Drivers waste nearly an entire work week each year sitting in traffic on the way to and from their jobs, according to a national study released Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.
September 18, 2007Business, Government
CPI Falls for First Time This Year
The consumer price index fell in August for the first time this year in August, dipping 0.1%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
September 19, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Report Cites Congestion Problems Nationwide
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Jumps 4¢ to $2.964; Gas Falls 3.1¢ to $2.787
Diesel fuel’s national average price jumped 4 cents from last week to $2.964 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
September 18, 2007Business, Government, Fuel
Crude Hits Another Record; Tops $81 Overnight
Crude oil futures hit another record Monday, closing at $80.57 a barrel, and the overnight trading price into Tuesday topped $81 for the first time as prices continued to climb, Bloomberg reported.
September 18, 2007Government
Producer Price Index Falls in August
Prices paid to U.S. producers fell in August, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
September 18, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment
TMW Buys IDSC; Upgrades TruckMate Program
Transportation technology provider TMW Systems said Monday it acquired Integrated Support Decision Corporation, for an undisclosed sum.
September 17, 2007Business, Safety, Government
PeopleNet, Microdea Set In-Cab Scanning
Transportation software firm PeopleNet, in partnership with Microdea Inc., said Monday the two have introduced in-cab scanning for the trucking industry.
September 17, 2007Business, Government
First U.S. Truck Rolls Past Mexico Border Zone
The first U.S. truck to drive deep into Mexico rolled into that country on Friday, and a Mexican trucking group said it had concerns about the cross-border program, the Associated Press reported.
September 17, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
TransForce Signs Deal to Purchase Courier
Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Income Fund said it had signed a definitive agreement to buy Century II Holdings, which owns courier company Information Communication Services.
September 17, 2007Business, Government
New York Manufacturing Index Declines
Manufacturing growth in New York state declined in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
September 17, 2007