Diesel fuel’s national average price rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 1.8 cents to $2.60 a gallon, while gasoline increased for the first time in nine weeks, the Department of Energy said.
October 13, 2009BusinessSafetyTechnologyGovernmentLogistics
Evans Network to Acquire Drayage, Brokerage Assets
The Evans Network of Companies said it will acquire some assets of Land Transportation and Phoenix Transit and Logistics.
October 14, 2009BusinessGovernment
Retail Sales Fall 1.5%; Improve Excluding Automobiles
Retail sales fell 1.5% in September, though improved excluding automobiles, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 14, 2009BusinessGovernment
Import Prices Rise 0.1% in September
The price of goods imported to the United States edged up 0.1% in September, marking the fifth increase in six months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
October 14, 2009BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Fall in August
Business inventories fell 1.5% in August, the largest drop so far this year, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 14, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Foes of I-80 Pa. Tolls Release Study Detailing Costs
A new study released by foes of plans to toll Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania found that tolls would increase the cost of doing business in the region and would likely result in an increase in highway crashes as vehicles divert away from the highway.
October 13, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Two Canadian Provinces to Harmonize Truck Rules
Canada’s Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces have signed a memorandum of understanding to write uniform trucking regulations on everything from weight limits to driver training.
October 13, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Quality Distribution Sells Tank-Wash Unit
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said it has sold tank wash unit Quala Systems for $13 million.
October 13, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Among EPA SmartWay Award Recipients
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations was one of 37 groups to receive an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency here on Oct. 6.
October 13, 2009FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Gas Falls 4.5¢ in Two Weeks to $2.47, Lundberg Says
Gasoline’s national average price continued its downward trend, falling 4.5 cents in the past two weeks to $2.47 a gallon, according to latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.
October 13, 2009