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Technology Briefs - June 15 - June 21
Postal Service to Lease GM Fuel-Cell Vehicle • Texas to Offer Free Access to Internet at Rest Stops
June 18, 2004
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
LEI Rises 0.5% in May
The index of leading economic indicators rose 0.5% in May, the 13th increase in the past 14 months, the Conference Board reported Thursday.
June 17, 2004Producer Prices Rise 0.8% in May
Boosted by high energy and food prices, the producer price index rose 0.8% in May, the biggest jump since March 2003, the Labor Department said Thursday..
June 17, 2004Opinion: A Truckload of Opportunity
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. fter a couple of tough years of rising costs and shrinking business, truckload carriers appear finally to be getting a break. While cost pressures haven’t let up, the number of tractors and trailers hauling loads hasn’t increased enough to keep up with the growth in freight.
June 17, 2004Factory Activity in Philadelphia Area Expands in June
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday manufacturing in the region expanded at a faster pace in June.
June 17, 2004News Briefs - June 17
Overnite Raises 2Q Earnings Guidance • Central Freight Says It Will Post a 2Q Loss • Pacer Names New President of Warehousing Unit • Jobless Claims Fall By 15,000 in Latest Week • And more...
June 17, 2004News Briefs - June 16
Goodyear Delays 1Q Earnings Report • FMCSA Puts Swift Safety-Rating Case on Hold • NAM Nominates Engler as New CEO • Housing Starts Decline in May • And more...
June 16, 2004Industrial Production Surges 1.1% in May
Industrial production increased 1.1% in May, the most in almost six years, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
June 16, 2004Question for Readers: How Are You Increasing Fuel Mileage?
Click here to write a letter to the editor. ith the cost of fuel remaining near record levels and far above a year ago, what is your company doing to increase the fuel mileage of your fleet.
June 16, 2004Customs Says Few Trucks Stopped Over Prior Notice
U.S. Customs officials said they turned away a small percentage of food-hauling trucks last week at 57 U.S. border crossings from Mexico and Canada, because they did not give sufficient advance notice of their arrival in the first week of stricter enforcement of prior-notice rules on food imports.
June 16, 2004