Oil fell below $50 a barrel for the first time in almost two years, as recession in the United States, Europe and Japan cut global energy demand, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
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Obama Names DOT Transition Team
President-elect Barack Obama has named a five-person group to oversee the transition for the Department of Transportation.
November 21, 2008Fuel Prices Continue Steep Slide
The average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel continued to slide last week, falling 13.5 cents a gallon to a 17-month low of $2.809, the Department of Energy reported.
November 24, 2008FMCSA Reissues Hours-of-Service Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published its latest version of changes to the 60-year-old regulation governing commercial driver work rules.
November 24, 2008Carriers, Shippers Eye Federal Spending to Boost Economy and Fix Infrastructure
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. 鈥 Shippers, carriers and analysts meeting here agreed that the nation鈥檚 contracting economy is hurting freight transportation badly, but said they were hopeful the government would agree to critical transportation infrastructure improvements, financed by higher taxes.
November 24, 2008Opinion: Factoring Helps, Not Hurts, Trucking Industry
This is a response to the article聽鈥淐ash-Strapped Carriers Resort to Quick Pay Plans, Factoring鈥 (10-13, p. 55).聽I would like to set the story straight.
November 19, 2008Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Shrinks
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region contracted this month at the fastest pace in 18 years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
November 20, 2008Leading Economic Indicators Fall 0.8%
An index of leading economic indicators declined in October for the third time in four months, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
November 20, 2008NAFTA Trade Rose 4.5% in 2007
Trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico set a record in gaining 4.5% in 2007 from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
November 19, 2008FMCSA Sends EOBR Rule to White House for Review
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent its rule governing the use of electronic onboard recorders to the White House for review, in tandem with its announcement that it would leaving its hours-of-service regulation unchanged.
November 19, 2008