Diesel fuel will average $2.23 a gallon this quarter and rise to $2.31 in the third quarter, the Energy Department said.
April 14, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Economy Continues to Contract, Fed Says
The U.S. economy continued to decline from the end of February through the beginning of April, affecting transportation industry services and demand, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
April 15, 2009BusinessGovernment
Consumer Price Index Dips 0.1%
The consumer price index fell 0.1% in March and declined over the past year for the first time in 54 years, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
April 15, 2009BusinessGovernment
New York Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the New York region improved this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.
April 15, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Advising White House on Mexican Trucking Issue
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has sent the White House recommendations aimed at ending a trucking dispute with Mexico, expected to be high on the agenda when President Obama visits Mexico later this week, Reuters reported.
April 14, 2009BusinessGovernmentLogistics
SoCal Ports Facing West Coast Competition
The Southern California Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are losing business to other West Coast ports, even as the Port of Long Beach approved a $750 million expansion, news services reported.
April 14, 2009BusinessGovernment
March Retail Sales Drop 1.1%
Retail sales fell 1.1% in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
April 14, 2009BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Fall 1.3% in February
Business inventories fell 1.3% in February, the sixth consecutive decline, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
April 14, 2009Government
Producer Prices Decline 1.2%
Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 1.2% in March, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
April 14, 2009Government
Dynamex Canada President Dies at 48
Dynamex Inc. said Monday that James Aitken, president of Dynamex Canada, died Sunday from complications following heart surgery.
April 13, 2009