The Port of Los Angeles said its exports surged 14.5% last year, a second straight record.
January 18, 2012Business
Housing Starts Decline in December
Housing starts dropped 4.1% in December, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 19, 2012Business
Consumer Price Index Unchanged in December
The consumer price index was unchanged in December as fuel prices declined, the Labor Department said Thursday.
January 19, 2012Business
TT Closed Monday for MLK Day Holiday
Transport Topics will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Jan. 22, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
January 18, 2012BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises Again, Gaining 2.6¢ to $3.854
Diesel rose for a second week following six straight declines, increasing 2.6 cents to $3.854 a gallon, while gasoline rose less than a penny, the Department of Energy said.
January 18, 2012Business
Industrial Production Rises in December
Industrial production rose 0.4% in December as factory output climbed by the most in a year, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
January 18, 2012Business
Producer Prices Dip 0.1% in December
Prices paid to U.S. producers slipped 0.1% in December, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
January 18, 2012Business
ATRI Updates List of States’ Idling Laws
The American Transportation Research Institute has updated its listing of local and state anti-idling laws to include two regulations that have recently taken effect and one change set to take effect soon.
January 18, 2012BusinessLogistics
Manning Elected IANA Chairman
Dave Manning, president of intermodal and trucking company Tennessee Express Inc., has been elected 2012 chairman of the Intermodal Association of North America’s board of directors.
January 18, 2012GovernmentBusiness
Ferro Backs HOS Rule’s Restart Provision
A controversial 34-hour restart provision in the new hours-of-service rule will help ensure that truck drivers do not experience cumulative fatigue, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro told Transport Topics.
January 17, 2012