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Business, Logistics

Dynamex’s Fiscal 1Q Earnings Decline

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell to $3 million, or 30 cents a share, from $4 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.

December 4, 2008
Business, Fuel, Logistics

BNSF Postpones Fuel Surcharge Increases

Freight railroad BNSF Railway Co. said Tuesday it is postponing fuel surcharge increases that were scheduled to take place in January and February “due to current volatility in the fuel markets.”

December 2, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel’s Decline Slows; Fuel Falls 4.9¢ to $2.615

Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend but slowed its rate of decline, falling 4.9 cents to $2.615 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.

December 2, 2008
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

U.S. Economy Has Been in Recession a Year, Business Group Says

The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

December 1, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

CTA Asks For Environmental Technology Exceptions

The Canadian Trucking Alliance called on provincial governments to act swiftly to make regulations to allow weight and length considerations for technologies associated with CTA's enviroTruck program.

December 1, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Chicago Manufacturing Index Slows

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region contracted in November at the fastest pace since April 1982, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Wednesday.

November 26, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Falls 14.5¢ to $2.664

Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend, falling 14.5 cents to $2.664 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

November 25, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Pacer To Deploy 300 Clean Trucks

Pacer International announced last week that its subsidiaries will deploy 230 new clean trucks this month to comply with Southern California port regulations.

November 24, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Existing Home Sales Fall in October

Existing homes sales fell 3.1% in October, while the median price of a home fell 11.3% from the same month last year, the biggest jump on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

November 24, 2008
Government, Business, Logistics

Gas Slips Below $2, Lundberg Says

The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 33 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.97 a gallon — the first time it has fallen under $2 in almost three years — according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

November 24, 2008
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