LAS VEGAS — If Congress and the president can avoid a “self-inflicted†recession early next year, the U.S. economy in general, and trucking specifically, will probably keep limping along with very modest growth in 2013, economists said here Tuesday at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
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Editorial: Surviving the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
The “fiscal cliff†lurks as a major potential danger, and not far down the road. The danger is to us all, in the form of higher taxes, spending cuts in vital areas and what a failure to act might mean to the country’s psyche.
October 29, 2012Leading Economic Indicators Post Biggest Gain in Seven Months
An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.6% in September, the most in seven months, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
October 18, 2012Consumer Price Index Rises 0.6% on Higher Fuel Costs
The consumer price index rose 0.6% in September for a second month, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
October 16, 2012Oil-Field Specialty Trucks HOS Exemption Should Be Extended to Others, Carriers Say
An hours-of-service waiting time exemption for drivers of “specially constructed†oil-field operations trucks should be extended to include such other oil and gas operations trucks such as those that deliver sand and water, several motor carriers and trade association officials told federal regulators.
October 15, 2012Consumer Confidence Rises in October
Consumer confidence rose in October, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
October 12, 2012U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in August
The U.S. trade deficit grew by 4.1% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 11, 2012DOT Freight Transportation Index Falls 0.9%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.9% in August from the same month last year, DOT said Thursday.
October 11, 2012DOT Highway Plan Focuses on Safety, Freight Movement, FHWA Official Says
LAS VEGAS — The Department of Transportation’s plan to strengthen U.S. highways supports its “aggressive safety agenda†while allowing prioritization of projects to improve freight movement, a federal official said here Tuesday.
October 10, 2012U.S. to Show Modest Growth in 2013, Economists Tell MCE
LAS VEGAS — If Congress and the president can avoid a “self-inflicted†recession early next year, the U.S. economy in general, and trucking specifically, will probably keep limping along with very modest growth in 2013, economists said here Tuesday at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 9, 2012