Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 13.8% in September from a year ago, the Department of Transportation said.
November 29, 2011BusinessEquipment
Goodyear to Supply Tires to Con-way Truckload
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it was chosen to be the principal supplier of wide-based truck tires for Con-way Truckload.
November 30, 2011Business
Chicago Manufacturing Index Rises More Than Forecast
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area rose in November, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Wednesday.
November 30, 2011Business
Third-Quarter Productivity Revised Upward
U.S. workers’ productivity increased in the third quarter and labor costs declined, the Labor Department said Wednesday, raising an earlier productivity estimate.
November 30, 2011BusinessFuel
Oil Tops $100 a Barrel in Early Trading
Oil rose to more than $100 a barrel in early trading Wednesday, marking a fourth straight day of increases, Bloomberg reported.
November 30, 2011Business
Caterpillar Boosting India Operations
Caterpillar Inc. said Wednesday it will build a $150 million engine manufacturing facility in India to produce engines and will invest $62 million in its existing off-highway truck manufacturing facility there.
November 30, 2011GovernmentBusiness
ATA Asks Feds to Overturn Alabama Metal Coil Law
American Trucking Associations has asked the federal government to overturn an Alabama law requiring truck drivers who transport metal coils to obtain special certification to do so.
November 29, 2011Business
FMCSA Expects Final Hours-of-Service Rule Within 30 Days
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to complete work on a final hours-of-service rule within the next 30 days, according to a joint report of the agency and plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit.
November 29, 2011Business
Third Mexican Carrier Clears Preliminary U.S. Safety Review
A third Mexican carrier has passed preliminary safety review for operating in the United States under the two countries’ cross-border program, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Tuesday.
November 29, 2011BusinessFuel
Diesel Slides Under $4 a Gallon; Gasoline Falls 6.1¢ to $3.307
Diesel took its biggest decline in two months, falling 4.6 cents to $3.964 a gallon, a week after it had topped $4 for the first time in six months, the Department of Energy reported.
November 29, 2011