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ALK Technologies has updated truck-restricted roadways and
hazardous materials restrictions as well as weight allowances used by
its PC*Miler Navigator device.
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The US House of Representatives approved a conference report
which includes $21.712 million for Georgia harbor expansion.
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Ocean shipping lines may enter into cooperation for the
purpose of providing a joint service to transport cargo, says the
European Commission. That block exemption has been extended to April
2015.
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The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) said it
applauds the “growing support of countries in signing on to a new
international cargo liability convention known by its informal title as
the Rotterdam Rules."
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The International Longshoreman's Association reached an
agreement one year ahead of its contract expiration, approving a
two-year extension.
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Morgan Stanley reported in its latest proprietary Truckload
Freight Index that volumes had improved but at a pace slower than the
normal seasonality.
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These three were the articles most read in last week's
edition.
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