U.S. Industry Shipped 13 Billion Tons of Goods in 2007
U.S. industry shipped 13 billion tons of goods valued at almost $12 trillion in 2007, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Census Bureau.
December 9, 2008Diesel Drops a Dime to $2.515; Gas Near 5-Year Low at $1.699
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell by a dime to $2.515 a gallon, while gasoline fell 11.2 cents to near a five-year low, the Department of Energy said Monday.
December 9, 2008ATA, Codega Produce Safety Video Program for Drivers
American Trucking Associations and Codega LLC have introduced a program to educate new truck drivers, focusing on safety concepts, rules and practices.
December 9, 2008Navistar Says ‘Coalition’ Grows To Ease 2010 Emissions Rule
A Navistar Inc. spokesman said that a “coalition is building” around the company’s call to the incoming Obama administration to ease 2010 emissions mandates, but the Environmental Protection Agency said its tightened standards would go into effect without delays.
December 8, 2008Long Beach Port Delays Container Fee
Commissioners at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Dec. 1 voted to delay collection of an infrastructure cargo-container fee for at least six months.
December 8, 2008Celadon Group Buys Continental Express
Truckload carrier Celadon Group said it paid $24 million to acquire the truckload, intermodal and brokerage businesses of Continental Express.
December 8, 2008Patriot’s Fiscal 4Q Income Rises
Tank and bulk carrier Patriot Transportation Holding earned $3.2 million, or $1.02 a share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, up from $2.3 million, or 74 cents, in the 2007 quarter.
December 8, 2008E&MU: Warming to Global Engines
Volvo AB and Daimler AG are producing global heavy-duty engine platforms for use in North America, Europe and Asia, and other manufacturers plan to introduce their own versions, pushed by converging emission regulations, the need to reduce research and development costs and to take advantage of economies of scale, according to industry analysts and executives.
December 8, 2008Gasoline Drops 22¢ Over Two Weeks to $1.75 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 22 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.75 a gallon, the lowest price in almost five years, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
December 8, 2008FedEx Sets 5.7% LTL Rate Increase
FedEx Corp.’s less-than-truckload units FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL have each set a 5.7% general rate increase, effective Jan. 5.
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