Total revenue for truck transportation, couriers and messengers, and warehousing and storage reached $312 billion in 2006, up from $293 billion in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.
December 4, 2007GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Floods Close Stretch of I-5 in Northwest
Severe floods in the Pacific Northwest have closed a stretch of Interstate 5 until at least Thursday, news reports said.
December 5, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Third-Quarter Productivity Jumps to 6.3%
U.S. worker productivity jumped to an annual rate of 6.3% in the third quarter from 2.2% the previous quarter, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
December 5, 2007GovernmentBusiness
Senate Votes 77-18 for Peru Trade Bill
The Senate voted 77-18 Tuesday for a U.S.-Peru free-trade agreement, opening the way for expanded economic ties with that country, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
December 5, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Trucking Revenue Tops $300 Bln., Census Bureau Says
Total revenue for truck transportation, couriers and messengers, and warehousing and storage reached $312 billion in 2006, up from $293 billion in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.
December 4, 2007Government
Oil Falls in Advance of OPEC Meeting
Oil prices moved below $88 a barrel Tuesday, one day in advance of an OPEC meeting in which cartel members were set to meet to decide whether to increase production, the Associated Press reported.
December 4, 2007FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Drops 2.8¢ to $3.416
The national average price of retail diesel fuel fell 2.8 cents from last week’s all-time record to $3.416 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
December 4, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Automakers Say Deal Should Prevent States from Setting Emissions Standards
U.S. automakers say congressional legislation to boost U.S. fuel-economy standards 40% should halt efforts by states to restrict emissions, Bloomberg reported Monday.
December 3, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Dips in November
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index dipped slightly in November from October, ISM said Monday.
December 3, 2007GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics
SoCal Ports Set Emissions Reduction Plan
Southern California’s ports are about to begin a multibillion-dollar program that is being watched all over the world to repair, replace or clean up engines to reduce pollution, the New York Times reported Monday.
December 3, 2007