Diesel Drops a Nickel to $3.326
The national average price of retail diesel fuel declined 5 cents to $3.326 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 15, 2008Roundabouts Replacing Some Intersections in N.Y. State
New York state transportation planners are turning more right-angle intersections into roundabouts, which are derided by many but proven in a national study to be safer than some intersections with stop signs or traffic signals, the Associated Press reported.
January 15, 2008Southern California Ports Set New Container Fees
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach voted Monday to charge a new $15 per-container fee on loaded cargo containers starting next January, the Associated Press reported.
January 15, 2008Business Inventories Gain in November
Business inventories rose 0.4% in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008Producer Prices Dip 0.1% in December; Jump 6.3% for Year
Prices paid to U.S. producers dipped 0.1% in December but jumped 6.3% for all of 2007, the most in 26 years, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008ATA Talks with Chinese Trucking Delegation
American Trucking Associations welcomed a delegation of Chinese trucking officials to its headquarters in Arlington, Va., Monday, where the two talked about international trucking issues in the two countries.
January 15, 2008Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in December
Retail sales fell 0.4% in December, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008New York ‘Empire State Index’ Declines
Manufacturing growth in New York state fell to the weakest pace in nine months in January, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday.
January 15, 2008President Bush Urges OPEC to Boost Production
President Bush, visiting Saudi Arabia Tuesday, urged OPEC nations put more oil on the world market and warned that soaring prices could cause an economic slowdown in the United States, the Associated Press reported.
January 15, 2008Drivers Reducing Miles from High Fuel Prices, Report Says
U.S. drivers are taking fewer highway trips, slowing down and bidding up the price of more fuel-efficient vehicles in response to a doubling of gasoline prices since 2003, according to a new government report, Bloomberg reported.
January 15, 2008