October 8, 2014: German freight strike; EPA celebrates fuel efficiency; developing a better truck bomb barrier

Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation today:

• China is undertaking a six-year effort to cut its logistics costs, according to the Journal of Commerce.
• Reuters reports on how Germany is trying to come to grips with a freight strike by train operators and air cargo pilots.
• A Canadian national freight train derails in Saskatchewan, reports the Wall Street Journal.
• According to KPBS TV, the Environmental Protection Agency is “celebrating” its successful implementation of fuel efficiency rules for heavy trucks.
• Texas A&M is developing what the university calls a “better truck bomb barrier” according to Fox News.
• Truckers in New York City take heed: Newsday is reporting a new ordinance is lowering most maximum speed limits on residential streets to 25 mph.
• Fox News reports on a new light combat vehicle now being deployed for U.S. Special Forces.
• A California trucking company plans to build – of all things – a restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to Pacific Business News.
• Apparel magazine digs into an analysis conducted by global consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers concerning holiday shopping and sales trends for 2014.
• The Guardian newspaper reports that seven years after the Great Recession, the global economy still remains “fragile” and in need of “stabilization efforts,” all according to the latest analysis from the International Monetary Fund.