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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, 2005Postal 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, 2005U.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, 2005EGL'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, 2005October 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, 2005Third-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, 2005New 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, 2005Ind. 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, 2005Crude, 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, 2005Officials 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