Rail carload and intermodal freight fell for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
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Import Prices Rise 1% in June
The price of goods imported to the United States rose for a fifth straight month in June, on higher fuel costs, the Labor Department reported Friday.
July 13, 2007June Retail Sales Fall 0.9%
Retail sales fell 0.9% in June, the Commerce Department said Friday.
July 13, 2007Crude Oil Closes Week Near $74 a Barrel
Crude oil futures spiked $1.43 to close the week at $73.93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest price in almost a year, Bloomberg reported Friday.
July 13, 2007E-Commerce Changes Nature of Retail Goods Distribution
The advent of point-and-click online shopping has pushed warehouses into the business of consumer direct sales, and e-commerce has rendered the typical warehousing model virtually ineffectual.
July 16, 2007Some Fleets Pleased With ’07 Engines
Truckers who have purchased heavy-duty tractors with 2007 engines say the vehicles have run as well, if not better, than previous engines in terms of fuel, performance, reliability and maintenance.
July 16, 2007FMCSA's Hill Backs Truck-Only Lanes
The nation’s chief trucking safety official endorsed the concept of exclusive highway lanes for trucking, saying that segregating commercial traffic from passenger vehicles would dramatically reduce the number of truck-related fatalities.
July 16, 2007Diesel Rises 2¢ to $2.849
The national average price of retail diesel and gasoline both increased last week, the Department of Energy reported, at the same time it was projecting the fuels will continue to climb for the remainder of the summer.
July 16, 2007July Consumer Sentiment Index Rises
U.S. consumer confidence rose this month to the highest level since October, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
July 13, 2007BAX Sets U.S.-Canada Service
Airfreight company BAX Global and sister company Schenker, a logistics firm, said they are offering a new overnight ground service between the United States and Canada.
July 13, 2007