The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach voted Monday to charge a new $15 per-container fee on loaded cargo containers starting next January, the Associated Press reported.
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New York ‘Empire State Index’ Declines
Manufacturing growth in New York state fell to the weakest pace in nine months in January, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in December
Retail sales fell 0.4% in December, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008Business Inventories Gain in November
Business inventories rose 0.4% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Linked to Design Flaw
A design flaw in steel plates contributed to the collapse of a bridge in Minneapolis last year that killed 13 people and injured more than 100, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing the National Transportation Safety Board.
January 16, 2008Drivers Reducing Miles from High Fuel Prices, Report Says
U.S. drivers are taking fewer highway trips, slowing down and bidding up the price of more fuel-efficient vehicles in response to a doubling of gasoline prices since 2003, according to a new government report, Bloomberg reported.
January 15, 2008Panel Proposes 40-Cent Gas-Tax Boost
Federal fuel taxes should be boosted as much as 40 cents a gallon to finance highway, bridge and transit work, a panel created by Congress said Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
January 15, 2008Ontario-U.S. Truck Trips Drop
The number of cross-border truck trips between the Canadian province of Ontario and the United States fell for a third straight year in 2007 to the lowest point since 1998, the Ontario Trucking Association said Monday.
January 14, 2008DHS Releases REAL ID Regulation
The Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security set a final rule for the REAL ID regulation, which would establish minimum security standards for state-issued drivers’ licenses and identification cards.
January 14, 2008Ryder Completes Lily Acquisition
Ryder System said Monday it completed its acquisition of Lily Transportation Corp., a trucking company based in Needham, Mass.
January 14, 2008