Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 13.1% in December from a year earlier, to $52.9 billion, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
March 3, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
U.S. Auto Sales Fall to 27-Year Low
February U.S. automobile sales fell to the lowest rate in more than 27 years, led by a 53% plunge for General Motors Corp., Bloomberg reported.
March 4, 2009Letters to the EditorBusinessSafetyGovernmentFuelEquipment
Letters: APU Market Slump, Fuel Prices, Execs vs. Dealers, E-Logs, Outrageous Terms
Your story on the demise of RigMaster comes as no surprise in a sector of the truck market that has seen a drastic downturn of new business, mostly exacerbated by tightening of credit markets (2-9, p. 4).
March 3, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Shows Slight Increase
U.S. manufacturing activity showed a slight increase in January but still showed contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said.
March 3, 2009BusinessSafetyTechnologyGovernmentLogistics
Medallion Logistics Is Created to Offer Trucking, Brokerage
Gary Weilheimer and Tom Tranovich, who have more than 40 years combined transportation experience, said they are opening linked non-asset-based businesses to serve the logistics industry.
March 3, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Falls 3.3%
Construction spending fell 3.3% in January, the Commerce Department said Monday.
March 3, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Personal Spending Rises After Six-Month Decline
Consumer personal spending rose in January for the first time in seven months, the Commerce Department said Monday.
March 3, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentEquipment
TransCore Launches Web Site for Trucking Companies
Transportation technology firm TransCore said Monday that it has launched a customer support and information Web site catered to trucking companies using Class 8 trucks.
March 3, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
ATA Unveils New Trailer From GE
American Trucking Associations said last week it was unveiling a new trailer for use in its image and outreach programs.
March 2, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ATA Leaders Call on Capitol
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations members gathered here last week to build support within Congress and the Obama administration on issues ranging from highway financing to potential union-organizing legislation.
March 2, 2009