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Oil Inventories Gain, Distillates Drop for Week
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil inventories rose more than expected but distillate supplies, which include diesel fuel, fell last week, the Department of Energy reported Wednesday.
December 21, 2005U.S. Xpress Boosts Fourth-Quarter Earnings Outlook
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ruckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises said late Tuesday its expected range of earnings for the fourth quarter would be 43 to 47 cents a share.
December 21, 2005Third-Quarter 4.1% GDP Rate Is Highest in 18 Months
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he U.S. economy grew at a 4.1% annual rate growth in the third quarter, lower than the 4.3% rate initially reported in November, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
December 21, 2005Highway Watch, DHS Say Agreement Will Help Responders
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. spokesman with American Trucking Associations’ Highway Watch program said an agreement with the Department of ϳԹland Security will allow information about potential terrorist threats to be disseminated directly to the 22,000 first responders in the federal emergency management network.
December 21, 2005Continued Ban on Surge Brakes Urged
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>American Trucking Associations and truck manufacturers opposed a federal government proposal to lift a ban on “surge brakes” for commercial vehicles. They raised questions about the surge brakes’ parking-brake capabilities.
December 21, 2005Letters to the Editor: Hours of Service Disputed
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. have been working in highway safety for 30 years plus, including 12 years for a major motor carrier. I have investigated a number of commercial motor vehicle accidents over the years and only two were because of a driver asleep at the wheel.
December 21, 2005Dow Jones Transportation Average Reaches New High
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Dow Jones Transportation Average rose 2.3% in trading Wednesday to an all-time high, Bloomberg reported.
December 21, 2005Senate Rejects Opening Alaska's ANWR to Oil Drilling
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. enate Democrats Wednesday blocked oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which Republicans had sought to add to a defense-spending bill, news services reported.
December 21, 2005New York’s Transit Strike Stretches Into Second Day
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ew York City’s transit strike stretched to a second day, with commuters walking and carpooling as best they could, retailers hurting at the busiest shopping time of the year and delivery drivers struggling to make their rounds, news services reported.
December 21, 2005FedEx Reports Jump in Its Second-Quarter Income
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. edEx Corp. Wednesday said its profit for the second fiscal quarter ended Nov. 30 was $471 million or $1.53 a share, up from $354 million or $1.15 a year earlier.
December 21, 2005