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New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøs Sold at Record Pace, Commerce Dept. Says
Inexpensive mortgages helped pushed the sales of new homes to a record pace in June, the Commerce Department said Thursday, while a national real estate trade association reported sales of existing homes down 11.7%, the biggest drop since April 1995.
July 25, 2002Durable Goods Orders Down 3.8% in June
New orders for durable goods dropped by 3.8% in June to $166.6 billion, marking the largest decline in seven months, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
July 25, 2002News Briefs - July 25
Traders Think OPEC Will Boost Production • Mullen Posts Lower Quarterly Earnings • Wash. Court Rules Teamsters Must Get Extra Breaks • Bandag Earnings Up; Sees Trucking Activity Improving • And more...
July 25, 2002Ethanol Provision to Drain Road Trust Fund, Critics Say
A provision in the pending energy bill requiring production of 5 billion gallons of ethanol in 2012 threatens to drain the Highway Trust Fund, according to highway lobbyists and leaders on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
July 25, 2002Hastert Seen Seeking Engine Rule Delay
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) has joined those pressing the Bush administration to postpone the Environmental Protection Agency’s Oct. 1 deadline for heavy-duty diesel engines to meet new emission standards, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
July 24, 2002Security Briefing - July 18 - July 24
House Passes Supplemental Funding Bill • High-Tech Trucks to Detect Dirty Bombs • TSA Funding Cuts Will Cause Delays, Mineta Warns • Postal Service Backs International Mail Search Bill • And more...
July 24, 2002Texans Debate Locations of Border Inspection Stations
As the Texas Department of Transportation begins a series of local hearings on where to locate safety-inspection stations for in-coming Mexican trucks, the mayor of Laredo, Texas, threatened to block plans to place federal and state truck inspection facilities at border-crossing bridges, which she said would worsen traffic backups.
July 24, 2002Opinion: No. 1 Security Concern -- Dishonesty
Many of us in the transportation industry have heard customers ask about steps our businesses are taking to ensure safe delivery of their goods. After Sept. 11, people’s minds spring to an image of terrorists hijacking trucks and moving vans.
July 24, 2002News Briefs - July 25
Congress Reaches Corporate Crime Compromise • White House Says Economy Is Growing Solidly • Despite Slumping Markets, Fed Unlikely to Lower Rates, Bloomberg Says • API Report Spurs Oil Prices Higher • And more...
July 24, 2002Beatty Tells Web Users Security Is Broad Job
America's focus on security cannot be limited to just one area, Jeffrey Beatty said during an online chat with TTNews.com users Wednesday.
July 24, 2002