Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 3.8 cents to $3.85 a gallon, its eighth drop in the past nine weeks, while gasoline rose for the first time in two months, the Department of Energy said.
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N.Y. City Not Ticketing Trucks, Pending Appeal on Decals
New York City recently announced that it is not enforcing its truck decal requirement and has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider a ruling that the city cannot require truckers to have such identification.
July 5, 2011Construction Spending Dips 0.6% in May
Construction spending declined 0.6% in May, the sixth straight monthly decrease, the Commerce Department said Friday.
July 1, 2011TTNews.com Closed Monday for July 4th Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, July 5, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
July 1, 2011Consumer Confidence Drops in June
Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
July 1, 2011ISM Manufacturing Index Rises in June
U.S. manufacturing activity rose in June, showing continued expansion for the 23rd consecutive month, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
July 1, 2011UPS Freight Sets 6.9% Rate Increase
UPS Freight said Friday it was raising rates by an average 6.9%, effective Aug. 1.
July 1, 2011Minnesota Shutdown Closes State Rest Areas
The Minnesota state government shut down Friday morning, closing state highway rest areas and halting construction projects, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.
July 1, 2011Keep Trucking, Broker Units Separate, Attorneys at ATA Conference Advise
PHOENIX — Trucking companies with brokerage units should organize the two divisions separately, a panel of attorneys said at a recent meeting here.
July 5, 2011South Carolina Ports Approve Budget
The board of directors at the South Carolina State Ports Authority has approved a fiscal 2012 budget that includes more than $80 million in capital projects, and projects a 6.6% rise in container traffic for the fiscal year beginning Friday, July 1
July 1, 2011