Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 2.3% higher in March than in a year ago and reached the highest monthly level ever recorded, the Department of Transportation said.
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Consumer Sentiment Rises in May
U.S. consumer confidence rose in May from an eight-month low the previous month, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
June 1, 2007
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
ISM Factory Index Gains in May
The Institute for Supply Management’s May manufacturing index rose as new orders rose, ISM said Tuesday.
June 1, 2007Personal Spending Rises 0.5%
Consumer personal spending rose 0.5% in April, the Commerce Department said Friday.
June 1, 2007Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.5%
U.S. payrolls jumped by 157,000 in May while the unemployment rate held at 4.5%, the Labor Department reported Friday.
June 1, 2007Bush OKs Delay to Mexican-Trucks Plan
President Bush last week signed legislation effectively stalling a pilot program aimed at permitting trucks from Mexico to deliver goods in the United States.
June 4, 2007Technology Raises Cost of Remade Engines
The low-cost replacement engine market may be changing.
June 4, 2007U.S. Truck Freight Falls
U.S. truck tonnage in the United States declined again in April — the ninth downturn in the past 10 months — showing the effects of a national economy in flux.
June 4, 2007Truck-Crash Deaths Drop, DOT Says
Fatalities in large-truck-involved crashes fell an estimated 3.7% in 2006 to 5,018, the lowest number of deaths since 2002.
June 4, 2007Rail, Intermodal Fall for Week
Rail carload and intermodal freight fell for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 1, 2007