The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said that its recent Roadcheck ’08 three-day safety check yielded the lowest out-of-service rate in two decades.
June 27, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Personal Spending Jumps 0.8%
Consumer personal spending rose 0.8% in May, the Commerce Department said Friday.
June 27, 2008Government
Oil Tops $140 a Barrel for First Time
Oil hit a new record Thursday, topping $140 a barrel for the first time as the U.S. dollar declined and OPEC officials warned of higher prices, the Associated Press reported.
June 26, 2008Government
First-Quarter GDP Revised Upward to 1%
The U.S. economy grew at a 1% annual rate in the first quarter, higher than a previous report, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
June 26, 2008GovernmentBusinessFuel
Oil Jumps Past $137 a Barrel
Crude oil prices jumped $3 Thursday to more than $137 a barrel on concerns that Libya may cut production and that European interest rates could push prices higher, Bloomberg reported.
June 26, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Letters to the Editor: Fuel Price Crises, Drug Clearinghouse, Fighting Back, Authority
With sightings of $5 diesel looming in some states, the fuel surcharge is a necessary ingredient to help offset the weekly fuel cost increases.
June 25, 2008BusinessGovernment
New °®¶¹´«Ã½ Sales Drop 2.5%
New home sales fell 2.5% in May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
June 25, 2008BusinessGovernment
Durable Goods Orders Unchanged in May
Durable goods orders were unchanged in May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
June 25, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ATA Calls for Reliable Oil Supply
An American Trucking Associations official urged Congress and the Bush administration to implement a comprehensive plan to increase domestic oil supplies and ensure an affordable supply of oil for the nation’s 3.5 million truck drivers.
June 25, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Minn. Bridge Has Half of Its Concrete Sections
Workers on Tuesday put into place the 60th of 120 concrete sections on the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, keeping the work on course for completion ahead of schedule, the Associated Press reported.
June 24, 2008