Diesel’s national average price dropped 1.2 cents to $2.769 a gallon, the fourth consecutive decline, the Department of Energy said Friday.
February 12, 2010Government, Business, Safety
Execs Ask FMCSA to Change Several Steps Before Chassis Safety Rule Takes Effect
Trucking and intermodal leaders are pressing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to change two key safety reporting steps before the agency’s delayed chassis safety rule finally takes effect on June 30.
February 15, 2010Business, Government, Safety
ATA’s Hodges, Navistar’s Hebe Differ on Trucking’s Future
TAMPA, Fla. — A major truck-making executive and the chairman of American Trucking Associations offered differing views on the future of trucking, but both agreed that federal regulation of business is generating unwelcome distortions of how firms can operate.
February 15, 2010Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Dips 1.7¢ to $2.835, AAA Says
Diesel prices largely held steady last week, with the national average price per gallon at $2.835, falling just 1.7 cents from the previous week, according to AAA’s daily price report for Feb. 11.
February 15, 2010Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Falls 1.2¢ to $2.769 in Fourth Straight Decline
Business, Government
Consumer Confidence Falls in February
U.S. consumer confidence dropped in February from a two-year high, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
February 12, 2010Business, Government
Retail Sales Grow 0.5% in January
Retail sales climbed 0.5% in January, the third increase in four months, the Commerce Department said Friday.
February 12, 2010Government, Business, Safety
Pennsylvania Reopens Interstate 78
Pennsylvania has reopened Interstate 78, which had been shut down following Wednesday’s Mid-Atlantic blizzard that stranded more than 200 motorists, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Thursday afternoon.
February 11, 2010Government, Business, Fuel
DOE Fuel Prices on Hold with Government Shutdown
The federal government in the Washington area remained closed for a fourth day Thursday following Wednesday’s blizzard and as a result the Department of Energy is not likely to release its weekly fuel prices until at least Friday.
February 11, 2010Government
Trade Gap Widens in December
The U.S. trade deficit widened in December, increasing 10.4% from November, the Commerce Department.
February 11, 2010Government, Business
Mid-Atlantic Braces for New Major Snowstorm
The latest in a string of fierce winter storms will make its way into the Mid-Atlantic region Tuesday, even as the region continues to recover from a blizzard this weekend, news reports said.
February 9, 2010