Oil prices fell to the lowest level since Oct. 7 Friday, the eighth day of falling prices, Bloomberg reported.
December 11, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
CARB May Defer Compliance With Truck Emissions Regulation
The California Air Resources Board last week began to look into changing the state’s diesel emissions rule, which could give truckers hit by the recession more “flexibility” or even partial delays of one or two years in complying.
December 14, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
Obama Nominates Senate Aide Strickland to Become Next NHTSA Administrator
President Obama has nominated David Strickland to be the next administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the White House announced.
December 14, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Greenhouse Gas Ruling Paves Way for EPA Limits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week declared that greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities are a danger to human health, a first step the agency must take along the path to regulations limiting the levels of combustion by-products from tailpipes.
December 14, 2009Business, Government
Oil Closes Week at Two-Month Low Under $70 a Barrel
Government, Business, Logistics
Caterpillar Logistics to Build Facility in Ohio
Caterpillar Logistics Services said it will open a new parts distribution center in Clayton, Ohio.
December 11, 2009Business, Government
Business Inventories Rise for First Time in a Year
Business inventories rose in October for the first time in a year, the Commerce Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009Business, Government
Consumer Confidence Improves in December
U.S. consumer confidence improved in December for the first time in three months, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
December 11, 2009Business, Government
Import Prices Rise 1.7% in November
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.7% in November, the most in five month, the Labor Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009Business, Government
Retail Sales Increase 1.3% in November
Retail sales rose 1.3% in November, the Commerce Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
CARB Offers Truckers Flexibility on Diesel Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board said late Wednesday it gave its staff until April to come up with a new provision to allow truck fleets more flexibility in reducing their diesel emissions.
December 10, 2009