Archive for January, 2010
Bose Introduces the Bose Ride™ System for Heavy-Duty Trucking
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – / N2N / – Bose Corporation today announced an entirely new kind of product for the trucking industry — a product that has nothing to do with sound. The new Bose Ride™ system replaces a conventional air-ride truck seat with a Bose® suspension base and an integrated, custom-designed seat top. It provides [...]
FedEx to Transport Giant Pandas from U.S. to China
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, is donating its logistical services to transport two giant pandas from the United States to China on February 4, 2010. Working in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and Zoo [...]
November 2009 Surface Trade with Canada & Mexico Sinks 2.9 Percent
- / N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.9 percent lower in November 2009 than in November 2008, dropping to $58.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. BTS, [...]
November 2009 Data – U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the November 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports increased by 0.9 percent to [...]
DOT Announces Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers
– / N2N / – U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced federal guidance to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted driving since the Secretary convened [...]
The Declining State of the 3PL Industry
- / N2N / – Situation: The recession caused many manufacturers to pull their inventories back to the source plant — minimizing the throughput, if not totally eliminating the need for a regional 3PL warehouse or 3PL truck line. The Details: With a decrease in demand, manufacturers are having to do whatever it takes to [...]
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumps 2.1 Percent In December
ARLINGTON, Va., – / N2N / – The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 2.1 percent in December, following a 2.6 percent increase in November. The latest gain boosted the SA index from 106.2 (2000=100) in November to 108.4 in December, its highest level since November 2008. The not [...]
Crowley Cargo Lightering Operation Successful in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- / N2N / – Crowley Maritime Corporation, working under contract with the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), successfully discharged 12 20-foot containers of relief supplies across a beach in Port-au-Prince, Haiti today in an experimental lightering operation. The success of this operation, which involved lifting the containers from a Crowley container ship anchored in [...]
Indian Railways Selects Moog Fatigue Test System
EAST AURORA, NY – / N2N / -Moog’s Industrial Systems Group, a division of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A) (NYSE: MOG.B), announced today that the Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO) division of the Indian Railways has placed a USD 4 million order for a test rig to perform fatigue testing on freight wagons. Moog is [...]
CBP Seizes 1000 Pounds of Marijuana Near Graveyard
Tucson, Ariz. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Sonoita Station seized 1,060 pounds of marijuana near a cemetery. A canine team assisted with discovering the 21 bundles of marijuana hidden among some brush. The value of the marijuana is approximately $848,000. Border Patrol agents have been extremely effective at stopping [...]
