freight
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The agency’s rules touch virtually every facet of transportation safety, including regulations that keep airplanes in the sky, prevent gas pipelines from exploding and stop freight trains carrying toxic chemicals from skidding off the rails.
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The FMC has traditionally focused on commercial issues for retailers and manufacturers, from access to space on containerships to fees that carriers charge for freight delays that importers say are beyond their control.
Canadian National Railway CNR 1.85%increase; green up pointing triangle reported higher profit and revenue for the fourth quarter thanks to better freight volumes and improved operational efficiency.
Containerships make more port stops and sail at slower speeds to save fuel, pushing most fruit exporters to freight delicate produce by air, which is much more expensive.
North America is in a freight recession and demand is at a low level with the market expected to remain weak through the first half, Volvo said.
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