UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of UPS Inc., said it will institute an average 5.9% general rate increase later this month.
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ISM Manufacturing Index Slips in September
U.S. manufacturing activity declined in September but continued to show expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
October 1, 2010Consumer Confidence Falls in September
Consumer confidence declined in September, according to the latest Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
October 1, 2010Consumer Spending Rises in August
Consumer personal spending rose 0.4% in August as incomes improved, the Commerce Department said Friday.
October 1, 2010Steady Economic Growth
The latest economic reports continue to show steady growth in the domestic economy, and fleets are buying more tractors and ordering more trailers as freight levels now have exceeded year-ago levels for nine consecutive months.
October 4, 2010Letters: Truck Deaths Down, Broker’s Bond, CVSA & Zero Fatalities, Another Step-Van Fan
I just read the great news in your well-written article in Transport Topics, headlined “Truck Deaths Plunge 20%; NHTSA Says 2009 Was Safest Year on Record.â€
October 4, 2010Freight Forwarders Admit to Price Fixing
Six international freight forwarders have agreed to plead guilty and pay $50.3 million in fines in relation to a price-fixing investigation, federal officials said.
October 1, 2010Oil Closes Week Over $80 a Barrel
Oil finished the trading week over $80 a barrel, closing above that level for the first time in almost two months, Bloomberg reported.
October 1, 2010NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 18.8% in July
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 18.8% in July from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.
September 30, 2010Chicago Manufacturing Index Jumps in September
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region jumped in September, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Thursday.
September 30, 2010