Federal funding highway infrastructure projects in an economic stimulus plan may be about $20 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing a group that represents state transportation officials.
December 11, 2008BusinessGovernmentFuel
California Eyes Requiring Particulate Filters on All Heavy Trucks
California regulators are considering a first-in-the-nation plan that would require almost all privately owned heavy-duty trucks in the state to install particulate filters to reduce soot emissions by 85%, the San Jose Mercury News reported Thursday.
December 11, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Obama Chooses Heads of DOE, EPA
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the Nobel-prize-winning head of a California research institute and a former New Jersey environmental official to fill his cabinet positions heading the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
December 11, 2008BusinessEquipment
Cummins Lowers Earnings Forecast
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. lowered its 2008 sales and profit forecast, due to “significant declines” in demand.
December 11, 2008BusinessLogistics
Wabash to Lay Off 800 Workers Due to Slowdown
Wabash National Corp. said it will lay off 800 employees at its Lafayette, Ind., factory following a two-week holiday shutdown ending Jan. 5.
December 11, 2008Business
Unemployment Claims Rise to 26-Year High
First-time unemployment claims rose to a 26-year high last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
December 11, 2008BusinessGovernment
Import Prices Fall 6.7% in November
The price of goods imported to the United States fell 6.7% in November, the largest drop since recording began in 1988, the Labor Department said Thursday.
December 11, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.6% in October
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.6% in October from a year ago, leaving it at its lowest level for the month of October in five years.
December 10, 2008Business
Mack to Lay Off 180 Plant Workers
Mack Trucks will lay off 180 employees at its factory near Allentown, Pa., the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
December 10, 2008BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Schneider Expands Regional Service
Truckload carrier Schneider National said Wednesday it is extending its regional service to customers in the south-central United States, increasing its regional footprint to 16 states in less than a year since it first launched the offering.
December 10, 2008