The Southern California Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are losing business to other West Coast ports, even as the Port of Long Beach approved a $750 million expansion, news services reported.
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March Retail Sales Drop 1.1%
Retail sales fell 1.1% in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
April 14, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Diesel Price Projected to Rise, DOE Says
Diesel fuel will average $2.23 a gallon this quarter and rise to $2.31 in the third quarter, the Energy Department said.
April 14, 2009DOT Advising White House on Mexican Trucking Issue
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has sent the White House recommendations aimed at ending a trucking dispute with Mexico, expected to be high on the agenda when President Obama visits Mexico later this week, Reuters reported.
April 14, 2009Baltimore Trucking Co. Folds
Baltimore’s Bond Transfer Co. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and has liquidated, the Maryland Daily Record newspaper reported.
April 13, 2009Mexico to Press Obama on Trucking Issue
Mexico’s president will urge President Obama at their meeting in Mexico this week to allow Mexican trucks to deliver goods inside the United States, Bloomberg reported Monday.
April 13, 2009Gasoline Gains 9.6¢ to $2.048 a Gallon
Gasoline’s national average price rose nearly a dime in the three weeks ended Friday to $2.048 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
April 13, 2009iTECH: Can Technology Lift the LTL Barrier?
Conga lines of idle trucks waiting to clear U.S. customs are daily a fact for trade traffic at America’s major border-crossing points, north and south.
April 13, 2009Opinion: With T&L 2.0, David Can Beat Goliath
Most Transport Topics readers have experienced the current downturn firsthand — dwindling freight demand, fluctuating fuel prices, clean-engine mandates and downward-spiraling leading indicators.
April 13, 2009Obama Taps Md. Transportation Chief for DOT Deputy Secretary
President Obama will nominate John Porcari, Maryland Transportation Secretary as deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation, the No. 2 DOT job, the White House said.
April 13, 2009