DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.4% in March
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.4% in March from the same month last year, DOT said Wednesday.
May 14, 2008Oil Price Falls Following DOE Report
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel Wednesday following an Energy Department report that showed inventories improved last week, and both the House and Senate voted to suspend crude shipments to the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Bloomberg reported.
May 14, 2008Oregon Police Ride in Trucks to Nab Unsafe Drivers
Oregon state and local police began cracking down this week on unsafe automobile drivers who drive near trucks, with police riding in big rigs to looking for drivers who speed, tailgate or don’t leave trucks enough room to maneuver, Portland, Ore., television station KGW reported on its Web site.
May 14, 2008Deutsche Post’s 1Q Profit Drops
Deutsche Post said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 18% on a writedown of a German unit and slowing U.S. economic growth that hurt its U.S. DHL division, Bloomberg reported.
May 14, 2008CPI Rises 0.2% in April
The consumer price index rose 0.2% in April, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
May 14, 2008ArvinMeritor Sets Commodity Surcharge
Auto and truck component maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said late Tuesday it will institute a monthly surcharge for components due to rising materials prices.
May 14, 2008Trimac’s 1Q Earnings Decline
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said its first-quarter net earnings fell to C$600,000, or about 2 cents per unit, from C$1.5 million, or 5 cents, a year ago.
May 13, 2008Diesel Soars 18.2¢ to Record $4.331
Diesel fuel jumped 18.2 cents to a new record Monday, averaging $4.331 a gallon at the pump nationwide, the Department of Energy said.
May 13, 2008Business Inventories Increase 0.1%
Business inventories rose 0.1% in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
May 13, 2008Retail Sales Fall 0.2% in April
Retail sales declined 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
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