U.S. intermodal rail traffic in the United States fell 16.2% last week from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said in its weekly report.
August 28, 2009Business
Movers’ Customer Satisfaction Gains as Housing Market Begins to Stabilize
Customer satisfaction with full-service moving companies is on the rise, according to the results of a J.D. Power and Associates survey published earlier this month.
August 31, 2009Business, Government
Diesel Creeps Up 1.6¢ to $2.668
The average retail price of U.S. diesel continued a slow upward creep last week, rising 1.6 cents a gallon to $2.668, a pace fleets said gives them some stability amid recession-driven volume and pricing challenges.
August 31, 2009Business
N.J.-Pa. Bridge to Get Express Tolling
The Betsy Ross Bridge between New Jersey and Pennsylvania will become the first in the Philadelphia area with express E-ZPass lanes, the Associated Press reported.
August 28, 2009Business, Government
Consumer Confidence Slips Slightly in August
U.S. consumer confidence slipped slightly in August from July but improved from an earlier forecast this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
August 28, 2009Business
Navistar Renews Funding Plan for Dealers
The in-house financing arm of truck maker Navistar International Corp. has signed an agreement for a one-year renewal of a $650 million floor-plan funding facility for its dealers, the company said.
August 28, 2009Business, Government
Personal Spending Rises 0.2% in July
Consumer personal spending rose 0.2% July, as buyers took advantage of the government’s “cash for clunkers” program to trade in old cars for new ones, the Commerce Department said Friday.
August 28, 2009Business, Safety, Government
Intermodal Traffic Drops for Week
Business
Trailer Bridge Appoints New CEO
Trucking and intermodal firm Trailer Bridge Inc. said Thursday it has appointed Ivy Barton Suter its new chief executive officer, effective immediately.
August 27, 2009Business, Safety
Truck Tonnage Decline Slows in July
U.S. truck tonnage fell 10.4% in July from the same month last year, the best year-to-year showing since February, American Trucking Associations said.
August 27, 2009Business, Safety
Volvo’s July North American Truck Deliveries Drop 46%
Volvo AB’s North American truck deliveries fell 46% in July from a year ago, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
August 27, 2009