The U.S. trade deficit shrank 3.8% in May as imports fell to the lowest level in three months, the Commerce Department said.
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Wholesale Inventories Rise in May
Wholesale inventories rose 0.3% in May as sales dropped, the Commerce Department said.
July 11, 2012T. Boone Pickens to Keynote ATA’s Natural Gas Summit
Energy executive T. Boone Pickens will be the keynote speaker at American Trucking Associations’ Natural Gas in Trucking Summit in November, ATA said Wednesday.
July 11, 2012TMCSuperTech 2012 Set for September
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council will hold its 2012 Fall Meeting and National Technician Skills Competition Sept. 10-13 in Pittsburgh.
July 10, 2012Mexico Returns PRI to Presidency
Enrique Peña Nieto won Mexico’s presidential election on July 1, returning the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party to power following a 12-year hiatus.
July 10, 2012Congestion May Add $14 Billion in Costs for Washington State’s Freight Industry
A 20% increase in traffic congestion could cause a $14 billion spike in operating costs to the state’s freight-dependent industries, the Washington State Department of Transportation said in a new report.
July 10, 2012Cummins Raises Dividend, Lowers Full-Year Sales Forecast
Cummins Inc. said Tuesday it will boost its stock dividend by 25%, but cut its 2012 sales forecast, citing weaker truck orders.
July 10, 2012DOE Lowers 2012 Diesel Price Forecast
Diesel fuel will average $3.79 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering its most recent forecast by 11 cents.
July 10, 2012TMW Software Suite Integrated Into Rand McNally Mobile Gear
Rand McNally announced on June 26 that its mobile communications devices are now integrated with two applications from TMW Systems Inc., a provider of software to transportation and logistics companies.
July 9, 2012Xata Cuts Jobs, Focuses on Mobile Platform
Transportation software provider Xata Corp recently cut 29 jobs in a step to “better align” its workforce with its mobile-based strategy, the company said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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