The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 2.4% in November from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
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Retail Sales Plunge 2.7% in December
Retail sales plunged more than twice as forecast in December, falling 2.7% from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
January 14, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
ATA Names 2009-2010 America’s Road Team
American Trucking Associations has named the 18 truck-driver captains of its 2009-2010 America’s Road Team.
January 14, 2009DOE Drops ’09 Diesel Price Projection to $2.27 a Gallon
Diesel fuel will average $2.27 a gallon this year and $2.54 in 2010, down substantially from previous projections, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
January 13, 2009Gasoline Rises After Five Months of Decline, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline increased for the first time since early July, rising 11.7 cents to $1.779 a gallon during the two weeks ended Friday, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
January 12, 2009Gainey Wins Court Approval for Reorganization Plan
Bankrupt trucking company Gainey Corp. won a battle to reorganize under bankruptcy law when a federal judge ruled it could use its cash to continue to fund its operations, the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press reported.
January 12, 2009Editorial: Dwindling Infrastructure Funds?
For all the hopeful talk about how President-elect Obama’s stimulus program is going to provide a much-needed boost to the nation’s deteriorating infrastructure, there are growing concerns in transportation circles that the pot of gold may be a lot smaller than originally thought.
January 12, 2009Snow System Moving East; Roads in Several States To Be Affected
Weather forecasters posted winter storm warnings across the Northern Plains Monday, as a cold system threatened the region as it moved south and east, the Associated Press reported.
January 12, 2009Emissions Alert Mandated By EPA Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency, as proposed, has formally required new heavy trucks to have warning lights that indicate when engine emission controls are malfunctioning or deteriorating, starting in 2010.
January 12, 2009Diesel Rises for Second Time in Six Months
Diesel fuel’s nationwide average price rose 2.3 cents to $2.314 a gallon, marking just the second increase in six months, while gasoline jumped a dime, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 13, 2009