Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 30.9% in February from a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year decline on record, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
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Highway Bill to Focus on Policy Changes Rather Than Costs, Oberstar Predicts
WASHINGTON — With the expiration of the current highway authorization just five months away, leaders in the House and Senate said they were preparing to draft its replacement with an eye on major structural changes.
May 4, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Corporations Review Transport Operations as Pressure Grows to Reduce Expenses
Corporate-owned truck fleets are facing growing pressure to justify their in-house freight operations as manufacturers and retailers target transportation expenses in response to the sharp nationwide downturn in sales.
May 4, 2009Calif. Demands 10% Carbon Cut in Transportation Fuels by 2020
California environmental regulators have approved a new standard that will require a 10% reduction in the carbon content of transportation fuels by 2020 and encourage a transition to nonpetroleum-based fuels.
May 4, 2009Judge Blocks Calif. Owner-Operator Ban
A federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction blocking many of the provisions in the clean trucks plans of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, including the controversial ban on independent drayage owner-operators at Los Angeles.
May 4, 2009Consumer Sentiment Index Improves
U.S. consumer confidence improved in April to the highest level since late last year, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
May 1, 2009ISM Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing in the U.S. improved last month but still showed overall contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
May 1, 2009Factory Orders Fall in March
U.S. factory orders fell in March after rising the month before, the Commerce Department said Friday.
May 1, 2009Personal Spending Declines 0.2%
Consumer personal spending fell in March after two months of growth, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
April 30, 2009Oil Rises to $51 a Barrel
Oil closed the trading day Wednesday near $51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange following an Energy Department report that showed gasoline inventories declined last week, Bloomberg reported.
April 29, 2009