Rail intermodal traffic fell 4.4% for the week ended Saturday compared with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
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ISM Services Index Expands
The U.S. economy’s service showed expansion last month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
May 5, 2008Auto Industry Seeks States’ Support on Emissions Rules
The automobile industry is focusing on state lawmakers in an effort to head off any plans to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions similarly to California, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
May 5, 2008Wash. State Survey Highlights Truck-Parking Safety Concerns
The Washington State Department of Transportation said the respondents to its truck parking survey said overwhelmingly that there were not enough parking for trucks in the state, and were concerned about safe parking.
May 7, 2008Complex Engines Can Help Dealer Profits, ATD Says
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The increasing complexity of diesel engines represents a major opportunity for profitability in dealership maintenance shops, said the departing chairman of American Truck Dealers.
May 5, 2008Fuel Cards Offer New Services as Competition Intensifies
Competition among fuel-card providers to keep major fleets is intensifying as carriers seek to mitigate the $4-a-gallon cost of fuel by paying closer attention to how it’s purchased.
May 5, 2008ATD Honors Rush as 2008 Truck Dealer of Year
W. Marvin Rush, founder and chairman of the only truck dealership chain traded on a major U.S. stock exchange, has been honored as the 2008 Truck Dealer of the Year by the American Truck Dealers trade association.
May 2, 2008Snow Closes I-70 Near Denver
Authorities closed westbound lanes of Interstate 70 west of Denver Thursday because of accidents caused by a spring snowstorm, the Associated Press reported.
May 1, 2008ISM Manufacturing Index Continues to Show Contraction
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index continued to show contraction in April, matching March’s reading, ISM said Thursday.
May 1, 2008NAFTA Surface Trade Jumps 16.3%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico jumped 16.3% in February from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
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