The California Air Resources Board said late Wednesday it gave its staff until April to come up with a new provision to allow truck fleets more flexibility in reducing their diesel emissions.
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When Less Bad is Good
This has been a year when so-called “good news” actually has come in the form of less-bad news, as in “freight levels fell less last month than they did the month before” or “fewer jobs were lost last week than the week before.”
December 14, 2009Trade Gap Declines in October
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October, declining 7.6% from September, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
December 10, 2009Initial Jobless Claims Rise
Initial jobless claims increased last week after the previous week’s one-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
December 10, 2009Business Leaders More Optimistic on Sales Than Jobs
Two recent surveys have shown that chief executive officers, supply managers and small business leaders are optimistic that sales will increase next year, but they do not predict hiring to increase, Bloomberg reported.
December 9, 2009Wholesale Inventories Rise in October
Wholesale inventories rose in October for the first time in more than a year, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
December 9, 2009Midwest Snow Storm Headed for Northeast
A large snow storm continued to dump snow across much of the Midwest Wednesday and will reach New York and New England Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
December 9, 2009Oil Drops to Two-Month Low Near $70 a Barrel
Oil prices fell almost $2 to a two-month low near $70 a barrel Wednesday, following a report that showed gasoline and diesel inventories improved, Bloomberg reported.
December 9, 2009High-Tech Scanners, Software Speed Sorting Times
Moving goods from warehouse shelves to trucks for delivery is a labor-intensive process. As a result, warehouse operators are using more high-tech scanners, robotic devices and new software to make the most of workers’ time.
December 9, 2009DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 10.5% in October
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 10.5% in October from a year earlier, the largest such decline in the 20 years in which it has been calculated.
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