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Rail Volume Declines, Intermodal Stays High

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ail freight traffic fell for the week ended Oct. 29 but intermodal volume levels continued to climb, reaching the sixth-highest weekly volume ever, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 4, 2005

Postal Service Rate Hike May Boost Private Carriers

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Postal Rate Commission has approved the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed 5.4% rate increase, the first increase since 2002, according to Ken Hoexter, an analyst with Merrill Lynch.

November 4, 2005

U.S. Factory Orders Decline in September

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. factory orders fell 1.7% in September to $390 billion, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

November 3, 2005

EGL's Third-Quarter Earnings, Revenue Improve

Transportation and logistics firm EGL Inc. reported Thursday that its third-quarter net income was $19.2 million or 40 cents a share, up from $16.6 million or 34 cents for the same quarter last year.

November 3, 2005

October ISM Services Index Increases

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Institute for Supply Management’s services index rose in October, ISM reported Thursday.

November 3, 2005

Third-Quarter Productivity Rises More Than Expected

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. workers’ productivity rose at a 4.1% annual rate in the third quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.

November 3, 2005

New Jobless Claims Fall to Two-Month Low

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he number of U.S. workers filing initial unemployment benefits fell to a two-month low, because of fewer hurricane-related filings, the Labor Department said Thursday.

November 3, 2005

Ind. Gov. Plans to Double Tolls, Troubling Truck Companies

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>A plan by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels would more than double tolls for truckers on the Indiana Toll Road, which a truck official said would make local business operations for carriers more difficult.

November 3, 2005

Crude, Heating Oil Prices Rise on Higher Demand

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil and heating oil prices surged from three-month lows Thursday on signs that U.S. fuel demand is recovering as retail prices fall, Bloomberg reported.

November 3, 2005

Officials Warn of Traffic Snarls Near D.C. This Weekend

Virginia officials are again advising truckers and motorists on southbound Interstate 95 near Washington — the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway — to find alternate routes through most of this weekend, due to ongoing large construction projects.

November 3, 2005