The U.S. economy continued to expand at a moderate pace early this year, with several areas reporting increases in transportation services demand, the Federal Reserve said.
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Oil Closes Over $100 a Barrel for First Time Since 2008
Oil closed over $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since September 2008, Bloomberg reported.
March 2, 2011NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 13.8%
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 13.8% in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.
March 1, 2011Insurance Group Cites Concerns on Underride Guards
Crash-test analysis by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that underride guards on tractor-trailers can fail even in relatively low-speed crashes, and the group is petitioning the federal government to require stronger guards that will remain in place during a crash and to mandate guards for more big rigs and trailers.
March 1, 2011Construction Spending Falls on Commercial Downturn
Construction spending fell 0.7% in January, led by a drop in commercial projects, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
March 1, 2011ISM Manufacturing Index Hits Highest Level Since 2004
U.S. manufacturing activity rose last month to its highest level in almost seven years, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
March 1, 2011Opinion: CSA — Problem or Solution?
Some trucking industry executives predicted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program was going to be a “game changer” for the industry. They were right.
March 4, 2011Calif.’s Global Warming Targets May Cut Light Truck Sales
Automakers may forego as much as $4 billion a year in light truck sales to prevent states led by California from setting their own mileage standards, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
March 1, 2011Contrans’ Fourth-Quarter Income Slips
Contrans Group said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell to C$4.6 million, or 14 cents a share, from C$5.2 million, or 29 cents, a year earlier.
March 2, 2011GAO Report Cites Societal Costs of Trucking
Trucking passes more costs onto society than do other modes of freight transportation, according to a report from the government’s financial investigative agency.
March 1, 2011