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Virgin claims IAG-BMI deal to raise fares - FT.com
www.ft.com | 7 hours 6 minutes ago
Travellers could face higher fares when flying from Scotland and north-west England to Heathrow if regulators allow International Airlines Group to buy BMI British Midland, Virgin Atlantic has claimed. Sir Richard Branson’s airline lost out last

Trucker Mel saves 4-wheeler's life; gets nod as highway hero - Today's Trucking, the truck news
www.todaystrucking.com | 9 hours 45 minutes ago
Today's Trucking: covering truck news - a Canadian trucking and truck industry news website and magazine dealing with truck issues including trucking regulations, fleet management, owners/operators, and the latest in new truck and new trucking products.

Brazilian Air Force Boosts Efficiency of Its Air Logistics Center - RFID Journal
www.rfidjournal.com | 14 hours 43 minutes ago
The organization is using EPC RFID tags to reduce the time required to load cargo, from an average of 3.5 days down to 3 hours, and has also increased productivity by 600 percent.

Trans-Talk » Blog Archive » Box ships hit low point in cycle (they hope)
www.tetracom.ca | 14 hours 54 minutes ago
Writing for Canadian Transportation and Logistics, Leo Ryan offers an overview of turmoil for container lines. Good news for shippers, at least on rates, but bad news for carriers. Towards the end of an eventful 2011, global shipping lines were doing their utmost to adjust to spreading economic

California 3PL Opens Charleston Transload Center | Journal of Commerce
www.joc.com | 15 hours 39 minutes ago
Logistics provider Performance Team is opening a container transloading facility at the Port of Charleston to transload cargo from ocean shipping containers to trucks for distribution to customers throughout the Southeast.

Brakes on target for Driver CPC - News - Logistics Manager
www.logisticsmanager.com | 16 hours 45 minutes ago
The latest news from Logistics Manager - the leading resource for supply chain professionals

Rush Enterprises’ Income Jumps on Higher Truck Sales | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight
www.ttnews.com | Feb 15, 2012
Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said its fourth-quarter and full-year profit and revenue jumped on higher truck sales.

International Transport Workers' Federation: News online
www.itfglobal.org | Feb 15, 2012
The ITF has joined two global union organisations in denouncing the violation of trade union rights at a manufacturing company in Turkey.

Union confronts Network Rail over 'risk to jobs' | Railnews.co.uk
www.railnews.co.uk | Feb 15, 2012
<p>A requirement that Network Rail staff must not live more than a certain distance from the company's new HQ in Milton Keynes has angered the white collar rail union TSSA, which is accusing the company of acting 'illegally'.</p>

First Hull Trains | Latest News | Valentine s Surprise for all First Hull Trains Passengers
hulltrains.co.uk | Feb 14, 2012
Hull Trains - Direct daily rail services between Hull, Brough, Howden, Selby, Doncaster, Grantham, Stevenage and London King's Cross