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America Needs More Pipelines - U.S. News & World Report

America Needs More Pipelines
U.S. News & World Report
... or producers turn to alternative modes of transportation, often road and rail. These alternative modes will continue to be a part of the energy transportation infrastructure, but from a safety perspective they both have higher incident rates than ...

Asia-Russia spot rates expected to hold after doubling - JOC.com

JOC.com

Asia-Russia spot rates expected to hold after doubling
JOC.com
As of July 14, the Asia-North Europe spot rate sat at $1,015 per container while the rate to the Mediterranean came to $951, according to Russia's Ministry of Transport. Shippers say there is little variation in rates among container lines, suggesting ...

Freight bump fuels hope for transportation sector - MarketWatch

Wall Street Journal (subscription)

Freight bump fuels hope for transportation sector
MarketWatch
The results come as bountiful produce harvests and increased shipping demand tied to Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Day sales promotion have helped boost rates on the spot truckload market, where companies book freight transportation on a daily basis.
Lift in Demand Fuels Hopes Trucking Has Turned the Corner - WSJWall Street Journal (subscription)

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Travis County triples rate for patient transport by helicopter | KXAN ... - KXAN.com

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Travis County triples rate for patient transport by helicopter | KXAN ...
KXAN.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) — STAR Flight was authorized Tuesday by the Travis County Commissioner's Court to change its reimbursement practices for patients ...

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Volume, revenue rise for JB Hunt, but so do costs - JOC.com

JOC.com

Volume, revenue rise for JB Hunt, but so do costs
JOC.com
Purchased transportation costs rose 9.6 percent in the quarter, and wages rose 4.8 percent. That makes second-half rate hikes even more likely for shippers. 3PL operators say contract truckload rates, as well as less-than-truckload rates, are on the ...
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Second Quarter 2017 and Updates Full Year 2017 ExpectationsBusiness Wire (press release)
JB Hunt (JBHT) Stock Falls on Q2 Earnings, Sales MissNasdaq
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) Trend of Beating EPS and Revenue EstimatesStockNewsMagazine

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Newly Public Schneider Emerges as a High-Quality Transport - Morningstar.com

Newly Public Schneider Emerges as a High-Quality Transport
Morningstar.com
Schneider National SNDR is the second-largest asset-based full-truckload carrier, including its numerous.

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Flying taxis to transport passengers in Moscow in 2018 - TASS

Flying taxis to transport passengers in Moscow in 2018
TASS
Fares are not expected to be higher than the current taxi rates. High speeds and no traffic jams are main advantages of flying taxis, Atamanov said. "Firstly, we are not going to have any traffic jams at all. We will not wait for traffic and there will ...

Keep on Trucking: Is American Freight Standing Still Because of a Truck Driver Shortage? - InsideSources

InsideSources

Keep on Trucking: Is American Freight Standing Still Because of a Truck Driver Shortage?
InsideSources
As an industry, trucking is highly focused on safety rates and efficiency, continually trying to innovate to improve delivery times and lower accident rates. For a country as large as the U.S., ... Transportation is a complex business. As the trucking ...

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Go with the flow: Getting the flow rates right with hydronics - Contractor Mag

Contractor Mag

Go with the flow: Getting the flow rates right with hydronics
Contractor Mag
Let's use Chart 1 to compare the “energy transport capability,” or ETC, of water to air, calculated by multiplying the specific heat of a substance by its density (pounds per cubic foot). · For water, if I multiply its specific heat (1) by its density ...

UK inflation rate falls unexpectedly in June on back of lower petrol prices - The Independent

The Independent

UK inflation rate falls unexpectedly in June on back of lower petrol prices
The Independent
The ONS said that the biggest downward drag on the change in the CPI inflation rate between May and June had been transport, with fuel prices falling 1.1 per cent in the month and the annual price growth rate falling from 7.5 per cent to 4.1 per cent.
Slower-than-forecast NZ inflation reinforces central bank's neutral stanceNasdaq
A dip in UK inflation calls for caution on ratesFinancial Times
NZ inflation slows more than expected, rates seen on holdNewburgh Gazette
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