The Port of Los Angeles said Wednesday it will allow a limited number of truckers to continue operating their existing trucks past a Jan. 1 deadline for cleaner trucks.
December 16, 2009BusinessGovernment
Leading Economic Indicators Rise for Eighth Month
An index of leading economic indicators improved for an eighth straight month in November, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
December 17, 2009GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Schneider Completes Intermodal Container Conversion
Schneider National said Wednesday its intermodal division has completed a three-year conversion project replacing its mixed trailer/container fleet to an all-container fleet.
December 16, 2009Government
Housing Starts Jump 8.9% in November
Housing starts jumped 8.9% in November while building permits rose to the highest level in a year, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
December 16, 2009BusinessGovernment
November CPI Rises 0.4%
The consumer price index rose 0.4% in November, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
December 16, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
LaHood Cites ‘Urgency’ for Texting Ban
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the department was working to complete its work on a regulation to ban texting by commercial drivers, and that it would be finished “sooner rather than later.â€
December 15, 2009BusinessGovernment
November Spot Freight 65% Over Last Year, TransCore Says
Spot market freight availability increased by 65% in November compared to last year according to the TransCore Freight Index, a measure of truckload freight volume found on load boards.
December 15, 2009GovernmentBusinessFuel
Senate Must Extend Biodiesel Tax Credit by Dec. 31, Producers Warn
Biodiesel producers are threatening to shut down their operations if the Senate does not approve a bill that would extend the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit due to expire Dec. 31.
December 15, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Pacer Names Daniel Avramovich CEO
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said Daniel Avramovich will become its new chief executive officer, effective close of business Tuesday.
December 15, 2009BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Declines 2.4¢ to $2.748 a Gallon; Gas Falls 3.5¢
Diesel and gasoline prices both fell Monday as crude oil held near a two-month low, with diesel falling 2.4 cents to $2.748 a gallon and gas declining 3.5 cents to $2.599, the Department of Energy said.
December 15, 2009