The Department of Transportation Wednesday announced that 51 projects will receive $1.5 billion in grants under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program.
February 17, 2010Business, Government
Philadelphia Factory Index Grows
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia expanded in February at a highest pace in more than five years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
February 18, 2010Business, Government
Leading Economic Indicators Gain 0.3%
An index of leading economic indicators improved for a tenth straight month in January, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
February 18, 2010Government
Producer Price Index Rises 1.4% in January
Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 1.4% in January, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
February 18, 2010Business, Safety, Government
DOT Awards $1.5 Bln. for Transportation Projects
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Pacer Posts 4Q Profit
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said its fourth-quarter profit grew to $10 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with a $64 million loss, or $1.83 cents, a year earlier.
February 17, 2010Business, Government
Housing Starts Climb in January
Housing starts rose 2.8% in January while building permits fell 4.9%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
February 17, 2010Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Price Drops for Fifth Straight Week
Diesel’s national average price fell 1.3 cents to $2.756 a gallon, the fifth consecutive decline, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
February 16, 2010Business, Safety, Government
iTECH: Virtual Dispatcher May Be Virtually Ready
In the trucking dispatch room of the future, the only sound is of cooling fans whirring inside computer casings. Gone are the cubicles that once honeycombed the floor, as are the chattering dispatchers who once staffed them.
February 16, 2010Government, Business, Fuel
Legal Foundation Files Climate Change Lawsuit Against EPA
A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s formal finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.
February 16, 2010Government
Wyoming Lawmakers Moving Forward With I-80 Toll Plans
State legislators in Wyoming have put into writing the tolling proposal for Interstate 80 that they have been talking about for some two years.
February 16, 2010