be the next ranking Republican on the House Transportation and...

Container Peak Ends.(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher This year's peak never did push container traffic at the nation's ports much above volumes handled in other months. But modest year over year increases did occur, and a recent monthly report on port traffic...

TW Parent Buys OAG.(Traffic World)(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... United Business Media on Wednesday announced that it has acquired OAG Holdings Ltd. for 2.5 million pounds ($4.9 million), on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Commonwealth Business Media, the publisher of Traffic World. Based in...

UP Hauls Record Coal Tonnage.(Union Pacific)(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Union Pacific carried 20 million tons of coal from mines in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah in November. The 8 percent year-over-year increase was due to larger trains moving faster, said UP. The railroad ran an...

TransMex Launches Services.(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... OrderPro Logistics subsidiary TransMex Logistics launched Mexican cross-border logistic services to major manufacturers in the southwestern United States. TransMex plans provide inter-modal transportation, freight brokerage, warehousing, and...

Postal Workers, USPS Reach Pact.(United States Postal Service)(contracts)(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union reached a tentative agreement over the weekend of Dec. 2 and 3. A union committee will review the proposed agreement on Wednesday Dec. 6 before...

Greatwide Stake Sold for $730M.(Greatwide Logistics Services)(mergers and acquisitions)(Brief article)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Fenway Partners agreed to sell a majority interest in trucking broker Greatwide Logistics Services to private equity investment firms Investcorp and Hicks Holdings for $730 million. The transaction is...

Dynamex revenue sets record.(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Dallas-based same-day delivery specialist Dynamex brought in $101 million in revenue in the three months ended Oct. 31, its first fiscal quarter of 2007. An 11 percent increase in sales brought the company...

UTi Worldwide Profit Soars.(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... BYLINE: William Hoffman UTi Worldwide reported increases of 28 percent (to $946.3 million) in gross revenue and 25 percent (to $316.2 million) in third quarter net revenue over the same period last year, amidst decidedly mixed performance...

U.S. Air Cargo Growth Slows.(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher October was the slowest month this year for air cargo growth on U.S. airlines. Combined domestic and international freight, express and mail edged up only 0.7 percent year-over-year to just under 3 billion...

BA cargo plunges in November.(British Airways)(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... Cargo traffic on British Airways plunged 8.2 percent in November, the third straight month of accelerating declines. The decline follows a 7.2 percent drop in October and a 5.2 slide in September. The retrenching comes as British Airways is...

Pennsylvania Eyes Toll Lease.(Brief article)
December 7, 2006... BYLINE: Angela Greiling Keane Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, is looking westward toward Indiana for inspiration on possibly leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a private company. He earned praise from the state House's...