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Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Rises in August
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. anufacturing growth in the Philadelphia area increased in August, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday.
August 18, 2005
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
UPS to Buy Eight Boeing Freighter Airplanes
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. PS Inc. said it plans to order eight new Boeing 747-400 freighters, citing strong international volume growth. The Atlanta-based company, which operates the nation’s largest truck fleet and the world’s ninth-largest airline, said in a statement that the airplanes would increase capacity on its most important routes connecting Asia, Europe and North America.
August 18, 2005Index of Leading Indicators Rises 0.1% in July
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Conference Board said Thursday its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.1% in July after surging a month earlier, the first back-to-back gain this year.
August 18, 2005$25 Mln. Parking Plan Is Part of Highway Act
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Among the money set aside for the construction of bridges and highways as part of the just-enacted, six-year federal highway funding act was $25 million for a pilot project to increase the number of truck parking facilities along the nation’s highways.
August 18, 2005Jobless Claims Rise for Week
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose 6,000 in the week ended Aug. 13 to 316,000, but remained below this year’s average, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday.
August 18, 2005Report: Investigators Fault BP in Refinery Safety Lapses
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ederal investigators released a new list of safety shortcomings at BP PLC’s Texas refinery Wednesday, and said an independent panel should investigate the company’s safety culture in the wake of a March 23 blast at the plant which injured 170 people and killed 15, the Wall Street Journal reported.
August 18, 2005Opinion: Hours-of-Service Rules to Live By
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>During a long and arduous congressional highway reauthorization process, an opportunity was missed to continue improving highway safety and save lives on our nation’s roads.
August 17, 2005PPI Rises 1% in July; Core Prices Surge 0.4%
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he producer price index rose 1% in July, while prices excluding food and energy grew 0.4%, the largest increase since January, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
August 17, 2005UPS Reminds Drivers to Turn Off Truck Engines
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. PS Inc. recently reminded its drivers not to leave truck engines running while they deliver packages, citing fuel costs, reported the New York Times.
August 17, 2005Diesel Prices Shatter Record, Surge 16 Cents a Gallon
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he average price of U.S. retail diesel exploded last week, rising 16 cents a gallon in the largest single-week increase ever recorded, according to the Department of Energy. The surge left prices at $2.567 a gallon, setting a new record for the second time in the past month.
August 17, 2005