Diesel fuel’s national average price continued to slide, falling another 13.5 cents to $2.809 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
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Waste Management Tests Peterbilt Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
Trash-hauler Waste Management Inc. is field-testing the first prototype parallel hydraulic hybrid truck to be deployed in waste collection runs, the company said Friday.
November 17, 2008Consumer Sentiment Index Remains Near 28-Year Low
U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly but remained near a 28-year low this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
November 14, 2008Post Office Is $2.8 Billion in Red
The United States Postal Service was $2.8 billion in the red in the fiscal year ended in September, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
November 14, 2008Business Inventories Take Largest Drop in Three Years
Business inventories fell 0.2% in September, the largest decline in three years, the Commerce Department said Friday.
November 14, 2008Great Dane to Close Georgia Reefer Plant
Great Dane Trailers said it plans to close its refrigerated trailer manufacturing plant in Savannah, Ga., in January, due to the economic downturn’s effect on the transportation industry and the need for more efficient production.
November 14, 2008US1 Reports Higher 3Q Income
Logistics firm US1 Industries’ third-quarter profit rose to $972,000, or 7 cents a share, from $789,000, or 6 cents, a year ago.
November 14, 2008SoCal Ports Delaying Clean-Trucks Fee
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., which were to have begun collecting a “clean trucks fee” Monday, said they will delay the fee collection pending resolution of outstanding regulatory issues.
November 14, 2008Import Prices Fall 4.7% in September
The price of goods imported to the United States fell 4.7% in October, the largest drop since recording began in 1992, the Labor Department said Friday.
November 14, 2008October Retail Sales Plunge 2.8%; Drop Is Largest on Record
Retail sales fell 2.8% in October, the biggest drop on record, the Commerce Department said Friday.
November 14, 2008