Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 2.1% in October from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
January 8, 2009Business, Safety, Government
NAFTA Surface Trade Falls 2.1% in October
Business, Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety
States’ Stimulus Plans Differ From Obama’s
Plans by some states for spending on new highways may undermine the planned economic stimulus, which would focus on existing roads and new transit systems, Bloomberg reported.
January 7, 2009Business, Government
Daimler Forms Truck Venture with Chinese Firm
Daimler AG and China’s Beiqi Foton Motor Co. have agreed to form a venture in Beijing to make trucks and engines, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
January 7, 2009Government
Winter Weather Prompts Some States to Lower Speed Limits
Inclement weather in the form of snow, ice, rain and wind prompted several states Wednesday to temporarily lower speed limits, news reports said.
January 7, 2009Business, Safety, Equipment, Government
Maryland Proposes Raising Truck Tolls
Maryland is proposing raising toll rates on trucks and other multi-axle vehicles in the face of a struggling economy, the Maryland Transportation Authority said.
January 6, 2009Government
State Cancels Trans Texas Corridor
The Trans Texas Corridor, a plan to build hundreds of miles of highways, rail lines and utilities along the interstate 35 and 69 corridors in Texas, has been canceled, The Dallas Morning News reported.
January 6, 2009Fuel, Business, Government
Diesel Drops 3.6¢ to $2.291; Gasoline Rises 7.1¢ to $1.684
The average nationwide pump price of diesel fuel fell 3.6 cents to $2.291 a gallon, while gasoline rose for the first time in 16 weeks, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 6, 2009Government
November Factory Orders Fall 4.6%
U.S. factory orders fell 4.6% in November, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 6, 2009Business, Safety, Government
ISM Services Index Improves but Shows Contraction
The U.S. economy’s service sector improved, but showed contraction for a third straight month in December, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
January 6, 2009Business, Safety, Government
APM to Use TWIC as Credential For Workers at Virginia Facility
APM Terminals Virginia will discontinue use of company identification cards at its Portsmouth, Va., facility and rely solely on the federal Transportation Workers Identification Credential, or TWIC, a port executive said.
January 5, 2009