The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will publish its revised hours-of-service rule by Oct. 28, not the July 26 deadline previously set by a court, the agency said in a court filing.
May 27, 2011BusinessFuel
Diesel Fuel Price Falls 6.4¢ to Below $4 a Gallon
The average cost of a gallon of retail diesel fell 6.4 cents to $3.997 a gallon last week, the largest weekly drop in a year, the Department of Energy reported.
May 30, 2011BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
TTNews.com to Be Closed Monday for Memorial Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, May 31, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
May 27, 2011Business
Consumer Confidence Remains in Upswing
Consumer confidence continues to improve in May, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
May 27, 2011Business
Personal Spending Grows 0.4% in April
Consumer personal spending rose 0.4% in April, the Commerce Department said Friday.
May 27, 2011Business
CLX Medical Adds Flatbed, Step Deck Service
Austin, Texas, motor carrier and logistics service CLX Medical has begun offering flatbed and step deck trucking logistics from its trucking division in McAlester, Okla.
May 27, 2011BusinessLogistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 8.7% for Week
Intermodal traffic rose 8.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
May 27, 2011Business
CSC Wins 3-Year Postal Repair Contract
Computer Sciences Corp. announced it has won a $42 million, three-year contract from the U.S. Postal Service to repair mail containers, trays and sacks at a postal facility near Los Angeles.
May 27, 2011Business
Iteris’ Fiscal 4Q Income Slips
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell from a year ago, but turned around a loss in the previous quarter.
May 26, 2011BusinessFuel
Oil Falls, but Holds Over $100 a Barrel
Oil fell more than $1 Thursday but remained over $100 a barrel for a second day, Bloomberg reported.
May 26, 2011