Oil prices fell to the lowest level since Oct. 7 Friday, the eighth day of falling prices, Bloomberg reported.
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FMCSA to Propose Broader Use of EOBRs to Monitor Drivers
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is preparing to propose requiring 鈥渁 much larger population of carriers鈥 to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor driver hours-of-service than it earlier envisioned, an agency official said.
December 14, 2009Consumer Confidence Improves in December
U.S. consumer confidence improved in December for the first time in three months, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
December 11, 2009Business Inventories Rise for First Time in a Year
Business inventories rose in October for the first time in a year, the Commerce Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009Import Prices Rise 1.7% in November
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.7% in November, the most in five month, the Labor Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009Retail Sales Increase 1.3% in November
Retail sales rose 1.3% in November, the Commerce Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009Caterpillar Logistics to Build Facility in Ohio
Caterpillar Logistics Services said it will open a new parts distribution center in Clayton, Ohio.
December 11, 2009Letters: Texting at the Wheel, Not-So-Green Rails?
In a local newspaper, I recently read an editorial titled: 鈥淭ruckers Should Not Be Texting While Driving.鈥 The writer improperly quoted statistics and singled out the trucking industry as the problem.
December 14, 2009Trade Gap Declines in October
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October, declining 7.6% from September, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
December 10, 2009CARB Offers Truckers Flexibility on Diesel Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board said late Wednesday it gave its staff until April to come up with a new provision to allow truck fleets more flexibility in reducing their diesel emissions.
December 10, 2009