A big storm brought strong winds and rain to the East Coast early Monday, flooding rivers, stranding airline flights and prompting evacuations from New Jersey to West Virginia, the Associated Press reported.
April 16, 2007Business, Government
N.Y. State Factory Index Rises
Manufacturing growth in New York state rose this month but remained near a two-year low, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
April 16, 2007Business, Government
Retail Sales Rise 0.7%
Retail sales rose 0.7% in March, the biggest jump in three months, the Commerce Department said Monday.
April 16, 2007Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
Truck Stops Concerned About Supplying Urea
April 16, 2007
Government, Business, Safety
Technology Briefs — April 10 - April 16
April 16, 2007
Business, Government, Safety
EPA Should Delay OBD Rule, Groups Say
April 16, 2007
Business
Storm Pummels East Coast
Government, Business, Fuel
Maersk to Boost Fuel Surcharge
A.P. Moeller-Maersk, the world’s largest ocean shipping line, is boosting its North America to Europe rates due to higher fuel costs, Bloomberg reported Monday.
April 16, 2007Business, Fuel, Autonomous
Bankruptcies Increase as Freight Declines
Trucking company failures jumped in the first quarter of 2007, and industry observers warned of tougher times ahead because of an uncertain economy, weak freight loads and rising fuel costs.
April 16, 2007Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
IRS Says Fleets Face Sanctions
IRS officials told trucking executives that motor carriers must account properly for driver per-diem expenses or risk losing the tax-exempt status of the plans.
April 16, 2007Business, Government
Corrosion Takes Increasing Toll on Fleets, Trailers
What cigarettes are to smokers, corrosion is to highway trailers.
April 16, 2007