Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 2.1% in October from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
January 8, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Teamsters Ratify YRC Wage Cut
The Teamsters union said employees at YRC Worldwide Inc. have approved a landmark 10% wage cut to help reduce costs as the largest less-than-truckload carrier struggles with falling tonnage in a weak economy.
January 12, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Diesel Price Dips for 14th Straight Week, but Gasoline Rises
The U.S. retail diesel average declined 3.6 cents to $2.291 a gallon last week, the 14th consecutive drop, but analysts warned that fleets’ fuel costs are poised to start rising again.
January 12, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Flooded Stretch of I-5 in Washington State to Reopen Friday
The Washington state Department of Transportation plans to reopen a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 5 Friday afternoon near Chehalis, Wash., that was closed for two days due to heavy flooding, the Associated Press reported.
January 9, 2009BusinessGovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafety
States’ Stimulus Plans Differ From Obama’s
Plans by some states for spending on new highways may undermine the planned economic stimulus, which would focus on existing roads and new transit systems, Bloomberg reported.
January 7, 2009BusinessGovernment
Daimler Forms Truck Venture with Chinese Firm
Daimler AG and China’s Beiqi Foton Motor Co. have agreed to form a venture in Beijing to make trucks and engines, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
January 7, 2009Government
Winter Weather Prompts Some States to Lower Speed Limits
Inclement weather in the form of snow, ice, rain and wind prompted several states Wednesday to temporarily lower speed limits, news reports said.
January 7, 2009BusinessSafetyEquipmentGovernment
Maryland Proposes Raising Truck Tolls
Maryland is proposing raising toll rates on trucks and other multi-axle vehicles in the face of a struggling economy, the Maryland Transportation Authority said.
January 6, 2009Government
State Cancels Trans Texas Corridor
The Trans Texas Corridor, a plan to build hundreds of miles of highways, rail lines and utilities along the interstate 35 and 69 corridors in Texas, has been canceled, The Dallas Morning News reported.
January 6, 2009FuelBusinessGovernment
Diesel Drops 3.6¢ to $2.291; Gasoline Rises 7.1¢ to $1.684
The average nationwide pump price of diesel fuel fell 3.6 cents to $2.291 a gallon, while gasoline rose for the first time in 16 weeks, the Department of Energy said Monday.
January 6, 2009