Total revenue for truck transportation, couriers and messengers, and warehousing and storage reached $312 billion in 2006, up from $293 billion in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.
December 4, 2007Government, Business
Senate Votes 77-18 for Peru Trade Bill
The Senate voted 77-18 Tuesday for a U.S.-Peru free-trade agreement, opening the way for expanded economic ties with that country, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
December 5, 2007Business, Safety, Government
Trucking Revenue Tops $300 Bln., Census Bureau Says
Business, Safety, Government
Trucking Revenue Tops $300 Bln., Census Bureau Says
Total revenue for truck transportation, couriers and messengers, and warehousing and storage reached $312 billion in 2006, up from $293 billion in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.
December 4, 2007Government
Oil Falls in Advance of OPEC Meeting
Oil prices moved below $88 a barrel Tuesday, one day in advance of an OPEC meeting in which cartel members were set to meet to decide whether to increase production, the Associated Press reported.
December 4, 2007Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Drops 2.8¢ to $3.416
The national average price of retail diesel fuel fell 2.8 cents from last week’s all-time record to $3.416 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
December 4, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Automakers Say Deal Should Prevent States from Setting Emissions Standards
U.S. automakers say congressional legislation to boost U.S. fuel-economy standards 40% should halt efforts by states to restrict emissions, Bloomberg reported Monday.
December 3, 2007Business, Safety, Government
ISM Factory Index Dips in November
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index dipped slightly in November from October, ISM said Monday.
December 3, 2007Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics
SoCal Ports Set Emissions Reduction Plan
Southern California’s ports are about to begin a multibillion-dollar program that is being watched all over the world to repair, replace or clean up engines to reduce pollution, the New York Times reported Monday.
December 3, 2007Business, Government
Vitran Buys Calif. Supply Chain Firm
Vitran Corp. said it bought retail supply chain management firm Las Vegas/L.A. Express, based in Ontario, Calif., for about $12.6 million.
December 3, 2007Government, Business, Equipment
Chinese Order 1,900 Cummins Bus Engines
Cummins Inc., the largest foreign investor in the Chinese diesel engine industry, received an order for 1,900 bus engines from transit agencies in China, Bloomberg reported.
December 3, 2007