Retail sales fell 0.3% in December, though November’s sales were revised upward, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
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Import Prices Unchanged in December
The price of goods imported to the United States did not change between November and December after four months of increases, the Labor Department said Thursday.
January 14, 2010
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Transport Activity Improving Slightly, Fed Says
The U.S. economy continued to improve modestly from mid-November to early January and conditions have improved for transportation, but economic activity remained low, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
January 13, 2010Cat Lift Trucks Adds Products For 2010
Cat Lift Trucks said that it has added five new electric counterbalanced and internal combustion pneumatic lift truck families to its current product lineup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
January 13, 2010DOT Freight Index Slips in November
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for November fell 6.8% from a year ago but showed a slight increase from October.
January 13, 2010Calif. Sees No Major Infrastructure Damage from Quake
A powerful earthquake off the shore of Northern California over the weekend caused no significant damage to the state’s transportation infrastructure, the Associated Press reported.
January 12, 2010Ferro Hopes for Variety of Perspectives on HOS Rule
WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics she hoped the agency will get a variety of points of view during its upcoming public hearings on hours-of-service.
January 12, 2010Maine Opens Interstates to Heavy Trucks
A federal pilot project taking heavy trucks off Maine’s local routes is drawing cheers from residents along the roads the trucks used to travel.
January 12, 2010LaHood Announces New Group to Fight Distracted Driving
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced Tuesday the creation of FocusDriven, an organization dedicated to fighting distracted driving.
January 12, 2010Gas Gains 14¢ in Three Weeks to $2.74 a Gallon
Gasoline’s national average price jumped 14 cents in the past three weeks to $2.74 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
January 11, 2010