The U.S. trade deficit shrank 3.8% in May as importsĀ fell to the lowest level in three months, the Commerce Department said.
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Feds Approve Southern Leg of Keystone Pipeline
Federal officials have approved a permit for the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline that will run from an oil refinery in Cushing, Okla., to the Texas coast, the Associated Press reported.
July 31, 2012
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
J.D. Power: Buyer Satisfaction Declines Under Burden of 2010 Emissions Rules
Satisfaction with model-year 2011 trucks suffered as a result of technology added to comply with 2010 federal emissions regulations, which resulted in customersā reporting more problems with the trucks, a recent J.D. Power and Associatesā survey found.
July 9, 2012UPS to Add āPlasticā Trucks to Existing Delivery Fleet
UPS said it has completed testing of its āplastic truck,ā a composite-bodied vehicle thatās lighter and uses 40% less fuel than its current package cars, and will soon add 150 of the new vehicles to its delivery fleet.
July 2, 2012Court Upholds EPA on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A federal appeals court backed the Obama administration's campaign to limit greenhouse-gas emissions, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
June 27, 2012U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in April
The U.S. trade deficit shrank by 4.9% in April as a drop in imports more than offset the first exports declineĀ in five months, the Commerce Department said Friday.
June 8, 2012Trade Deficit Narrows as Imports Drop
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 12% in February on lower imports, including a big drop in crude oil imports, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
April 12, 2012Quality Distribution Buys Energy Logistics Firm
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said late Monday that it has purchased Trojan Vacuum Services,Ā a transportation providerĀ for the oil and gas industry in the Eagle Ford shale region in Texas.
April 3, 2012Trade Gap Is Highest in More Than Three Years
The U.S. trade deficit widened in January to its highest level since October 2008, the Commerce Department said Friday.
March 9, 2012Editorial: Worrisome Fuel Prices
Once again, fuel prices are in the worrisome range, just as most of us are beginning to accept that the recession is really over and better times are ahead.
February 27, 2012