Diesel, Gas Pump Prices Continue to Soar
Retail gasoline and diesel prices, along with heating oil futures set new record highs Friday, the Associated Press reported.
March 14, 2008Mack Introduces ‘Titan’ Truck and New Engine
Mack Trucks Wednesday introduced a large new diesel engine and a new truck, which it said was the most powerful truck the company has ever made.
March 14, 2008Consumer Confidence Falls to 16-Year Low
U.S. consumer confidence fell to a 16-year low this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index, released Friday.
March 14, 2008CPI Unchanged in February
The consumer price index was unchanged in February, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 14, 2008EPA Sets New Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency reduced its primary eight-hour ozone standard to 0.075 parts per million from 0.084 ppm to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
March 14, 2008Retail Sales Decline 0.6% in February
Retail sales fell 0.6% in February, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 13, 2008Import Prices Rise 0.2%
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 0.2% last month, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 13, 2008DOT’s Freight Transport Index Rises
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for January rose 2.7% from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
March 12, 2008Pilgrim’s Pride to Close Warehouses, Cut 1,100 Jobs
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the world’s biggest poultry processor, said it will close a U.S. chicken-processing plant, six distribution centers and cut 1,100 jobs.
March 12, 2008Senators Question DOT on Mexican Trucks Program
Senators and Bush administration officials clashed at a hearing Tuesday about the legality the Department of Transportation’s pilot program allowing Mexican trucks into the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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