The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday it has allocated $354 million to finance New York City’s congestion fee-based traffic plan, the New York Times reported.
August 14, 2007Business, Safety, Government
DOT Sets $354 Mln. to Back NYC Congestion-Fee Plan
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Drops 5.1¢ to $2.847
Diesel fuel’s national average pump price dropped 5.1 cents off an 11-month high to $2.847 a gallon, the Energy Department reported Monday.
August 14, 2007Government
June Trade Deficit Narrows
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 1.7% in June as exports surged to a record, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
August 14, 2007Government
Producer Price Index Rises in July
Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.6% in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
August 14, 2007Business, Government
Business Inventories Rise 0.4%; Sales Dip
U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007Business, Government
Business Inventories Rise 0.4%; Sales Dip
U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007Fuel, Business, Government
Oregon Sets Biodiesel Mandate
Oregon has become the fifth state to enact a biodiesel requirement and the first to require strict testing of the fuel.
August 13, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment
Virginia DOT Updates 511 System, Software
The Virginia Department of Transportation said Aug. 1 it has updated its 511 road-information system to include improvements suggested by users.
August 13, 2007Business, Government
July Retail Sales Rise 0.3%
Retail sales gained 0.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Monday.
August 13, 2007Business, Government
Texas to Make Retrofit Funding Available
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said it would make more money available to the state’s truck retrofit program, after the Texas Legislature approved $5 million in additional funding for idle-reduction technologies.
August 13, 2007