Truck tonnage in June rose 5.4% from a year earlier, the eighth consecutive year-over-year increase, and the largest year-over-year gain since January 2005, American Trucking Associations said.
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Coast Guard Sets First Dates For TWIC Card Requirement
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun setting dates when truckers and others who enter ports in ports must have the government-issued Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, that is meant to prevent terror attacks on the docks.
July 31, 2008
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
$8 Billion Highway Trust Fund Fix Effectively Dead
Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to continue debate on a measure that would have bolstered the Highway Trust Fund, effectively killing the bill.
July 30, 2008Iowa Highway Reopens After Flood Repairs
Part of Iowa Highway 1 that had been severely damaged by heavy flooding last month has reopened, the state's transportation department said Wednesday.
July 30, 2008Covenant Reports 2Q Earnings
Covenant Transportation Group said late Tuesday it lost $2.3 million,
or 17 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of
$11.3 million, or 80 cents, a year ago.
Covenant Reports 2Q Earnings
Covenant Transportation Group said late Tuesday it lost $2.3 million,
or 17 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of
$11.3 million, or 80 cents, a year ago.
Gas Drops Below $4 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
Gasoline prices dropped 11.7 cents in the two weeks ended Friday to a
national average of $3.9959 a gallon, the first time in more than a
month that the average has fallen below $4 a gallon, the latest
Lundberg Survey of filling stations said.
Highway Funds Dwindle as Drivers Cut Back, Journal says
Record fuel prices are prompting U.S. motorists to park their vehicles
in record numbers, adding to concerns that federal highway funds will
be inadequate to cover needed infrastructure projects, the Wall Street
Journal reported Monday.
EPA Postpones Decision on Texas Request To Cut National Renewable Fuel Mandate
The Environmental Protection Agency postponed until early August its decision on whether to grant a request from Texas to cut the national renewable fuels mandate in half, citing the huge number of comments EPA has received on the issue, which has pitted livestock growers against grain producers.
July 28, 2008Diesel Down 11.5 Cents to $4.603 a Gallon
The average retail price of U.S. diesel plunged 11.5 cents to $4.603 a
gallon, the biggest drop of the year, the Department of Energy said
Monday.