Construction spending rose 1.4% in March, the biggest gain in almost a year, the Commerce Department said Monday.
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Opinion: Fuel’s Many Costs
Traditionally, fuel has been second only to drivers as the highest variable expense truckload companies face. Since the price of fuel probably isn’t going down anytime soon, this a good time for carriers interested in future prosperity to review the costs associated with fuel.
May 6, 2011YRC Reaches New Agreement on Restructuring
YRC Worldwide said it has reached a definitive agreement with creditors, labor groups and pension funds that would give the company $100 million in new capital as its restructuring moves forward.
May 2, 2011ISM Manufacturing Index Slips in April
U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in April from March but showed continued positive activity, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
May 2, 2011Oil Drops After U.S. Says Bin Laden Killed
Oil prices dropped by the most in almost seven weeks on speculation that the killing of Osama bin Laden may ease the risk of Middle East supply disruptions, Bloomberg reported Monday.
May 2, 2011Delaware Unveils Idle-Reduction Units at Rest Stop
Delaware has opened its first truck parking spaces with idle-reduction equipment, its Department of Transportation said.
May 2, 2011Diesel Resumes Rise, Gaining 2.6¢ to $4.124 a Gallon
Diesel resumed its rise after a one-week respite, gaining 2.6 cents to $4.124Â a gallon, the highest price since August 2008, while gasoline jumped 8.4 cents to $3.963, the Department of Energy said.
May 3, 2011Tank Truck Group Backs Logging Devices
The National Tank Truck Carriers announced its support for mandatory use of electronic logging devices in order to comply with hours-of-service rules.
May 2, 2011C.R. England to Use Hair Samples as Part of Drug-Testing Partnership
C.R. England Inc. and Omega Laboratories Inc. announced a drug-screening partnership that will test the hair samples of truck driver applicants.
May 2, 2011Tornadoes Damage Trucking Facilities in South
This week’s tornado outbreak across the South destroyed damaged or several trucking facilities, company executives said.
April 29, 2011