Traffic World articles from September 2006

Traffic World archives from September 2006

Fractures: shippers don't usually look to elections to solve their logistics problems, which is why the lament from one shipper in a recent conversation came as a surprise.(Editorial)
September 4, 2006... Why, this shipper asked, is transportation not part of the discussions as this year's political races heat up? After all, transportation has figured highly in the news over the last year, and freight transport has been unusually prominent....

Carmack promotes uniformity, security.(Letter to the editor)
September 4, 2006... Recently, the shipping industry has been under attack by those who favor increased litigation. It is very important to trace the origins of a time-proven approach to provide assurance to customers that they won't have to struggle with value and...

Unlikely alliance.(Letter to the editor)
September 4, 2006... It is interesting to note the efforts of rail labor to forge an alliance with shippers on a number of public policy issues. After nearly two years of plodding negotiations on a new basic wage and work rule agreement, it is understandable that...

The average U.S. diesel price dipped for a second straight week, offering a bit of a breather from the sky-high fuel prices.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The average U.S. diesel price dipped for a second straight week, offering a bit of a breather from the sky-high fuel prices. The average on-highway price for a gallon of diesel fuel fell to $3.027 a gallon for the week ending Aug. 28, the...

A.P. Moller-Maersk.(sales and earnings)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... A.P. Moller-Maersk saws its container-shipping business sink in the first six months of the year on stagnant volume, lower freight rates and higher fuel costs, and the parent of Maersk Line said peak-season volume gains won't be enough to...

Slowdown ahead.(This Week)(Gross Domestic Product)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... There are fresh signs of an economic slowdown that may keep the lid on transportation growth as the peak season approaches. The Commerce Department said the U.S. GDP grew at a 2.9 percent annual pace in the second quarter. Excluding the...

"Retailers are focused on improving the customer experience back through the supply chain.".(This Week)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... It may not create quite the boom in information technology shipping that carriers saw fueled by Y2K fears leading to 2000, but researchers say some of those IT systems built in the late 1990s are showing their age and coming up for replacement....

Logistics lures capital: TNT's mega-sale signals growing impact of private equity in transport.(Apollo Management L.P. acquires TNT Logistics Holdings B.V.)(Cover story)
September 4, 2006... Apollo Management's $1.91 billion acquisition of TNT Logistics signals the emergence of private equity capital as a growing force in the logistics world, one that for today's transportation to shipper and raise new question for today's...

Broker, thou shalt register: FMCSA sticks with registration mandate, retains broker bonding, regulatory oversight.(Government & Regulation)(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
September 4, 2006... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration turned down a chance to deregulate freight brokerage and closed a regulatory loophole opened by last year's highway bill. The agency reaffirmed current registration requirements for brokers...

Truck parking here: program would seek more truck spaces, has been opposed by truck stop operators.(Government & Regulation)
September 4, 2006... Brushing aside criticism from the truck stop industry, the Federal Highway Administration is slowly backing into a plan to increase parking for large trucks near major highways. FHWA is gathering applications for the "truck parking...

Driver jailed for logbook violations.(truck driver gets prison sentence )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... A former truck driver is headed to jail for falsifying his logbook. Former Carson Brown Trucking driver Matthew L. Gessner was sentenced to 10 months in prison and three years of probation for the logbook violations. He is still facing a...

RITA chief resigns.(Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Ashok Kaveeshwar steps down)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The first head of the Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration is stepping down. RITA Administrator Ashok Kaveeshwar resigned effective Sept. 4. His deputy, John Bobo, will be the interim...

FMCSA laptop stolen.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Police are searching for a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration laptop computer stolen in Baltimore that contained information on more than 190 commercial driver's license holders. The theft last month came less than a month after...

Dell in reverse: successful battery recall could be new example of computer manufacturer's supply chain clout.(Logistics & Technology)
September 4, 2006... Dell can't be happy about having to recall more than 4 million defective notebook computer batteries, but experts in reverse logistics say the company's logistics-built business model makes it better prepared than most to weather the storm. ...

Surviving the 'new normal': trying times try shippers' ingenuity; as transportation, logistics costs climb higher, real collaboration begins.(Logistics & Technology)
September 4, 2006... In a world where shippers seem to have less influence than ever over fundamental elements of transportation cost--fuel, capacity, infrastructure, drivers--supply chain managers are collaborating over those factors they still can control. ...

Aankhen hires former Dell logistics executive.(Fred Montoya)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Privately held global procurement and logistics management firm Aankhen installed Fred Montoya, the former head of logistics at computer maker Dell, as its new president. "As a key supply chain executive at Dell, Fred contributed to...

Planning for happy returns: asset recovery programs that reduce losses or even make money are key to successful returns management.(Special Report: REVERSE LOGISTICS)
September 4, 2006... There's more to reverse logistics than returning goods. It's a highly complex process encompassing an entire reverse-product life cycle, said Curtis Greve, an executive vice president with third-party logistics provider and returns...

Whose model kit? ATA, OOIDA, TIA all offer broker-carrier contracts, see 'shipper recourse' as main dividing line.(Transportation: Trucking)(American Trucking Associations, Transportation Intermediaries Association, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association)
September 4, 2006... Brokers and carriers now have competing "model" contracts to consider when they enter into freight transactions. Two months after the Transportation Intermediaries Association representing brokers unveiled a model contract for deals between...

Lading is classed.(Transportation: Trucking)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Adoption of the international-standard bill of lading in the National Motor Freight Classification system should simplify paperwork for shippers and carriers handling goods between the United States, Canada and Mexico. The National...

Labor pains: Bear Stearns survey finds shippers wary of labor repercussions of Overnite's change to UPS freight.(Transportation: Trucking)
September 4, 2006... Shippers may be hedging their bets--or their carriers--as the former Overnite Transportation completes its transition to UPS Freight and faces a unionization effort by the Teamsters. Forty-two percent of respondents to a recent Bear Stearns...

Truck crash rates slip: declining overall numbers of large-crash fatalities marred by increase in truck occupant deaths.(Statistical data)
September 4, 2006... The overall number of people killed and injured in large truck crashes dropped in 2005. However, fatalities among truck drivers and others in truck cabs rose nearly 5 percent. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said large...

Con-way driver wins top honor.(Con-way Freight's Dale Duncan wins 2006 National Truck Driving Grand Championship)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Con-way Freight driver Dale Duncan, Chula Vista, Calif., was named the 2006 National Truck Driving Grand Champion. Duncan topped 381 other drivers who competed in the National Truck Driving Championships, held in New Orleans last month. A...

Celadon executives reap bonuses.(Celadon Group Inc. awards executives Stephen Russell, Thomas Glaser, Paul A. Will, and other executives bonuses)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Celadon Group awarded its chairman and CEO Stephen Russell $1.28 million in bonuses, saying it exceeded fiscal 2006 financial targets. The truckload carrier also awarded $531,532 each to its president, Thomas Glaser, and its chief financial...

Truck tonnage index improves.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Gains in retail sales and manufacturing activity produced a 0.7 increase in far-hire truck tonnage in July, reversing a contraction in June, according to the American Trucking Associations. Still recovering from retailer inventory...

Priced to move: surveys suggest shippers struggling to get their money's worth from the railroads.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)
September 4, 2006... The prices shippers are paying to move freight by rail continue to be outstripping improvements in service heading into what's expected to be another record peak season. Although the railroads' operating strategies suggest high confidence...

Eby Off DM&E case: FRA official Cliff Eby recuses himself from debate over loan as battle for federal dollars continues.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(Case of Cliff Eby and Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad)
September 4, 2006... Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator Cliff Eby recused himself from debate over the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's loan application process last month after he found out his former employer planned to bid on future...

Shippers, first and last.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... In exchange for remaining neutral on legislation designed to increase competition among railroads, the National Industrial Transportation League received assurances from the railroads that they would work together to help mitigate the capacity...

Pacer taps Strutz to lead retail segment.(Pacer International Inc. promotes Randy Strutz)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Pacer International is moving to beef up its struggling retail segment, promoting Randy Strutz to chief commercial officer of Pacer Global Logistics and charging him with improving business in the key part of the national economy. Strutz...

CP's lump of coal: railroad sees production woes, weak exports cutting into key commodity traffic.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.)
September 4, 2006... Canadian Pacific Railway's coal hauling business just can't get any traction. The railroad is taking a big hit in coal traffic this year and it may be partly the result of capacity constraints, including a shortage of the haul truck tires...

FRA assessing crossings.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(Federal Railroad Administration )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The Federal Railroad Administration wants to know more about the safety of private highway-rail grade crossings, where about 400 vehicle-train collisions and 30 to 40 fatalities occur each year. FRA held the first in a series of public...

Watson to head PR at IANA.(Rip Watson, Intermodal Association of North America, public relations)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The Intermodal Association of North America named Rip Watson to a newly created position of director of communications and public relations. Watson, previously a transportation reporter for Bloomberg News, will oversee all of IANA's...

Former UP exec to head Amtrak.(Amtrak Inc. appoints Alexander Kummant)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Former Union Pacific Railroad executive Alexander Kummant was named president and CEO of Amtrak, replacing David Hughes, the acting president since former president David Gunn was fired in November 2005. Kummant was most recently executive...

American lining up: airline seeks freighter interline deals, sees postal gains raising cargo profile.(American Airlines Inc.)
September 4, 2006... American Airlines is seeking to build its position in the cargo arena by tapping new interline deals with freighter airlines and expanding its mail operations. The strategy, says a top executive, is aimed at expanding the freight business of an...

Flying toward accord: FedEx, pilots reach agreement, but labor issues percolate in industry, in the skies and on the ground.(FedEx Express, and Air Line Pilots Association signs and agreement)
September 4, 2006... FedEx Express and the Air Line Pilots Association struck a tentative agreement in their long-running contract dispute, but airline labor relations remain turbulent. The FedEx-ALPA deal came in the midst of a court fight to determine...

Carriers hike surcharges.(express delivery service providers increases fuel surcharges )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... All three major overnight parcel carriers in the United States hiked their air fuel surcharges by a full percentage point in September. The two biggest express players in the U.S. package market, UPS and FedEx Express, said they will push...

Investigation hits Qantas.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)
September 4, 2006... Australia's Qantas Airways said its Qantas Freight operation received a subpoena from the U.S. Justice Department in May, tying another airline into the international probe into price-fixing in cargo surcharges. Qantas said its own...

Air traffic growth slows: global air freight growth eases in July as middle east violence, security concerns increase.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)
September 4, 2006... This summer's Middle East violence and heightened air security concerns are cutting into cargo growth, said Giovanni Bisignani, director general and CEO of International Air Transport Association. IATA's member airlines reported...

DOT OKs China flights.(Department of Transportation gives approval to FedEx Express, Northwest Airlines and Polar Air Cargo to operate more cargo flights)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... FedEx Express, Northwest Airlines and Polar Air Cargo each won clearance from the U.S. Department of Transportation to operate four more freighter flights each weekly between China and the United States, starting next spring. DOT said 15...

Sanctions ground Great Wall.(Department of the Treasury sanctioned Great Wall Airlines)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Great Wall Airlines--the Chinese cargo carrier backed by Singapore Airlines that began 747 freighter flights in June--suspended operations after the U.S. Treasury Department slapped it with sanctions reportedly linked to missile shipments to...

An uneven recovery: increased steel traffic helps Port of New Orleans regain footing, but many port tenants are still struggling.(Transportation: Maritime)
September 4, 2006... From New Orleans to Pascagoula, ports along the Gulf Coast are making slow but real progress toward recovery a year after Hurricane Katrina. But they are still struggling with the terrible breadth of the storm's damage. That damage...

Gulfport regains ground.(repair work in progress at Port of Gulfport's facilities, damaged by Hurricane Katrina)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... In Mississippi, the Port of Gulfport's East and West piers extend unprotected into the Gulf of Mexico. Pre-Katrina, those piers held 700,000 square feet of transit sheds and warehouses, including 200,000 square feet of dockside cold...

Court OKs Columbia River Project: judge rules Corps of Engineers took a 'hard look' at impact of Northwest channel project.(Transportation: Maritime)
September 4, 2006... The Columbia River Channel deepening project can proceed under a federal appeals court ruling that dismissed a challenge from environmental groups, handing a victory to shippers and maritime interests in the Pacific Northwest. The Court of...

LA./LB container fee proposal revived.(senator Alan Lowenthal proposes a bill to levy charge on using ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... California State Sen. Alan Lowenthal is attempting to resurrect a bill that would levy a $30 per-TEU charge on all containers passing through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The proceeds would be split evenly among infrastructure...

Container rates to increase.(Transpacific ocean shipping freight rates)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Transpacific ocean shipping lines are recommending an increase of $50 per 40-foot container and $40 per 20-foot container to freight rates for agricultural products due to increased cost in moving grain by rail and truck. The increases,...

Lufthansa Cargo.(Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency appoints Monika Houck)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Lufthansa Cargo Charter appointed Monika Houck head of global sales and customer relations. Houck, an air cargo industry veteran, held sales, marketing and logistics positions with Lufthansa Systems and Lufthansa Cargo. Since 1998, she held a...

ESI Global Logistics.(Charles Mack appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... ESI Global Logistics, Baltimore, named Charles "Chuck" Mack vice president of the Southeast region. Mack has more than 20 years experience in the transportation industry, and most recently worked for DHL Global Mail.

Veritainer.(David M. Stone appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Former Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security, Admiral David M. Stone, was named chairman of the Security Advisory Board of Veritainer, a San Francisco-based enterprise focused on developing specialized container cranes that detect radiation...

ClearOrbit.(Warren Sumner appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... ClearOrbit, Austin, Texas, appointed Warren Sumner vice president of marketing and strategy. Sumner has served as vice president of professional services for the last five years. Cleatius Copeland succeeds Sumner, and assumes leadership of the...

Savi Technology.(Robert Kramer appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Savi Technology, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, named Robert Kramer senior vice president of marketing and strategic development. Kramer is a 20-year industry veteran, which includes 18 years of service...

Associated Global Systems.(Jim Stumpf appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Associated Global Systems, New Hyde Park, N.Y., named Jim Stumpf director of business development at the forwarder's corporate headquarters. Stumpf is a former director of sales at TNT International Mail Distribution and was recently a vice...

Johnstone Supply.(Ray Kernagis appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Johnstone Supply named Ray Kernagis supply chain vice president at the Oregon-based heating and air conditioning equipment distributor. He had been with British wholesale electronic products distributor Premier Farnell.

Scala Logistics Consulting.(David Grahamsiaw appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Scala Logistics Consulting named David Grahamsiaw, a director at DHL's contract logistics operations, senior partner at the British firm. He worked in logistics at global shipper Unilever and later held positions at Exel Logistics, Geest, TNT...

Freightquote.com.(Joe Massman promoted, Bill Goodwin appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Freightquote.com, a Lenexa, Kan.-based provider of Web-based freight transportation management services, named Joe Massman chief financial officer. Massman formerly was vice president of finance and has been with Freightquote for more than six...

Louisiana-Pacific.(Neil Sherman promoted)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Louisiana-Pacific, Nashville, Tenn., named Neil Sherman vice president of procurement, logistics and supply management. Sherman replaces Brian Luoma, who recently was named vice president and general manager of LP's engineered wood products...

SEKO.(SEKO Air Freight Inc. appoints Joseph Abboud)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... SEKO, a provider of freight forwarding and logistics services, named Joseph Abboud director of ocean services for SEKO Global Logistics. Abboud has more than 20 years of experience in the ocean transportation industry. Abboud most recently held...

Port of Pensacola.(Clyde Mathis appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Clyde Mathis, a 25-year maritime industry veteran, was named director of Florida's Port of Pensacola. Mathis comes from the Port of New Orleans where he served as executive assistant, overseeing marketing and business development. Mathis has...

Massachusetts Port Authority.(Thomas J. Kinton Jr. promoted)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The Massachusetts Port Authority named Thomas J. Kinton Jr. executive director and chief executive. He has been acting executive director and chief executive since July 1. Kinton, who has been with Massport for 30 years, served as aviation...

Zim Integrated Shipping Services.(Gordon R. Kay appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Zim Integrated Shipping Services named Gordon R. Kay president of Zim's North America operations. He succeeds Tommy Stramer, who died of a heart attack on July 29. Kay is the first American to head the Israeli carrier's North American business....

Broward County Port Everglades Department.(Glenn A. Wiltshire appointed)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Broward County Port Everglades Department appointed Glenn A. Wiltshire deputy director. Wiltshire, a 30-year veteran with the U.S. Coast Guard, most recently served as captain of the Port New York/New Jersey.

TW Calendar.
September 4, 2006... SEPTEMBER 10-12. 2006 Southern Regional Meeting (American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association), Knoxville, Tenn. (202) 628-4500 or www.aslrra.org. 10-14. 9th International Level Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention...

National & regional averages: August 28, 2006.(Department of Energy Diesel Price Index)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... National & Regional Averages: August 28, 2006 United States $3.027 East Coast $2.955 Midwest $3.026 Gulf Coast $2.923 Rocky Mountain $3.346 West Coast $3.229 Note: Table made from bar graph. [GRAPHICS...

Routing restrictions for motor carriers.(Q&A)(Barrett Transportation Consultants)(Interview)
September 4, 2006... Q: I have an interesting situation that I would like your opinion on. I'm an agent for several carriers. Over the last few months I have moved 30 to 40 loads for a customer into a resort area in California. They were legal loads requiring...

Good day, sunshine.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's regulations)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Transportation attorneys were happy enough to get the notice from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the Aug. 22-23 meeting in Chicago on Unified Carrier Registration, but it was not entirely helpful that the notice was...

Dimensions.(freight rates forecast)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The freight transport industry is digesting news that the Poin-care conjecture, one of mathematics' great outstanding problems, has been solved. The problem involves topology, or the study of shapes, and the ability to understand and measure...

Matters.(call dark matter across trucking industry)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Speaking of discoveries, news that scientists have proven the existence of what they call dark matter is echoing across the LTL world. Look for a hearing on classification of dark matter next year, with the rating somewhere between unpackaged...

Bitten.(The Back Page)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... There are more ramifications from CSX's use of a search dog named Lucy to hunt down a Huntington, W.Va., doctor accused of fabricating a diagnosis in an asbestos claim against the railroad. We hear Lucy now is on target to qualify for the...

Stripped.(trucking industry and bankruptcy forecast)(Varig Airlines employees loses jobs and uniforms)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Employees of bankrupt Brazilian airline Varig have been through a lot, with many losing their jobs in the carrier's financial struggle. Turns out many also lost, well, their uniforms, and they're negotiating to show just how little they have...

ATA Petitions to Keep HOS.
September 4, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The American Trucking Associations submitted a petition Friday asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to retain the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of the...

Greatwide Buys Gallop Logistics.(Greatwide Logistics )(Brief article)
September 14, 2006... BYLINE: William Hoffman Dallas-based Greatwide Logistics bought privately held Canadian freight broker Gallop Logistics for an undisclosed sum. Greatwide President and CEO Ray Greer said, "Gallop's focus on brokerage further supports...

U.S. Carriers Join Surcharge Settlement.(American Airlines Inc., and United Air Lines Inc. reaches settlements in a price fixing lawsuit)(Brief article)
September 14, 2006... BYLINE: Bruce Barnard United Airlines and American Airlines disclosed settlements Wednesday in a class-action lawsuit stemming from an investigation into alleged price-fixing among air-cargo carriers. Unlike Germany's Lufthansa, which...

Retail Sales Growth Slows.(sales forecast)(Brief article)
September 14, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $368.2 billion, an increase of 0.2...

Port Security Bill Nears Vote.(Senate to vote on Port Security Improvement Act of 2006)(Brief article)
September 14, 2006... BYLINE: R. G. Edmonson WASHINGTON -- The Senate is expected to vote soon on a cloture motion that would end debate on the Port Security Improvement Act of 2006. A vote on the bill is likely shortly afterward. On Wednesday senators...

Rail Safety Improves.(train accidents declines)(Brief article)
September 14, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Through the first six months of 2006, railroads reported 1,368 train accidents, a record low rate of 3.39 per million train miles, and down 16.1 percent from last year, according to the Federal Railroad...

India Plans to Double Port Capacity.(Brief article)
September 14, 2006... The India government is preparing a 20-year strategy for development of major ports, with plans to add 54 berths by 2012 to boost port capacity from 750 million tons to 1.5 billion tons, and to 2 billion tons by 2016. Apart from increasing...

Suez Container Traffic Surges.(Suez Canal)(Brief article)
September 14, 2006... BYLINE: Peter T. Leach Containerized cargo moving through the Suez Canal in August increased by more than 26 percent from then same month a year ago, according to statistics compiled by the Suez Canal Authority. Northbound...

Port Security Bill Passes.(Unted States Senate approval )(Brief article)
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Angela Greiling Keane The U.S. Senate late Thursday gave its overwhelming approval to a long-stalled port security bill. The Senate voted 98-0 to approve a bill that would funnel money to port security infrastructure and set...

Rail Volume Climbs Modestly.(traffic)(Brief article)
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Total volume for North American railroads in week 36 was off the fast pace of a week earlier as the Labor Day holiday lessened a growth spurt. Combined carloads and intermodal units increased 2.6 percent...

Consumer Price Index Slows.(Brief article)
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.2 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported September 15.  The...

Industrial Production Declines.(Brief article)
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Industrial production declined 0.1 percent in August after an increase of 0.4 percent in July, according to a report released Sept. 15 by the Federal Reserve Board. Lower output from utilities was expected...

Ford's Loss, UP's Gain.
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: John Gallagher Union Pacific Railroad is trolling the newly stocked labor pool after Ford Motor Co. announced Sept. 15 it will be cutting 25,000-30,000 hourly wage jobs and 10,000 salaried positions by the end of first quarter...

Jet Fuel Consumption Grows.(Brief article)
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Jet fuel consumption by U.S. airlines increased by about 100 million gallons from June to July, but remained below year-ago levels. According to a report from the Air Transport Association, airlines used 1.7...

Covenant Buys Star.(Covenant Transport Inc., Star Transportation)
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher In a move designed to pull its regional operation out of a hole, Covenant Transport acquired on Sept. 14 all of the outstanding stock of Nashville, Tenn.-based Star Transportation for $40 million in cash and the...

AAPA Seats Domaas as Chair.(American Association of Port Authorities appoints Allen O. Domaas )(Brief article)
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The American Association of Port Authorities on Sept. 14 formally installed Capt. Allen O. Domaas as the new chair of the AAPA board of directors for its 2007 fiscal year. Domaas is the president and CEO of...

DHS Names Policy Chief.
September 15, 2006... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Secretary Michael Chertoff named Richard C. Barth, Ph.D., the first Assistant Secretary for Policy Development for the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his appointment, Barth worked at Motorola for...