Federal funding highway infrastructure projects in an economic stimulus plan may be about $20 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing a group that represents state transportation officials.
December 11, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Fuel
Obama Chooses Heads of DOE, EPA
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the Nobel-prize-winning head of a California research institute and a former New Jersey environmental official to fill his cabinet positions heading the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
December 11, 2008Business, Government
Import Prices Fall 6.7% in November
The price of goods imported to the United States fell 6.7% in November, the largest drop since recording began in 1988, the Labor Department said Thursday.
December 11, 2008Business, Safety, Government
Infrastructure Program Funding May Reach $20 Billion
Business, Safety, Government
DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.6% in October
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.6% in October from a year ago, leaving it at its lowest level for the month of October in five years.
December 10, 2008Business, Logistics, Government
Schneider Expands Regional Service
Truckload carrier Schneider National said Wednesday it is extending its regional service to customers in the south-central United States, increasing its regional footprint to 16 states in less than a year since it first launched the offering.
December 10, 2008Government
Wholesale Inventories Decline 1.1%
Wholesale inventories fell 1.1% in October, the largest drop in seven years, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
December 10, 2008Business, Safety, Government
U.S. Industry Shipped 13 Billion Tons of Goods in 2007
U.S. industry shipped 13 billion tons of goods valued at almost $12 trillion in 2007, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Census Bureau.
December 9, 2008Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Drops a Dime to $2.515; Gas Near 5-Year Low at $1.699
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell by a dime to $2.515 a gallon, while gasoline fell 11.2 cents to near a five-year low, the Department of Energy said Monday.
December 9, 2008Business, Government, Safety
ATA, Codega Produce Safety Video Program for Drivers
American Trucking Associations and Codega LLC have introduced a program to educate new truck drivers, focusing on safety concepts, rules and practices.
December 9, 2008Business, Government, Safety, Fuel
Navistar Says ‘Coalition’ Grows To Ease 2010 Emissions Rule
A Navistar Inc. spokesman said that a “coalition is building†around the company’s call to the incoming Obama administration to ease 2010 emissions mandates, but the Environmental Protection Agency said its tightened standards would go into effect without delays.
December 8, 2008