The three-day Roadcheck 2009 event sponsored by the Commercial Safety Vehicle Alliance wraps up Thursday, with more than 1,000 checkpoints set up on roads and highways across North America to monitor truck safety compliance.
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Continuing Jobless Claims Decline for First Time in Five Months
Initial jobless claims dipped 4,000 last week, while the number of Americans collecting continuing jobless benefits fell for the first time in five months, the Labor Department said Thursday.
June 4, 2009Productivity Level Rises 1.6% in First Quarter
First-quarter U.S. worker productivity improved at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter, twice the level originally reported, the Labor Department said Thursday.
June 4, 2009Maryland Motor Truck Assn.鈥檚 Anne Ferro Named to Head FMCSA
President Obama has named Maryland Motor Truck Association President Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Administration.
June 5, 2009Intermodal Traffic Falls for Week, Month
Intermodal rail traffic fell 19.2% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 5, 2009Oil Closes Near $70 a Barrel
Crude oil rose to near $70 a barrel Thursday before receding to close the trading day at just under $69 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.
June 4, 2009UTi Worldwide鈥檚 Profit, Revenue Decline
Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide reported a decline in net income and revenue for its fiscal first quarter, due the ongoing recession.
June 5, 2009FHWA Nominee Seeks 鈥楤alance鈥 on Truck-Weight Issue
WASHINGTON 鈥 President Obama鈥檚 nominee to head the Federal Highway Administration told a Senate panel he considers it important to look for 鈥渂alance鈥 in debating truck size limits.
June 3, 2009ISM Services Index Improves in May
The U.S. economy鈥檚 service sector improved last month with its highest reading in seven months but still showed contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
June 3, 2009New-Vehicle Sales Reach 2009 High in May
U.S. new-vehicle sales rose to their highest level of the year in May, but demand is still below the levels that most automakers need to be profitable, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
June 3, 2009