Diesel’s national average pump price rose for the third straight week, increasing 4.3 cents to $2.904 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
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Retired Major Gen. Robert Harding Tapped to Head TSA
President Obama will nominate retired Army Major Gen. Robert Harding to head the Transportation Security Administration, the White House said Monday.
March 8, 2010Opinion: Rule Changes Ahead for SafeStat Audits
The rules are changing for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “SafeStat” audits for trucking companies.
March 5, 2010Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week
U.S. intermodal rail traffic increased 17.5% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
March 5, 2010Arizona Faces Anger Over Closed Rest Stops
Anger over closed rest stops in Arizona has spurred a state legislator to propose allowing entities other than the state to pay to keep rest stops open, the New York Times reported Friday.
March 5, 2010February Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.7%
The U.S. unemployment rate held at 9.7% in February, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 5, 2010Letters: Port Battles, Telemarketers, Carbon Footprint, Sleep Apnea, Buy American
Who is paying the legal costs for the Port of Los Angeles to pursue the “employee only” model? How much taxpayer money is being wasted on a lost cause that has been reviewed and re-reviewed in the courts?
March 8, 2010Economic Tide Is Rising
Things are getting better. That was the consensus most analysts have reached after looking at recent weeks’ economic numbers, and it was the nearly unanimous opinion of people attending the Truckload Carriers Association convention last week in Las Vegas.
March 8, 2010Oil Jumps Over $81 a Barrel
Oil jumped more than $1 to top $81 a barrel Friday following a government report that the unemployment rate held steady in February, Bloomberg reported.
March 5, 2010Senate Approves Extension of U.S. Highway Program
After Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) agreed last week to stop blocking legislation that extends the federal highway program, the Senate ap-proved the 30-day extension, allowing state transportation agencies to resume construction projects they had shut down.
March 8, 2010