Rail intermodal traffic fell 1.1% for the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 15, 2008Business, Safety
Intermodal Traffic Falls 1.1%
Business, Government, Logistics
Ontario-U.S. Truck Border Crossings Decline
Truck crossings from the Canadian province of Ontario into the United States have fallen 5.6% in 2008 compared with the same period last year, the Ontario Trucking Association said Thursday.
May 15, 2008Business, Government
Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region improved this month, but continued to show contraction, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
May 15, 2008Business
ActionView to Buy Jim Palmer Trucking
ActionView International, which makes illuminated motion billboards, said it signed a letter of intent to buy Montana-based refrigerated carrier Jim Palmer Trucking.
May 15, 2008Business
U.S. Industrial Production Drops 0.7%
U.S. industrial production fell 0.7% in April, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
May 15, 2008Business, Government
New York Manufacturing Index Declines
Manufacturing growth in New York state fell this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.
May 15, 2008Business
Jobless Claims Rise 6,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims rose by 6,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
May 15, 2008Business, Safety, Government
DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.4% in March
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.4% in March from the same month last year, DOT said Wednesday.
May 14, 2008Business
TransForce Completes Conversion, Name Change
TransForce Income Fund said late Wednesday it has completed its corporate structure conversion to TransForce Inc. and that it will begin trading under a new ticker symbol on Tuesday.
May 14, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Oil Price Falls Following DOE Report
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel Wednesday following an Energy Department report that showed inventories improved last week, and both the House and Senate voted to suspend crude shipments to the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Bloomberg reported.
May 14, 2008