Business
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
October Freight Rises 6%
Freight volume hauled by U.S. trucking companies hit a three-month high in October as it rose 6% from a year earlier, American Trucking Associations said Nov. 22.
November 29, 2010Chassis Rule Alters Drayage in Ways Unforseen By Fleets
The world of drayage carriers has certainly changed since motor carriers finally convinced the federal government to establish that it was the owners of freight container chassis who are legally responsible for their maintenance. But the change has not at all come in the ways most fleets expected.
November 29, 2010Trucking Delegation Meets With OMB, Says Wetlines Rule Cost Exceeds Benefit
The costs of a proposed federal rule expected to prohibit the transportation of flammable liquids in unprotected product piping on tank trucks would far outweigh the benefits, a trucking industry delegation told White House officials last week.
November 29, 2010Diesel Average Declines 1.3ยข from Two-Year High to $3.171
The average price of diesel fuel dipped 1.3 cents last week to $3.171 a gallon, below the two-year high of the previous week, despite stronger U.S. and global demand, the Department of Energy said Nov. 22.
November 29, 2010Intermodal Traffic Increases 10.6% for Week
Intermodal traffic rose 10.6% last week from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
November 24, 2010Consumer Confidence Hits Five-Month High
Consumer confidence increased this month, according to the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Wednesday.
November 24, 2010Dynamex Gets Competing Buyout Offer
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. has received an acquisition offer for a higher price than the one it accepted last month, it said.
November 24, 2010Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since 2008
Initial jobless claims dropped by 34,000 last week to the lowest level since July 2008, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
November 24, 2010Durables Orders Fall in October
Durable goods orders dropped 3.3% in October, the largest decrease since January 2009, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
November 24, 2010Consumer Spending Rises in October
Consumer personal spending increased 0.4% in October as incomes gained 0.5%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
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