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Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling, waits on Congress Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, 8/1/2008
President George W. Bush announced he will lift the executive ban on offshore drilling for oil, which he said will allow for increased domestic oil exploration if Congress lifts its current ban on offshore drilling. Bush said Congress needs to take action to expand domestic oil production at a time when oil is hovering between $125 and $140 per barrel and the price of a gallon ... More
Global logistics: YRCW completes acquisition of Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Co. Ltd. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 08/19/2008
Less-than-truckload transportation services provider YRC Worldwide Inc. said today its subsidiary YRC Logistics has officially closed its acquisition of Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Co. Ltd., a China-based provider of LTL ground transportation services.
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UPS rolls out On-Call Pickup service additions Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 08/19/2008
UPS said this week it has made various changes to its UPS On-Call Pickup service in the United States for air packages.
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Economic Forecast: Patches of light amidst scattered gloom for materials handling Tom Andel - 08/19/2008
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in early summer, following four months of contraction. In fact, the overall economy grew for the 80th consecutive month, according to a recent Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.
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Trucking news: Drive at 55 Meets Stiff Headwinds John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor - 08/18/2008
It’s an uphill fight, but some powerful people in Washington want you to slow down on the highways. That has huge ramifications for shippers, who for decades have shifted their distribution systems to rely on next- and second-day deliveries that might be affected if the “drive at 55” program can gain some legislative speed.
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Congress goes on vacation with Highway Trust Fund in jeopardy John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor - 08/18/2008
Congress left town for its five-week August recess with one big IOU looming. The Highway Trust Fund, which as recently as five years was billions of dollars in the black, has gone broke.
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Railroad reregulation does not pass muster with political group Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 08/15/2008
Showing support in opposing the concept of re-regulating U.S. freight railroads, a political consortium yesterday spoke out against rail re-regulation in the form of a resolution passed earlier this week.
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Sage Advice John A. Gentle, President, John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC, February 26, 2008 Tips to become a Logistics professional
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