Trucking NewsTrucking news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Law Suit Attacks LALong Beach Port Trucking Plans- August 14, 2008 The Concession Plan is aimed at limiting access only to trucking companies on the ports' Drayage Truck Registry.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/law-suit-attacks-la-long-beach-port-truckin... UPS driver shot this morning in Southwest Baltimore- August 13, 2008 A United Parcel Service driver was shot and wounded this morning as he drove his tractor-trailer on Caton Avenue in Southwest Baltimore, according to a city police spokesman.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/ups-driver-shot-this-morning-in-southwest-b... TNT takeover talk: real deal or boy who cried wolf- August 13, 2008 In the world of package companies, there is one story you can rely on to come up with mind-numbing regularity: speculation that either United Parcel Service Inc or FedEx Corp are in talks to buy TNT NV .http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/tnt-takeover-talk-real-deal-or-boy-who-crie... Georgia-Pacific honours Schneider National with Carrier of the Year Award- August 13, 2008 Schneider National has been named the 2008 Carrier of the Year for Georgia-Pacific LLC.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/georgia-pacific-honours-schneider-national-... Cargo traffic expected to hit slump- August 12, 2008 ed note; I believe this article on containers is an early warning to truckers. Your business will be affected no matter if you are a container hauler, or a distribution hauler. So much for the big rally. Predictions just weeks ago of a late-summer surge in cargo volumes at the nation's seaports appear to have been overly optimistic, with economists now cautioning the U.S. is poised for its biggest drop off in international trade in at least a decade. The sobering analysis, made by one of the...http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/cargo-traffic-expected-to-hit-slump?fromrss... Suspect package prompts border closure in Blaine- August 11, 2008 Canadian officials closed the Peace Arch border crossing at Blaine Sunday night after a woman who was denied entry to the United States claimed she had something suspicious in a bag.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/suspect-package-prompts-border-closure-in-b... UPS in talks to buy Dutch rival TNT: source- August 11, 2008 Delivery company United Parcel Service is in talks to buy Dutch rival TNT NV , a source familiar with the talks said.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/ups-in-talks-to-buy-dutch-rival-tnt-source?... Celadon earnings fall, but company encouraged by capacity reduction- August 11, 2008 Celadon Group Inc. said it had a $6.6 million profit in the second quarter ending June 30, 70 percent lower than the $22.3 million it earned in the same 2007 period.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/celadon-earnings-fall-but-company-encourage... McCain forced to confront globalization over DHL layoff flap- August 10, 2008 WILMINGTON, Ohio-In an unusual campaign-trail twist, Sen. John McCain was forced Thursday to confront the politically vexing issue of globalization, as he met with workers expected to lose their jobs in the ...http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/mccain-forced-to-confront-globalization-ove... Congress to hold committee hearing on DHLUPS plan- August 9, 2008 A congressional committee will hold a hearing on a proposed deal between DHL and United Parcel Service that threatens more than 8,000 jobs in southwest Ohio.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/congress-to-hold-committee-hearing-on-dhl-u... |