Retail sales improved 0.1% in December, the smallest gain in seven months, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
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Business Inventories Rise in November
Business inventories rose 0.3% in November while sales increased, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 12, 2012Brokers, Carriers Say SMS Causes Them to Lose Business, Unfairly Taints Fleets
Brokers and carriers said that the federal Safety Management System, or SMS, that is used to score carrier performance is causing them to lose business by unfairly tainting fleet safety records.
January 12, 2012On-Dock Intermodal Debuts at Virginia Terminal
CSX Corp.’s rail unit on Jan. 3 began offering on-dock rail intermodal service at Portsmouth, Va., marking the latest step in its multistate National Gateway project to expand double-stack service in the eastern United States.
January 12, 2012Jobless Claims Rise for Week
Initial jobless claims increased by 24,000 last week to 399,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
January 12, 2012Daimler Adding Shift at N.C. Freightliner Plant; Will Hire 1,100 Workers This Year
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Daimler Trucks North America officials said they will be adding a second shift to the company’s heavy-duty truck plant in Cleveland, N.C., adding 1,100 jobs over the course of this year.
January 12, 2012Ceridian-UCLA Trucking Index Slips 0.7% Year-Over-Year
The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index, which measures diesel fuel card purchases at truck stops, slipped in December from a year ago but showed improvement from November.
January 12, 2012Intermodal Traffic Drops 9.3% for Week
U.S. weekly intermodal traffic fell 9.3% from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
January 13, 2012Vitran Names Keylon Head of U.S. Operations
Toronto-based Vitran Corp. named Chris Keylon to head its less-than-truckload operations in the United States.
January 11, 2012DOT Freight Transport Index Rises 4.9%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 4.9% in November from a year ago, DOT said.
January 11, 2012