In a switch from previous years, UPS Inc. will not forecast a peak day for holiday shipping this year because the slowing U.S. economy is making such a prediction too difficult, Bloomberg reported Monday.
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Engineering Cited in Minn. Bridge Failure
Last year’s Interstate-35W highway bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the worst such accident in 25 years, was caused by an engineering flaw and the load on its deck, Bloomberg reported, citing U.S. safety investigators.
November 14, 2008Obama May Reverse Bush Policy on Denial of Emissions Waiver
Reversing Bush administration policies, including its denial of California’s request for a waiver allowing the state to regulate automobile greenhouse-gas emissions, could be high on President-elect Barack Obama’s agenda in January, some observers said.
November 17, 2008N.Y. ‘Empire State’ Manufacturing Index Contracts Sharply
Manufacturing growth in New York state contracted this month at the fastest pace on record, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
November 17, 2008Industrial Production Rises 1.3% in October
U.S. industrial production rose 1.3% in October, the Federal Reserve said Monday.
November 17, 2008Canadian Report Highlights Biodiesel Concerns
Adding biodiesel to Canada’s existing fuel storage, blending and distribution infrastructure could spur a host of problems for the country's distillate market, the Canadian Trucking Association said.
November 17, 2008Diesel Continues to Slide, Dropping 13.5¢ to $2.809
Diesel fuel’s national average price continued to slide, falling another 13.5 cents to $2.809 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 18, 2008Waste Management Tests Peterbilt Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
Trash-hauler Waste Management Inc. is field-testing the first prototype parallel hydraulic hybrid truck to be deployed in waste collection runs, the company said Friday.
November 17, 2008Consumer Sentiment Index Remains Near 28-Year Low
U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly but remained near a 28-year low this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
November 14, 2008Post Office Is $2.8 Billion in Red
The United States Postal Service was $2.8 billion in the red in the fiscal year ended in September, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
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