Retail sales rose 1.1% in September, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
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Diesel Rises 5.6¢ to Four-Year High $4.15
Diesel rose 5.6 cents to $4.15 a gallon, its highest national average pump price in more than four years, while gasoline fell for the third time in four weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
October 16, 2012Oil-Field Specialty Trucks HOS Exemption Should Be Extended to Others, Carriers Say
An hours-of-service waiting time exemption for drivers of “specially constructed” oil-field operations trucks should be extended to include such other oil and gas operations trucks such as those that deliver sand and water, several motor carriers and trade association officials told federal regulators.
October 15, 2012‘Intense and Energetic’ Michael Card Takes Federation Reins in Las Vegas
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — After more than a quarter-century of involvement with American Trucking Associations, Michael Card, the eager policy enthusiast from Oregon, is ready to become chairman — and when he takes the top leadership position at the federation, he expects to broaden his list of interests.
October 15, 2012Industry Pushes CSA Changes But Voices Support for Program
LAS VEGAS — The trucking industry continued its public push to get federal regulators to make significant changes to the government’s new safety program, as fleet officials praised the program’s intentions and blasted some of its provisions here.
October 15, 2012Fleets Must Alter Operations to Attract Younger Drivers
LAS VEGAS — Trucking fleets must accept some blame for the current driver shortage and be willing to adjust their operations in order to attract younger talent, two truckload executives said last week.
October 15, 2012Trucking Sets New Agenda at ATA’s Annual Meeting
LAS VEGAS — The leaders of the nation’s trucking industry meeting here set their agenda for the next year, led by a drive to continue their efforts to push the federal government to make more changes to the Compliance, Accountability, Safety program.
October 15, 2012Consumer Confidence Rises in October
Consumer confidence rose in October, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
October 12, 2012Heartland’s Income Drops
Heartland Express said its third-quarter profit fell 19.3% from a year ago.
October 12, 2012J.B. Hunt’s 3Q Income Improves
J.B. Hunt Transport Services said late Thursday its third-quarter net income rose from a year ago as operating income at two of its four business segments rose more than 20%.
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