Diesel’s national average price fell for a third straight week, declining 0.3 cent to $2.787 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 23, 2009BusinessGovernment
Personal Spending Rises in October
Consumer personal spending and personal incomes both rose in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
November 25, 2009Business
Initial Jobless Claims Drop for Week
Initial jobless claims fell to their lowest level since September 2008 last week, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
November 25, 2009BusinessGovernment
Durable Goods Orders Fall in October
Durable goods orders fell in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
November 25, 2009BusinessLogistics
Apollo Considers Going Public on NYSE
Apollo Management, the buyout firm that created Pacer International, Quality Distribution and CEVA Logistics, may soon go public, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper, Bloomberg reported.
November 25, 2009Business
TTNews to Close Thursday-Friday for Thanksgiving
Transport Topics Online will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 24, 2009GovernmentBusinessFuelSafety
Officials Cite Concerns on Vehicle-Miles Tax
WASHINGTON — Several lawmakers, Department of Transportation officials and experts have expressed concern with elements of a vehicle miles traveled tax, which some advocates tout as a replacement for the federal fuel tax, while also cautioning that a transition to VMT could be a slow process.
November 24, 2009BusinessGovernment
Third-Quarter GDP Revised Downward to 2.8% from 3.5%
The U.S. economy expanded at a lower rate than previously reported in the third quarter, growing at a 2.8% annual rate versus the 3.5% reported last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
November 24, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafety
E&MU: Next-Gen Diesels Cut DPF Upkeep, Engine Makers Say
The ire of fleet managers who say diesel particulate filters are clogging with soot too quickly should be eased with the arrival of 2010 engines, according to some engine manufacturers.
November 24, 2009BusinessSafety
October Truck Tonnage Falls 5.2%
U.S. truck tonnage fell 5.2% in October from the same month last year, the best year-to-year showing since November 2008, American Trucking Associations said Monday.
November 23, 2009