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Consumer Confidence Rises Slightly in May
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 93.2 this month, from a revised 93 in April..
May 25, 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..
Average Diesel Price Falls 0.2 Cent to $1.761
The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States declined 0.2 cent to $1.761 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
May 25, 2004April Truck Sales Rise 33%
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in April climbed 33.3% from a year earlier to 16,416 units. At the same time, buyers reportedly placed orders for new trucks at the fastest pace in more than six years and the second-highest total on record.
May 25, 2004News Briefs - May 25
Price of Crude Oil Falls From Record High • Existing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Rise 2.5% in April • Supreme Court to Hear Interstate Wine Shipping Case • Celadon Completes Public Stock Offering • And more...
May 25, 2004Technology Briefs - May 18 - May 24
EPA to Provide Analysis for '07 Engines • Idaho Develops Web Site for Truckers • Panasonic to Produce XM-Ready Stereos for Trucking Fleets
May 24, 2004USF to Close Its Red Star Unit
Transportation firm USF Corp. said Sunday it would close USF Red Star, one of its regional less-than-truckload carrier units.
May 24, 2004Lundberg Survey Finds Gasoline Prices Up Another 14 Cents
The average retail price for regular gasoline rose 14 cents in the past two weeks to a record $2.07 a gallon as of Friday, according to the Lundberg survey of 8,000 stations nationwide.
May 24, 2004FedEx Freight to Raise Rates 5.9%
Less-than-truckload carrier FedEx Freight said Monday it would implement a 5.9% general rate increase effective June 14.
May 24, 2004Truck Makers Market Safety Systems to Fleets
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The world’s two largest commercial vehicle makers, DaimlerChrysler and AB Volvo, have decided to make truck safety a key component of their marketing efforts.
May 24, 2004Conference Moves Toward National Idling Standards
ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 200 industry executives and government officials last week took what they said could be a first step toward designing a nationwide standard for rules to limit engine idling by trucks, buses and railroad locomotives.
May 24, 2004